Wildlife Rescue
Informational (nonfiction), 2,129 words, Level X (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Prepositions
Word Work	Common Suffixes

Book Summary

Wildlife Rescue informs readers about the rehabilitation of injured animals. It tells readers what to do if they find an injured animal and describes the many steps that are taken to rehabilitate these animals. The book also discusses disaster rescues and the release of rehabilitated wildlife.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
• Sequence events
• Understand and use prepositions within sentences
• Identify how the suffix -ion changes the meaning of words

Vocabulary

• Content words: ambassadors, coaxing, colleagues, devastated, exotic, fledgling, forage, incubator, indigenous, ornithologist, quarantined, urban, veterinarians

Book Resources

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