| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 28 |
| DRA | 28 |
| Lexile | 601-650 |
Sonia Joins the Supreme Court
Biography (nonfiction),
837 words,
Level P (Grade 2)
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.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
advisers, cases, confirm, diabetes, investigated, lawyer, majority, oath, representative, rights, scholarships
advisers, cases, confirm, diabetes, investigated, lawyer, majority, oath, representative, rights, scholarships
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events to gain understanding in a biographical text
Phonics
Identify and categorize r-controlled vowel sounds
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify simple and complete subjects and predicates in sentences
Word Work
Identify and find synonyms in a thesaurus
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence events to gain understanding in a biographical text
Phonics
Identify and categorize r-controlled vowel sounds
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify simple and complete subjects and predicates in sentences
Word Work
Identify and find synonyms in a thesaurus
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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