| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | Q |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
Mirroring Miranda
Science Fiction (fiction),
1,885 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
Mirroring Miranda is a science-fiction text about a 12-year-old girl who aspires to become a great writer in the science-fiction genre. When she discovers she can communicate with a boy through her mirror, Miranda takes notes on her experiences. These experiences become the award-winning book Miranda dreamed of writing. The text includes scientific terms that support core curriculum studies for this age group and details of science-fiction elements.
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Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
agribusiness, allegory, bestseller, carbon dioxide crystals, cautionary, condensation, dimension, evaporated, portal, prestigious, rejection, science fiction, imagination, published, submission
agribusiness, allegory, bestseller, carbon dioxide crystals, cautionary, condensation, dimension, evaporated, portal, prestigious, rejection, science fiction, imagination, published, submission
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand a science fiction text
Comprehension
Identify elements of the science fiction genre
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use compound adjectives
Word Work
Identify and use homophones
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand a science fiction text
Comprehension
Identify elements of the science fiction genre
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use compound adjectives
Word Work
Identify and use homophones
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
