Weaving Around the World

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Complex Sentences
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

The next time you pull up your sheets, put on a shirt, or dry yourself off with a fluffy towel, think about how these products were made--some form of weaving produced them all. Weaving Around the World will first tell you all about the history of and mechanics of weaving, from humans' earliest inventions to today's sophisticated mechanized looms. Then, get ready to go on a trip around the world, to find out how artisans and people from the six continents use weaving to create beautiful expressions of their culture and traditions.

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
Identify details to compare and contrast information in text
Identify and use complex sentences
Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

Content words: artisans, backstrap loom, diversity, flat weaves, intermingled, intricate, mechanized, motifs, raised weaves, spinning, shed, textiles, tweed, warp, weft

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