Deep Inside a Copper Mine
Descriptive (nonfiction), 927 words, Level P (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Proper Nouns
Word Work	Multiple Meaning Words

Book Summary

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.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Sequence story events
• Identify and create proper nouns
• Recognize and understand the use of multiple-meaning words

Vocabulary

• Content words: battery pack, claustrophobic, copper, cubbyholes, dynamite, gear, hardhat, humongous, mine, ore, tour, tunnel

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 P Answer Sheet