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“Pigs is Pigs”
Ellis Parker Butler
| Abstract: Railway agent Mike Flannery wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs. He refuses to accept the lower pet rate saying “Pigs is Pigs.” The grumbling customer complains to the railway company. Meanwhile while the guinea pigs reproduce and eat in Flannery’s stationhouse. | ||||
Source: Ellis Parker Butler | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Fiction, Historical | ||
| Reading Level: 6.1 | Language: English | File Name: 0916 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.3.1: Uses background knowledge of the subject and text structure knowledge to make complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of the reading selection. LA.D.1.3.4: Understands that languages change over time. LA.E.1.3.1: Identifies the defining characteristics of classic literature, such as timelessness, dealing with universal themes and experiences, and communicating across cultures. | ||||
Theme: Animals, Humorous, Railroads | ||||
| Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) | ||||
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| Mp3 Length: 0:20:42 | Word count: 3389 | Use PDF for printing | ||
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