Book Summary
There are over 200 million cars and trucks just in the United States. From Henry Ford's invention of the Model T. in 1903, the popularity of the automobile has skyrocketed. Ford's invention of the assembly line allowed him to manufacture more cars faster, which made cars more affordable to the general public. How has the car industry changed and what does the future hold for automobile companies around the world? Photographs and charts support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
• Sequence events
• Recognize comparative adjectives used in text
• Understand meaning of prefix un-

Materials

• Book -- A Nation on Wheels (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• KWLS, sequence events, comparative adjectives, proper nouns worksheets
• Discussion cards

     Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: automobiles, chemicals, distances, engine, expensive, foreign, imported, inventors, manufacture, production