The Blues: More Than A Feeling
Informational (nonfiction), 1,846 words, Level X (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Make Inferences
Grammar and Mechanics	Complex Sentences
Word Work	Homophones

Book Summary

If you've ever felt sad or disappointed that things aren't going your way, then you've experienced the blues. Blues music became a way for people to express these feelings. The Blues: More Than a Feeling is an informational book that traces the history of the blues, beginning with its African roots. Photographs and maps 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 text
• Make inferences
• Identify and use complex sentences
• Identify and use homophones

Vocabulary

• Content words: blues, call and response, composer, emotion, express, Great Depression, notes, performance, phonograph, plantation, pseudonym, rhythm, slaves, vaudeville

Book Resources

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