Joe Kittinger: An Unsung Hero

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Reading A-Z Level
Grade	4
Fountas & Pinnell	R
Reading Recovery	40
DRA	40

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Joe Kittinger: An Unsung Hero
Biography (nonfiction), 1,626 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Adjectives
Word Work	Numbers within Text

Book Summary

Joe Kittinger is a man of extraordinary courage who made important contributions to the field of space exploration. Students will learn about Kittinger's work with high-altitude balloons and incredible acts of bravery that benefited both pilots and astronauts. Photographs support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

Ask and answer questions

Objectives

Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Sequence events of a person’s life
Understand and use hyphenated compound adjectives
Fluently read numbers within the text

Vocabulary

Content words: accelerated, aeronautics, altitude, cosmonaut, elongated, fatal, gondola, hostile, invaluable, obsessed, solitary confinement, stratosphere