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Elephants
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| Grade |
2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
M |
| Reading Recovery |
20 |
| DRA |
28 |
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Elephants
Informational (nonfiction), 693 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Ask and answer questions |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Phonics |
Vowel Digraphs |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Contractions |
| Word Work |
Alphabetizing |
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Book Summary |
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Elephants is an informational text that describes the largest land animals--their bodies, their diet, and their families. Photographs of Asian and African elephants include captions that feature additional interesting facts. The final chapter explains that both kinds of elephants are endangered and describes what is necessary to keep them alive in the future. The text is supported by photographs, captions, and a chart.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
- Identify the main idea and supporting details
- Fluently read the long /e/ vowel digraph
- Identify and use contractions
- Arrange words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary
Content words: endangered, herbivores, mate, matriarch, minerals, routes, snorkel, water hole
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