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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell M
Reading Recovery 20
DRA 28
The Mystery Wind
Folktale (fiction), 864 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Visualize
Comprehension Problem Solving
Grammar and Mechanics Quotation Marks
Word Work Compound Words

Book Summary

The Mystery Wind tells the story of a little African girl named Taba. One day a mysterious wind comes to grant Taba a wish. Taba uses this wish to help improve the lives of the people in her village. Her unselfishness inspires the mystery wind to continue to grant her more wishes. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Analyze a problem and solution
  • Understand use of quotation marks
  • Recognize and form compound words

Vocabulary

  • Content words: charity, deeds, delighted, fulfill, invisible, pondered, presence, reflecting, ridiculous, tending
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