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Grade 3
Fountas & Pinnell N
Reading Recovery 30
DRA 30
Ships and Boats
Informational (nonfiction), 1,044 words, Level R (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary
From a simple canoe to a flashy cruise ship, students learn about all kinds of watercraft in this informative book. The book traces the history and development of boats used for work and play. Photographs and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
  • Identify the main idea and supporting details
  • Use comparative and superlative adjectives
  • Arrange words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

  • Content words: catamaran, course, decks, exotic, explorers, hull, maneuver, masts, plunder, propellers, prows, rams, Stone Age, submarine
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