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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 5
Fountas & Pinnell U-W
Reading Recovery N/A
DRA 50
InFLUenza
Informational (nonfiction), 2,314 words, Level Z (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Parentheses
Word Work Synonyms and Antonyms

Book Summary
InFLUenza provides basic facts pertaining to the flu, or influenza--including what it is, how it spreads, and how it changes. The book provides students with useful information about how their body naturally fights flu viruses, as well as how the flu can be prevented and treated. Photographs, diagrams, charts, and maps support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
  • Identify main idea and details in nonfiction text
  • Identify and understand the use of parentheses
  • Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms

Vocabulary

  • Content words: antibiotic, antibodies, antigens, congested, contagious, epidemic, fatigued, genetic material, germs, hosts, immunity, intracellular, invasive, microorganism, mutating, pandemic, parasites, phagocytes, protein, respiratory tract, strain, submicroscopic, vaccines, virus
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