| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | O |
| Reading Recovery | 34 |
| DRA | 34 |
Ghosts in the House
Historical (fiction),
1,581 words,
Level S (Grade 3)
Ghosts in the House, set in the Northern United States in the 1830s, is a story about a young girl named Virginia who hears strange noises at night coming from her attic. Suspense builds as Virginia gets the idea that her parents know something about this but are keeping it from her. Illustrations support the text.
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Lesson Resources
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
annoyed, attic, cornhusks, cradle, devised, feverishly, fugitives, haunted, lullaby, rural, scolded, quilt, stationmasters, Underground Railroad, urgently
annoyed, attic, cornhusks, cradle, devised, feverishly, fugitives, haunted, lullaby, rural, scolded, quilt, stationmasters, Underground Railroad, urgently
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Make inferences
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify contractions used in the text
Word Work
Identify compound words used in the text
Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
Comprehension
Make inferences
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify contractions used in the text
Word Work
Identify compound words used in the text
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
