Meeting Father in Plymouth
Historical (fiction), 826 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Story Elements
Grammar and Mechanics	Possessive Nouns
Word Work	Homonyms

Book Summary

Meeting Father in Plymouth recounts the journey of a seven-year-old girl as she and her family leave england to join their father, who settled in Plymouth five months earlier. Although leaving england was difficult, she remains hopeful that Plymouth will be a good home for them where they will be free to follow their religion. Period illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to better understand the text
• Identify story elements
• Recognize and use singular possessive nouns
• Recognize and understand the use of homonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: belongings, Handmaid, limited, mature, planters, Plymouth Colony, Puritans, reunion, settlement, tending

Book Resources

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