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The Olympics: Past and Present
Level Z
Benchmark Books
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| Grade |
5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
U-W |
| Reading Recovery |
N/A |
| DRA |
50 |
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The Olympics: Past and Present
Informational (nonfiction), 2,255 words,
Level Z (Grade 5)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Compare and Contrast |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Past-Tense Verbs |
| Word Work |
Multiple Meaning Words |
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Book Summary |
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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.
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About the Lesson |
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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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