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Sonia Joins the Supreme Court
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Sonia Joins the Supreme Court
Biography (nonfiction), 837 words, Level P (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonics R-Controlled Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Subject and Predicate
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

The first Hispanic female Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is an American role model. She has set new standards for what women can do and achieve in the world and is proof that hard work and belief in oneself can help a person overcome any obstacle. This informative book, filled with photos of Sotomayor, chronicles her life from childhood to her 2009 appointment to the Supreme Court.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
  • Sequence events to gain understanding in a biographical text
  • Identify and categorize r-controlled vowel sounds
  • Identify simple and complete subjects and predicates in sentences
  • Identify and find synonyms in a thesaurus

Vocabulary

  • Content words: advisers, cases, confirm, diabetes, investigated, lawyer, majority, oath, representative, rights, scholarships
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