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Leopard, Ram, and Jackal
Level J
Benchmark Books
Serial Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
J |
| Reading Recovery |
17 |
| DRA |
18 |
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Leopard, Ram, and Jackal
Folktale (fiction), 375 words,
Level J (Grade 1)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Retell |
| Comprehension |
Sequence Events |
| Phonological Awareness |
Long Vowels |
| Phonics |
Vowel Digraphs |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Quotation Marks |
| Word Work |
Synonyms |
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Book Summary |
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This is a delightful African folktale about how fierce Leopard is actually afraid of Ram. Jackal tries to force his friend to be brave and face Ram. But Ram's wife tricks Leopard, and Jackal pays the price in this humorous tale.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
- Sequence events in a story
- Discriminate the long /e/ vowel sound
- Recognize and read long /e/ vowel digraphs
- Recognize and understand the use of quotation marks
- Identify words that mean the same (synonyms)
Vocabulary
High-frequency words: away, said, saw, was Content words: arrived, bruised, dragging, foolish, gruff, hungry, jerked, juicy, laughed, leaped, meekly, scared, tomorrow, voice
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