The Force of Water
Informational (nonfiction), 543 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Bold Print
Word Work	Alphabetizing

Book Summary

The Force of Water teaches the reader about Earth’s most valuable resource--water. The book explains how water changes our planet’s surface, how it changes form as it moves through the water cycle, and how and why it is important to living things. Photos and other visual aids support the text.

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
• Recognize and understand the use of bold print
• Arrange words in alphabetical order

Vocabulary

• Content words: deltas, floodplain, groundwater, irrigate, pollute, nutrients, recedes, sediment, tributaries, watershed, water vapor, massive, transport

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level N Answer Sheet