Murdoch's Path
Folktale (fiction), 1,580 words, Level R (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Story Elements
Grammar and Mechanics	Possessive Nouns
Word Work	Synonyms

Book Summary

In this folktale-style story by famous Irish author Juliana Horatia Ewing, poor Pat finds himself dancing with the fairies after he accidentally takes the infamous Murdoch's Path. Fortunately, Pat knows his manners, and the fairies richly reward him despite his trespasses. But when a greedy shoemaker tries to duplicate Pat's success, he finds that the fairies aren't so generous to those who would trick them.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Understand story elements of setting, characters, and sequence
• Understand and use apostrophe to show ownership
• Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: barged, beckoned, brambled, exhaustion, fetch, infested, muttered, tingled, trustworthy, uttered

Book Resources

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