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Bears
Informational (nonfiction), 1,171 words,
Level S (Grade 3)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Summarize |
| Comprehension |
Compare and Contrast |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Compound Adjectives |
| Word Work |
Suffixes |
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Book Summary |
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Bears is a book about the eight different types of these powerful animals found around the world, including polar bears, brown (grizzly) bears, giant pandas, sloth bears, and spectacled bears. Sections are dedicated to informing readers about cub rearing, bear survival, and where in the world each species lives. Photographs and maps support the text.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
- Identify details to compare and contrast different types of bears
- Identify and use hyphenated compound adjectives
- Identify the meaning of and use suffix -est
Vocabulary
Content words: biologists, carnivore, comparative, conservationists, diverse, exclusively, extinction, hibernating, muzzle, omnivores, solitary, spectacled
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