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Grade 5
Fountas & Pinnell S
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
The Eruption of Mount Shasta
Adventure (fiction), 2,939 words, Level X (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Problem and Solution
Grammar and Mechanics Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary
The Eruption of Mount Shasta is a fictional story about a boy named Kyle, his dog, Oz, and his pet crow, who, strangely enough, is named Raven. The three live with Kyle's family in Shasta City, California, which is close to an active volcano. One day, the volcano erupts. Everyone must leave quickly, but Kyle refuses to leave without first finding Oz, who has disappeared. The story is filled with suspense and includes some humor as well.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge while reading to understand text
  • Identify and understand problem and solution
  • Understand and identify nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
  • Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

  • Content words: avalanche, composed, descending, disorienting, fend, generated, heroism, imploring, intermingling, irony, oblivious, obnoxious, spewing, therapy, unconvincingly
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