Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze
Adventure (fiction), 2,117 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Draw Conclusions
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Sentences
Word Work	Synonyms and Antonyms

Book Summary

Sister Sleuth and the Silver Blaze recounts another one of Miguel's adventures as he dives into another Great Gallardo book. In this adventure, he travels into the past, becoming Mr. Watson and solving a mystery with Sherlock Holmes. In a surprise twist, he gets unexpected help from someone he knows. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Draw conclusions using context clues
• Identify compound sentences in the text
• Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms; identify antonyms and synonyms using a thesaurus

Vocabulary

• Content words: carriage, colleague, depression, detour, disguised, Gypsies, memoirs, moor, obsessed, overactive, sleuth, tracks, tweed, vaguely, villa

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 V Answer Sheet