The Sleeping Dog
Folktale (fiction), 697 words, Level M (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Phonics	Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics	Quotation Marks
Word Work	Synonyms

Book Summary

In this retelling of an Ituri folktale, a curious monkey comes upon a sleeping animal. Soon all sorts of forest creatures gather to look at the odd beast. Many can say what it is not, but none can say what it is. The sleeping animal is awakened by the commotion, and it begins to bark and chase the animals. Since then, dogs have chased any animal they see. The moral of the story is to "let sleeping dogs lie."

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions before and during reading
• Understand main idea and details
• Recognize vowel digraphs ee and ea
• Understand that quotation marks identify a speaker’s words
• Identify synonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: elephant, giraffe, monkey, okapi, pangolin, tortoise

Book Resources

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