The Great Gallardo's Books
Adventure (fiction), 1,909 words, Level U (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Identify Genre
Grammar and Mechanics	Similes
Word Work	Synonyms

Book Summary

In The Great Gallardo's Books Miguel has to write an essay for homework explaining why reading is an adventure. Miguel doesn't like reading much and is uninspired by the topic until he finds a mysterious trunk in the loft of his mother's shop. The trunk is full of books that show Miguel how reading can be a real adventure.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to better understand text
• Identify literary genres
• Identify similes
• Use synonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: awe, biography, breeches, confetti, contraptions, crater, high-tech, intimate, laboratory, lasso, perilous, plastered, resort, sagebrush, science fiction, skeleton key, transported, Western

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level U Answer Sheet