Jessica Loves Soccer
Realistic (fiction), 514 words, Level L (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Make Inferences
Phonics	Consonant Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics	Proper Nouns
Word Work	Homophones

Book Summary

Jessica Loves Soccer is a story about a girl who loves to play soccer. One day the young heroine gets the chance to help her older brothers' soccer team, though few of the players believe she is up to the task. In the end Jessica is acknowledged as being a good soccer player, even by her brothers.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing
• Understand how readers make inferences
• Identify consonant digraph kn
• Distinguish common and proper nouns
• Identify and use homophones

Vocabulary

• Content words: captain, championship, coach, field, goalie, miserable, neighborhood, referee, soccer, spectacular, teammate

Book Resources

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