| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | T |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 861-890 |
Born on Sable Island
Realistic (fiction),
2,678 words,
Level Y (Grade 5)
Born on Sable Island is a realistic fiction book about two girls who accompany their mother on a zoological excursion to Sable Island. They quickly find out that this isolated spot off the coast of Nova Scotia is very different from the world they are used to. Photographs and illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
civilization, distressed, dunes, excursions, foals, inquiring, isolated, muzzle, sandbars, unkempt, vulnerable, zoologist
civilization, distressed, dunes, excursions, foals, inquiring, isolated, muzzle, sandbars, unkempt, vulnerable, zoologist
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use complex sentences
Word Work
Identify similes
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze characters in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use complex sentences
Word Work
Identify similes
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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