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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

Book Resources

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