The Mona Lisa Mystery
Informational (nonfiction), 932 words, Level P (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Make Inferences
Grammar and Mechanics	Past-Tense Verbs
Word Work	Alphabetizing

Book Summary

From 1503 to 1506, Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci created a painting that would become one of the most famous paintings in the world. The Mona Lisa had been hanging in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France for over 200 years--but in 1911 the famous painting seemed to mysteriously vanish. Who could have stolen the painting, and what was the motive behind this mysterious crime? Photographs and illustrations 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
• Make inferences
• Recognize and understand the formation of past-tense verbs in the text
• Arrange words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

• Content words: antiques, border crossings, forgery, masterpiece, motive, posed, theory, vanished, varnish

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 P Answer Sheet