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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 4
Fountas & Pinnell Q
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Jazz Greats
Informational (nonfiction), 1,948 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Adverbs
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary
Jazz is one of the most exciting, vital forms of music in the world today. Use this leveled reader to introduce your students to jazz artists from the past and present. Innovative, world-famous musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and Wynton Marsalis are profiled in this passionate and informative exploration of jazz music.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
  • Identify main idea and supporting details
  • Identify and use adverbs
  • Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

  • Content words: bebop, improvise, innovators, melodic, plantation, quarters, scat, spontaneity, woo
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