Makusani's Lesson Level O
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 1096

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Book Summary
Makusani's Lesson is a Venezuelan folktale about a very curious young boy on an adventure in the forest. Makusani is a good boy, but his curiosity always seems to get him in trouble.

Suggested Lesson Focus
The following skills are suggested for the lesson focus and strategies will be provided for these skills throughout the lesson. Most likely, other skills will be addressed in the course of reading and discussing the book.

Literary Element Strategies
How settings and feelings change over time

Phonics
Short Vowels

Word Work
Contractions

Mechanics/Word Structure
Quotation Marks

Visual Learning
Visual learning is a very important comprehension strategy. Model this strategy through teacher think aloud, sharing with children what you see in your mind and on the page as you read through the text. If children can see illustrations that go with the story, they will be able to use the images to help them decipher the text.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words
Makusani, Huenna, Nanudi (These are names of various characters in the story.)