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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 4
Fountas & Pinnell Q
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Natural Wonders of the World
Informational (nonfiction), 1,822 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics Reading Symbols, Numbers, and Abbreviations
Word Work Synonyms and Antonyms

Book Summary
Natural Wonders of the World teaches readers about five of the natural wonders: the Grand Canyon, Paricutin, Victoria Falls, Mount Everest, and the Great Barrier Reef. The book explains how the structures were formed and where they are located. Maps, charts, and photographs support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
  • Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
  • Read measurements and abbreviations fluently
  • Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms; use a thesaurus to identify synonyms and antonyms

Vocabulary

  • Content words: breeding, cinder cones, downstream, erosion, fissure, geologists, Havasupai, Himalayas, landforms, mountaineers, plateau, plunge pool, polyps, Sherpa, species, yeti, Zimbabwe
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