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Story of the Sun Level M
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 569

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WORKSHEETS FOR
STORY OF THE SUN
Worksheets

LEVEL M
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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
STORY OF THE SUN
Comprehension Quiz
Level M Answer Sheet

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Correlation
READING A-Z LEVEL M
Grade 2
Fountas
& Pinnell		 L
Reading
Recovery		 19
DRA 24
Lesson Parts
1) Before Reading
2) During Reading
3) After Reading
4) Building Skills
5) Extend the Reading

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Book Summary
Story of the Sun is a folktale-style story about a young boy and his search for answers. He wonders where the sun comes from each morning and where it goes each night. A wise woman helps him find the answers to his questions. Readers will enjoy the beautiful illustrations that accompany the text.

Reader Supports

  • One-to-one picture support
  • Simple setting and description on each page
  • Familiar sentence structure

Reader Challenges
  • Descriptive and colorful adjectives on every page

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategies
  • Students will be able to use appropriate reading strategies to help identify unknown words.
  • Students, after guided practice, will be able to read the book independently.
  • Students will be able to use background information to make sense of the text.

Comprehension
  • Students will be able to understand inferences and their role in the story.
  • Students will be able to summarize information.
  • Students will be able to retell the story.


VOCABULARY
High utility words:
boy, sun, land, warmth,
knew, worry, worried
Content words:
curious, mountains, east, west, wondered, confused, village, villagers, emu, rumble, fireball