Book Summary
On Eagle River is a story about young Devon's first canoe fishing trip with his grandpa. His older brother has told him all about what fishing with Grandpa is like, so he is very excited and nervous all at once. Devon listens carefully to Grandpa's instructions and helps him maneuver the canoe down the river. The afternoon is peaceful and the wildlife beautiful--he only hopes the stories of snakes and 'gators aren't true! Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Analyze characters in the text
• Recognize past-tense verbs in the text; double consonants before adding the -ed suffix when necessary
• Understand and identify the use of synonyms

Materials

• Book -- On Eagle River (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• Visualize, analyze characters, past-tense verbs, synonyms 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: bow, canoe, catfish, gingerly, maneuver, riverbank, slithering, snag, sycamore, whirlpools