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Atlantic Crossing
Level W
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
R |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Atlantic Crossing
Historical (fiction), 2,165 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Make, revise, and confirm predictions |
| Comprehension |
Problem and Solution |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Possessive Nouns |
| Word Work |
Content Vocabulary |
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Book Summary |
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Leaving his home in Dublin to immigrate to the United States was the last thing Patrick Kelley wanted to do. But Ireland’s potato famine of 1846 forced thousands of people to either flee or starve. Once aboard The Donegal, Patrick began to feel a sense of excitement as he watched the ocean’s waves crest and fall. However, only a short while later, Patrick would become the unlikely hero on his voyage to America.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand fictional text
- Analyze a story’s problem and solution
- Understand and identify singular and plural possessive nouns
- Recognize and use content vocabulary
Vocabulary
Content words: blacksmith, bustle, crest, famine, frantically, hatch, immigrant, makings, mast, rafters, stern, yardarm
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Book Resources
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