Mirroring Miranda
Science Fiction (fiction), 1,885 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Identify Genre
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Adjectives
Word Work	Homophones

Book Summary

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.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand a science fiction text
• Identify elements of the science fiction genre
• Identify and use compound adjectives
• Identify and use homophones

Vocabulary

• Content words: agribusiness, allegory, bestseller, carbon dioxide crystals, cautionary, condensation, dimension, evaporated, portal, prestigious, rejection, science fiction, imagination, published, submission

Book Resources

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