Book Summary
Endangered Birds is an informational book about birds that either are extinct or are in danger of becoming extinct. Readers will see photographs of the great auk, which has become extinct, and other birds, such as the kakapo and California condor, which are being bred and protected because their numbers are so few. Readers are gently reminded that human activity is the reason most birds are endangered; yet humans are the ones working to save the birds from extinction. 

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Ask questions during reading to clarify information
• Identify author's purpose
• Understand that digraph ea can stand for different vowel sounds
• Recognize naming part of sentence (subject)
• Understand and use often-confused words

Materials

• Book – Endangered Birds (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Author's Purpose, Subjects, Often-Confused Words worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: great auk, kakapo, condor, albatross, breeding, endangered, European, California, extinct, predators