Miguel in the Secret Garden
Fantasy (fiction), 2,190 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

Miguel in the Secret Garden tells the story of a young boy, Miguel, and his desire to experience adventure in another one of The Great Gallardo's books. Bored and frustrated by the work expected of him in his family's garden, he escapes to the attic, where he magically becomes a character in the book The Secret Garden. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Sequence events
• Recognize and use adverbs
• Identify and create compound words

Vocabulary

• Content words: celebratory, desperate, indecipherable, instinct, insulated, mahogany, muster, spewed, swivel, three-dimensional, updraft

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level W Answer Sheet