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A Golden Tragedy
Folktale (fiction), 795 words, Level P (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Problem and Solution
Grammar and Mechanics	Possessives
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

A Golden Tragedy is the story of a king who loved his daughter very much and would do anything to please her. One day, Penelope told her father that she wished her birds could lay golden eggs. In an effort to please his daughter, the king made a wish that would literally change everything. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing
• Analyze the problem and solution
• Identify and use possessives
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: bewildered, dithered, embrace, enlist, frenzied, fretted, furiously, glistened, humble, pheasant, precious, tragic, wake, wealthy

Book Resources

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