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The Shadow People
Science Fiction (fiction), 874 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Author's Purpose
Grammar and Mechanics	Pronouns
Word Work	Compound Words

Book Summary

Lila's class is on a field trip to the zoo. While busying herself making shadow puppets on the ground, Lila notices a group of students pass by that, strangely enough, don't cast any shadows! When one of the students accidentally drops a strange pendant, Lila is after him to solve the mystery. This text provides a good introduction to science fiction.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing (creating mental pictures) to better understand text
• Understand and identify the author’s purpose
• Understand and identify subject pronouns
• Identify and understand the meaning of closed compound words

Vocabulary

• Content words: being, dimensional, distracted, hypercube, imagined, invisible, pendant, properties, register, typically, whisked

Book Resources

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