The Algonquins
Historical (fiction), 2,539 words, Level X (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Prepositions
Word Work	Foreign Vocabulary

Book Summary

Travel back in time as Eagle Feather, an old Native American warrior, tells his grandson Sagastao the stories of their people, the Algonquins of eastern Canada. Through the words of Eagle Feather, readers will learn about the history of the tribe and its trials and glories through the ages. Readers will also learn about the effects of the "white man's" arrival on native peoples in North America. Illustrations, nonfiction features, a photo, and a map support text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Sequence events in the text using a timeline
• Identify and use prepositional phrases
• Identify English words with non-English origins

Vocabulary

• Content words: allies, ancestral, anthropologists, conviction, federation, muskets, ravaged, reserves, stronghold, treaties, tribute, wigwam

Book Resources

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