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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 4
Fountas & Pinnell Q
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Prehistoric Trade
Informational (nonfiction), 2,008 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Complex Sentences
Word Work Homophones

Book Summary

Prehistoric Trade explains how ancient people traded objects over long distances and demonstrates the continued importance of trade today. Through studying archaeological sites and finding ancient artifacts, scientists can determine the types of objects traded, their age, and where they came from. Photographs, maps, and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
  • Identify the main idea and supporting details
  • Identify and use complex sentences
  • Identify and use homophones

Vocabulary

  • Content words: archeological sites, archaeology, artifacts, commodity, exotic, generation, native copper, obsidian, oral tradition, ore, prehistoric, smelting, trade, transatlantic trade
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