
Deep Inside a Copper Mine
Descriptive (nonfiction),
927 words,
Level P (Grade 2)
Imagine standing outside in the hot Arizona sun and then suddenly descending into a deep, dark hole in the ground. This is what a tour of the Queen Mine is like. Readers will take a "tour" of the historic mine and learn interesting facts about copper and how it is removed from the earth.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
battery pack, claustrophobic, copper, cubbyholes, dynamite, gear, hardhat, humongous, mine, ore, tour, tunnel
battery pack, claustrophobic, copper, cubbyholes, dynamite, gear, hardhat, humongous, mine, ore, tour, tunnel
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence story events
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and create proper nouns
Word Work
Recognize and understand the use of multiple-meaning words
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence story events
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and create proper nouns
Word Work
Recognize and understand the use of multiple-meaning words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class









