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Hurricanes
Level W
Benchmark Books
| Reading A-Z Level |
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| Grade |
4 |
| Fountas & Pinnell |
R |
| Reading Recovery |
40 |
| DRA |
40 |
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Hurricanes
Informational (nonfiction), 1,715 words,
Level W (Grade 4)
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Lesson Objectives |
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| Reading Strategy |
Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension |
Cause and Effect |
| Grammar and Mechanics |
Read Symbols, Numbers, and Abbreviations |
| Word Work |
Adverbs |
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Book Summary |
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Readers learn the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a severe tropical cyclone. The book also explains how hurricanes are formed, where they come from, and where they occur most often in the world. One chapter focuses on predicting and preparing for hurricanes. Photographs, maps, and diagrams support the text.
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About the Lesson |
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Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of making connections to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
- Identify cause-and-effect relationships in nonfiction text
- Understand how to read numbers and abbreviations
- Recognize adverbs used in text
Vocabulary
Content words: air pressure, Caribbean, chaotic, condenses, cyclone, disperse, Doppler radar, evacuate, eye, eyewall, hemispheres, hurricane, watch, intensity, Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, satellite, storm surge, structure, sustained, tropical, tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, watch
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