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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 3
Fountas & Pinnell N
Reading Recovery 30
DRA 30
Sea Turtles
Informational (nonfiction), 1,564 words, Level R (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization
Word Work Compound Words

Book Summary
Written in a clear, engaging style, Sea Turtles provides details about the physical appearance, nesting patterns, and predators of sea turtles. The author's love for these endangered animals is apparent as she helps us realize that they deserve to live free from hunting and exploitation.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions
  • Identify main ideas and details
  • Capitalize the names of places
  • Recognize and use compound words

Vocabulary

  • Content words: carapace, carnivore, endangered, herbivore, omnivore, plastron, prominent, rudders, scutes, unique
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