Book of Blood
Informational (nonfiction), 1,871 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Subject-Verb Agreement
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

Readers may be surprised to learn that one small drop of blood contains more than 5 million red blood cells, but they'll be amazed when they find out that if all of the arteries, veins, and capillaries in the body were stretched end to end, they would reach across the United States, not once, but 20,000 times! These and other interesting facts about the circulatory system are included in the informational book Book of Blood. Types of blood vessels, blood cells, and blood types also are explained. Photographs, illustrations, and a detailed diagram showing how blood is pumped through the heart help readers make meaningful connections with the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making connections to prior knowledge to understand informational text
• Identify a main idea and details for each section
• Recognize that singular and plural subjects need verbs (regular and linking) that agree with them
• Understand content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: analogy, antigen, bacteria, circulation, clot, depleted, oxygenated, plasma, protein, transfusions

Book Resources

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