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Charlene's Sea of Cortez Journal
Level R Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 1500
Lesson Parts
1) Before Reading
2) During Reading
3) After Reading
4) Build Skills
5) Build Fluency
6) Extend the Reading
7) Assessment

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WORKSHEETS FOR
CHARLENE'S SEA OF
CORTEZ JOURNAL
Worksheets

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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
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Comprehension Quiz
Level R Answer Sheet



Correlation
READING A-Z LEVEL R
Grade 3
Fountas
& Pinnell		 O
Reading
Recovery		 22
DRA 34
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Book Summary
Charlene's Sea of Cortez Journal is written from the point of view of a young girl making journal entries each day while she is on a cruise in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. She describes the events of her trip, such as snorkeling and swimming with sea lions, kayaking to a beach and building sand castles, and playing with the friends she makes. She also shares stories of watching dolphins and whales swimming near the ship. Photographs support the text.

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Visualize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
  • Summarize main events of a story
  • Recognize past-tense irregular verbs in the text
  • Identify homophones used in the text

Materials

  • Book -- Charlene's Sea of Cortez Journal (copy for each student)
  • Chalkboard or dry erase board
  • Visualize, summarize, past-tense irregular verbs, homophones worksheets

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

Vocabulary

  • Content words: ashore, binoculars, boojum, bridge, fossils, harbor, isla, journal, kayaks, mammal, terns