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Pirates and Privateers
Level W
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
R |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Pirates and Privateers
Informational (nonfiction), 1,898 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Cause and Effect |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Proper Nouns |
| Word Work |
Antonyms |
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Book Summary |
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Pirates and Privateers is a factual text about the pirates and privateers of the Caribbean. It discusses details of daily life, dress, and celebration. It also features some of the famous pirates of the era, including Blackbeard, the cruel thief who held lit candles in his beard just to inspire fear in his victims.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge while reading to understand text
- Identify cause and effect in text
- Identify and punctuate proper nouns
- Recognize and use antonyms
Vocabulary
Content words: capsize, colonized, flares, grenades, hammocks, hostages, hijack, lace, linen, notorious, popularized, reputation, riggings, ruthless, sash, scoundrels, specialized, velvet, vicious
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