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Reading Recovery 38
DRA 38
Cathy Freeman
Biography (nonfiction), 1,634 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics Verbs
Word Work Common Prefixes

Book Summary

Cathy Freeman is an Aboriginal Australian athlete. Early on, Cathy's stepfather recognized that she had a talent for athletics and ensured that she had the right opportunities to foster that talent. Cathy's hard work and training were rewarded when she won Australia's 100th gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. This account of Cathy's success is set against the difficulties the Aboriginal people have experienced since colonization

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand biographical text
  • Identify causes and effects in biographical text
  • Recognize linking verbs
  • Recognize and use prefixes

Vocabulary

  • Content words: interior, Europeans, celebrity
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