| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | T |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
| Lexile | 861-890 |
The Life of Cesar Chavez
Biography (nonfiction),
2,189 words,
Level Y (Grade 5)
Cesar Chavez is one of the most famous labor union leaders in the world. His family lost their farm in 1937 and became migrant farmworkers. His dissatisfaction with the way migrant farmworkers were treated led to his nonviolent fight for dignity and fairness for farmworkers everywhere.
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Story Words
barrios, boycotts, civil disobedience, drudgery, fasts, grass roots, Great Depression, labor contractors, labor union, meager, migrant farm workers, nonviolence, picket line, poll
barrios, boycotts, civil disobedience, drudgery, fasts, grass roots, Great Depression, labor contractors, labor union, meager, migrant farm workers, nonviolence, picket line, poll
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Identify elements of a biography
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize compound sentences
Word Work
Understand and use synonyms and antonyms
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Identify elements of a biography
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize compound sentences
Word Work
Understand and use synonyms and antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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