| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 9 - 11 |
| Grade | 5 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | U-W |
| Reading Recovery | N/A |
| DRA | 50 |
Volcanoes
Informational (nonfiction),
2,415 words,
Level Z (Grade 5)
Volcanoes is a factual text that describes how different kinds of volcanoes are formed and how they behave. Readers also learn about ancient myths that were fueled by fear of volcanoes. The book gives details about some of the more famous volcanoes, including Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, Mauna Loa, and Mount Fuji. Photographs, maps, and diagrams support this informative text.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
airborne, billowed, caldera, cinders, crater, debris, dormant, evacuate, extinct, forge, geothermal, geysers, lahar, magma, obliterated, pyroclastic flow, seismic, surge cloud, tectonic plates, teeming, threshold, traverse, tremendous, viscous, volcanologists
airborne, billowed, caldera, cinders, crater, debris, dormant, evacuate, extinct, forge, geothermal, geysers, lahar, magma, obliterated, pyroclastic flow, seismic, surge cloud, tectonic plates, teeming, threshold, traverse, tremendous, viscous, volcanologists
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
Comprehension
Identify the main idea and supporting details
Grammar and Mechanics
Differentiate between the uses of commas in a list, after introductory words, and in separating clauses
Word Work
Identify and understand the use of the prefixes re- and under-
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
Comprehension
Identify the main idea and supporting details
Grammar and Mechanics
Differentiate between the uses of commas in a list, after introductory words, and in separating clauses
Word Work
Identify and understand the use of the prefixes re- and under-
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
