China
Informational (nonfiction), 950 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Word Work	Contractions

Book Summary

Students may know that chopsticks and China go hand in hand. But do they know that China is one of the biggest countries in the world? Or that its symbol is the giant panda? These are but a few of the fascinating facts included in this informative book. Photographs enhance the text about this culture.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
• Identify a main idea and details for each chapter
• Recognize what is being described when comparative and superlative adjectives are used and be
• Understand that contractions are combinations of two words with an apostrophe taking the

Vocabulary

• Content words: civilizations, Communist system, culture, domesticated, historians, Mandarin, paddies, porcelain, utensils

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Pocketbook Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level Q Answer Sheet