Castles Level Q
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 1515

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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
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Comprehension Quiz
Level Q Answer Sheet

Book Summary
Castles is a factual text that describes castle building from early times through recently constructed castles. Details about interior and exterior features are included. The reader also learns about the people who lived in and around medieval castles. Both photos and illustrations support the text.

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Children should use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning and comprehend text. The targeted strategy for this lesson is: Using context clues.

This book has some vocabulary that may be unfamiliar to children. They can use context clues to help them decipher the text. By using the pictures as they read, children will be able to make sense of the content of the text.

Word and Print Skills
Word Work
Punctuation and Capitalization
Word Structure–Multiple Syllable Words

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as children work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Summarizing after each chapter.

If children summarize each section as they read, the sections will be broken into more digestible parts. This is much easier than having children try to understand the whole of the text from cover to cover. This is a good way to give them practice in reading chapter books.

Visual Learning
Have children look at the picture on page 8 and compare this picture to the one on page 14. Point to the various parts of a castle and have children think about these various parts as they begin to read. Have children look at the photographs and think abstractly by putting themselves in the photograph. This will help to inspire abstract thought.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words
nobles, commoners, merchants, knights, craftsmen, farmers, attackers, artisans, classes

Explain to children that these words describe people who lived in or near castles. Ask them which of these words do we use today to describe the people in our community. Do they know anyone with any of these names?