The Year of the Dog

Grace Lin • Anecdote

The Dart is the monthly digital product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific read aloud novel (you purchase or obtain the novels separately). It's geared toward children ages 8–10 (kids just learning to read and write) and is an indispensable tool for parents who want to mechanics and literature in a natural, literature-bathed context. 

This guide contains the following features:

• 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation
• Notes about punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, and literary devices
• Highlight each week: copywork and three dictation practices
• Literary Device: Anecdote
• Writing Activity: Collect anecdotes from your relatives!
• Big Juicy Questions
• Book Club Party Ideas
• 57 pages
• Publication Date: April 2021
  

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About the book

This funny and profound book is a wonderful debut novel by award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator Grace Lin, and young readers will be sure to love and treasure it for years to come.—Amazon

Purchase The Year of the Dog novel here (affiliate link).