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Battling for Independence
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Grade 5
Fountas & Pinnell T
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Battling for Independence
Historical (nonfiction), 1,676 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Make Inferences
Grammar and Mechanics Compound Adjectives
Word Work Common Prefixes

Book Summary
Battling for Independence is an informative book about the history of the American Revolution (a continuation of Seeds of Revolution, Level X). It chronicles important events and battles of the war, including Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown. It also highlights influential players from both the Patriot and British sides, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Thomas Gage, John Burgoyne, and Charles Cornwallis. Photographs and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text
  • Make inferences
  • Identify and use compound adjectives
  • Apply prefixes to change the meaning of words

Vocabulary

  • Content words: allies, amends, colonists, delegates, fortify, gunpowder, independence, loyalist, momentum, morale, Patriots, petition, rebel, representation, retaliated, self-governing
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