Book Summary
Emily tells a story from the point of view of a young girl, Mary. She and her mother are on their way to Canada so Mary can meet Harry, her mother's "significant other." Mary already has strong feelings against Harry because he has taken her mother away every weekend, and Mary misses their special time together. She expects Harry to be nothing like her dad, and she's prepared to act nicely for her mother but knows she will not like much about the day. Little does she know that a special surprise awaits her--Harry's daughter, Emily. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Make inferences
• Identify and use compound hyphenated adjectives
• Identify and understand the meaning of compound words

Materials

• Book -- Emily (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• Prediction, content vocabulary, make inferences, hyphenated compound adjectives 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: cooperative, countryside, energetic, fidgety, kilometers, ridiculous, sarcastically, significant