How Glooskap Found Summer
Folktale (fiction), 334 words, Level K (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Cause and Effect
Phonics	Variant Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics	Verb Tense
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

In this Native American tale, Glooskap, the leader of his people, seeks a way to end the perilous winter that has gripped the land. He finds that a giant named Winter has caused the cold weather. After escaping from Winter' s spells, Glooskap travels far to the south and finds a woman named Summer who can defeat the giant and bring warmth to the land.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand the story and remember information
• Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
• Identify words with variant vowel /ow/ digraph and diphthong
• Compare and correctly use verb tenses
• Identify and create compound words

Vocabulary

• Content words: bloomed, defeat, escaped, Glooskap, invited, messenger, spell, spoke, thaw

Book Resources

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