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Up From Slavery
Level X
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
S |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Up From Slavery
Autobiography (nonfiction), 1,888 words,
Level X (Grade 5)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Make Inferences |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Complex Sentences |
| Word Work |
Content Vocabulary |
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Book Summary |
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Booker T. Washington was a slave on a plantation in Virginia until he was nine years old. His autobiography offers readers a look into his life as a young child. Simple pleasures, such as eating with a fork, sleeping in a bed, and wearing comfortable clothing, were unavailable to Washington and his family. His brief glimpses into a schoolhouse were all it took to make him long for a chance to study and learn. Readers will enjoy the straightforward and strong voice Washington uses to tell his story.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of making connections to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
- Make inferences
- Identify and form complex sentences
- Use content vocabulary
Vocabulary
Content words: big house, Emancipation Proclamation, entangled, flax, manual labor, overseer, paradise, plantation, quarters, scolding, self-reliance, trade, woe
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Book Resources
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