The Olympics: Past and Present

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Past-Tense Verbs
Word Work	Multiple Meaning Words

Book Summary

The Olympics is one of the most famous athletic events worldwide. To many athletes, competing in the Olympic Games is the ultimate honor. It is there that they strive to be the best in the world. The Olympics: Past and Present examines the ways in which the Olympic Games in ancient Greece evolved into the modern-day Olympics. Photographs, illustrations, maps, and diagrams support this informative text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Identify details to compare and contrast information in nonfiction text
Recognize and understand past-tense irregular verbs
Identify and use multiple-meaning words

Vocabulary

Content words: adamant, archaeologists, character, clashed, competitors, contenders, controversies, counterparts, deities, deter, elaborate, encompass, excavated, exhaustion, freewheeling, hippodrome, honing, international, motto, Nazis, pagan, pantheon, procession, promoting, qualify, racist, reunions, sacred, sacrifice, sauna, steeplechase, steroids, symbolic, tarnished, terrorists, truce

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