Desert People
Informational (nonfiction), 2,254 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Prepositions
Word Work	Number Words

Book Summary

Desert People is an informational text about various peoples who live in deserts. It focuses mostly on the Tohono O'odham (a Native American tribe) and the Bedouins but also briefly mentions other cultures. Desert People tells about many aspects of desert life, from diet and shelter to daily routines, traditions, and customs. Photographs, tables, and a map support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
• Identify details to compare and contrast people
• Understand and use prepositions in sentences
• Read and understand number words

Vocabulary

• Content words: adapt, ancestors, arid, bountiful, caravans, climate, desolate, dung, extract, fertile, inhospitable, lush, jinn, millennia, monsoons, nomadic, oases, plateaus, precipitation, resources, stalking, sturdy, vast, vegetation

Book Resources

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