| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | T |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 861-890 |
The Haidas
Historical (fiction),
2,264 words,
Level Y (Grade 5)
This story follows young Squawally, a Native American from the Haida tribe, as he watches his uncle lead his people. Knowing that someday he will be chief, he is very proud of his people’s customs and traditions. However, his thoughts keep returning to the prisoners his people captured during the war. Will their sickness infect his people, too? Illustrations, nonfiction features, photographs, and a map support the text.
Book Resources
More Book Options
-
Raz-Kids.com eBook VersionUse of Raz-Kids.com eBook Versions requires the purchase of a subscription to Raz-Kids.com.
-
Kurzweil 3000 FormatUse of Kurzweil 3000® formatted books requires the purchase of Kurzweil 3000 software at www.kurzweiledu.com.
Literature Circle Resources
For more information about Literature Circles, see resources For Teachers and For Students.
Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
anthropologists, ascent, communal, confiscated, designated, dismissive, extinction, humiliated, intoned, longhouses, pigments, savoring, shaman, sneered, spawning, strait, stylized, supernatural, triumphantly
anthropologists, ascent, communal, confiscated, designated, dismissive, extinction, humiliated, intoned, longhouses, pigments, savoring, shaman, sneered, spawning, strait, stylized, supernatural, triumphantly
Premade vocabulary lessons at VocabularyA-Z.com
Use of vocabulary lessons requires a subscription to VocabularyA-Z.com.
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Make inferences / Draw conclusions
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of dashes
Word Work
Recognize and use -y and -ly suffixes for adjectives and adverbs
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Make inferences / Draw conclusions
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of dashes
Word Work
Recognize and use -y and -ly suffixes for adjectives and adverbs
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
Pocket Book
