| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | S |
| Reading Recovery | 40 |
| DRA | 40 |
The Transcontinental Railroad
Informational (nonfiction),
2,016 words,
Level X (Grade 5)
Before the Transcontinental Railroad, travel across the American West was treacherous at best. And building the railroad was itself a dangerous task filled with battles, injury, and even death. This book recounts the difficulties in building the railroad and the amazing changes that the trains brought to the West.
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Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
agonizingly, ballast, discrimination, efficient, engineers, foremen, infamous, ties
agonizingly, ballast, discrimination, efficient, engineers, foremen, infamous, ties
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify sequence adverbs and proper comma placement
Word Work
Understand and use compound words
Use the reading strategy of summarizing
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify sequence adverbs and proper comma placement
Word Work
Understand and use compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
