| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | R |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 801-860 |
To Drill or Not to Drill?
Pro/Con (nonfiction),
2,161 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
To Drill or Not to Drill? gives readers information on both sides of a heated debate: whether or not to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The book includes a history of American oil along with reasons to drill in ANWR, reasons not to drill, and the science and law behind it all. Photographs, maps, and graphs support the text.
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Story Words
crisis, endangered, estimate, fuel efficient, geologist, imports, independence, migration, preserve, sprawl, threatened, tundra
crisis, endangered, estimate, fuel efficient, geologist, imports, independence, migration, preserve, sprawl, threatened, tundra
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify parts of a complex sentence
Word Work
Identify root words
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Identify the author’s purpose
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify parts of a complex sentence
Word Work
Identify root words
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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