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The Lost Dutchman
Level V
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
Q |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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The Lost Dutchman
Adventure (fiction), 3,776 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Make, revise, and confirm predictions |
| Comprehension |
Identify Character, Setting and Plot |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Quotation Marks |
| Word Work |
Content Vocabulary |
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Book Summary |
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The Lost Dutchman is a fictional story about two boys, Billy and Jacob, and their teacher, Mr. Martinez. The boys are learning about Arizona in the 1800s, and in particular the Gold Rush and a legend from that time. However, something goes funny, and the boys and their teacher end up searching for the gold from the legend. All is back to normal when Billy realizes he has just been daydreaming. Or has he?
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
- Understand and identify characters, setting, plot, and theme
- Understand the use of quotation marks in dialogue
- Understand and use content vocabulary
Vocabulary
Content words: ancient, binoculars, burro, canteen, cringe, emerge, exasperated, Gila monster, hydrated, ideal, legendary, mesmerizing, portal, prospector, rearrange, ridge, skeptic, stash, tattered, theory, veer, wash, willingly, whittle
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Book Resources
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