| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | Q |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
The Last Great Race
Informational (nonfiction),
1,916 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
In 1925, a sled-dog team made a heroic trip across Alaska carry life-saving medicine to Nome. To commemorate this event, the Iditarod race was established. Each year mushers,with the help of their sled dogs, race across Alaska's rugged and wild terrain from Anchorage to Nome. They compete for nearly $70,000 in prize money.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
bustling, exhaustion, frostbite, history buff, inspiration, treacherous
bustling, exhaustion, frostbite, history buff, inspiration, treacherous
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense from text
Comprehension
Identify a fact and opinion in text
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use descriptive adjectives in text
Word Work
Identify context clues
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense from text
Comprehension
Identify a fact and opinion in text
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use descriptive adjectives in text
Word Work
Identify context clues
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
