Ghosts in the House
Historical (fiction), 1,581 words, Level S (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Make Inferences
Grammar and Mechanics	Contractions
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

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.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand the text
• Make inferences
• Identify contractions used in the text
• Identify compound words used in the text

Vocabulary

• Content words: annoyed, attic, cornhusks, cradle, devised, feverishly, fugitives, haunted, lullaby, rural, scolded, quilt, stationmasters, Underground Railroad, urgently

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 S Answer Sheet