| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | Q |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
Adventure on the Amazon River
Adventure (fiction),
3,125 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
Adventure on the Amazon River is about a girl named Cammy who is traveling on a large boat up the Amazon River with her parents. Cammy is not enjoying the trip until a girl her age boards the boat with her family. While Cammy is trying to do a good deed, something happens to her. This event is both frightening and exciting. The subsequent adventure changes Cammy's whole attitude about the trip, the Amazon, and her parents. Readers will enjoy the way in which the story builds to a climax and the resolution that follows.
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Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
caiman, canopy, diagonal, makeshift, nook, toucan
caiman, canopy, diagonal, makeshift, nook, toucan
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
Comprehension
Identify the parts of a plot
Grammar and Mechanics
Use comparative adjectives
Word Work
Identify similes
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
Comprehension
Identify the parts of a plot
Grammar and Mechanics
Use comparative adjectives
Word Work
Identify similes
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
