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Murdoch's Path
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| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
N |
| Reading Recovery |
30 |
| DRA |
30 |
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Murdoch's Path
Folktale (fiction), 1,580 words,
Level R (Grade 3)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Make, revise, and confirm predictions |
| Comprehension |
Story Elements |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Possessive Nouns |
| Word Work |
Synonyms |
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Book Summary |
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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.
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About the Lesson |
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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
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