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The Black Stones
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Fountas & Pinnell P
Reading Recovery 38
DRA 38
The Black Stones
Realistic (fiction), 2,038 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics Adverbs
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary

The Black Stones tells the story of twins who learn to put aside their differences and get along with each other. Tala finds two obsidian stones and wants to learn more about how they were formed from a scientific viewpoint. Her brother, Paco, isn’t interested in science and wants to find out if the stones are lucky charms or have magical properties. Their mother forces them to work together to find the answers. The twins discover that they actually enjoy working together.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Compare and contrast characters
  • Identify and understand the use of adverbs
  • Arrange words in alphabetical order to the third letter

Vocabulary

  • Content words: furious, legend, obsidian, Pinal Apache, research, search engine, volcanic, website
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