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| Fountas & Pinnell |
O |
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34 |
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Animals Feel Emotions
Persuasive (nonfiction), 1,167 words,
Level S (Grade 3)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Summarize |
| Comprehension |
Author's Purpose |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Compound Sentences |
| Word Work |
Compound Words |
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Book Summary |
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Do you think animals are capable of love? The author of this book does. She also believes that animals can feel and demonstrate loyalty, friendship, tenderness, and compassion. As evidence of this, she presents several different examples of real-life animals and how they show emotion. When you finish reading, will you agree or disagree with the author's point of view?
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
- Analyze author’s purpose in the text
- Identify and use compound sentences
- Understand the meaning of compound words
Vocabulary
Content words: abandon, amputated, compassion, devotion, ecstatically, eventually, evidence, instincts, loyalty, malignant, passive, rambunctious
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