
The Firefighter
Interview (nonfiction),
1,915 words,
Level Y (Grade 5)
In this exciting interview, Todd Cupell, a wildland firefighter in Arizona, recounts the most intense, frightening, and rewarding moments on the job fighting wildfires. Readers will enjoy the down-to-earth details and adventurous stories of this informative interview.
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Using the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge while reading to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify context clues
Word Work
Recognize and use the prefix un-
Using the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge while reading to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify context clues
Word Work
Recognize and use the prefix un-








