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Ancient Cliff Dwellers
Level V
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
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| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Ancient Cliff Dwellers
Informational (nonfiction), 2,084 words,
Level V (Grade 4)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Ask and answer questions |
| Comprehension |
Main Idea and Details |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Plural Nouns |
| Word Work |
Content Vocabulary |
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Book Summary |
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Mesa Verde National Park is located where the states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. Ancient Cliff Dwellers tells about the people who have lived in this area from prehistoric times to the present. It traces the history of the Paleo-Indians, Ancient Puebloans, and their modern-day descendants to tell how their way of life has changed over time.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
- Identify main ideas and details in informational text
- Recognize and form plural nouns
- Recognize and use content vocabulary
Vocabulary
Content words: adapt, adobe, ancestors, archaeologists, arid, artifacts, kiva, petroglyphs, pictographs, pit house, prehistoric, pueblo, sipapu
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