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Discovery in the Americas?
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Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Discovery in the Americas?
Informational (nonfiction), 1,609 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Grammar and Mechanics Verbs
Word Work Common Suffixes

Book Summary
This book describes the cultures of the ancient Maya, Inca, and Anasazi, and discusses the question of whether or not the Europeans were the first people to discover the Americas. The author concludes that when discussing the contribution of the Europeans, the word "explored" rather than "discovered" might be more appropriate.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to remember information in text
  • Understand and identify author’s purpose
  • Recognize singular and plural subjects and linking verbs
  • Understand and use the suffix -ion

Vocabulary

  • Content words: discover, drought, explore, hieroglyphic
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