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Famous First Ladies
Informational (nonfiction), 837 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Nouns
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

While the president is the most important person in the United States, another important person stands by his side--the First Lady. Famous First Ladies is about three women who not only supported their husbands, but also worked to improve education and to help people in need. Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Hillary Rodham Clinton will forever be remembered as First Ladies that made a difference in the lives of their families, as well as the lives of people across the country.

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 facts and details in informational text
• Recognize and form plural nouns
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: assassinated, discrimination, humanitarian, immunizations, influential, polio

Book Resources

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