About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand a science fiction text
• Identify elements of the science fiction genre
• Identify and use compound adjectives
• Identify and use homophones

Materials

• Book -- Mirroring Miranda (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Elements of science fiction, summarize, compound adjectives, 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: agribusiness, allegory, bestseller, carbon dioxide crystals, cautionary, condensation, dimension, evaporated, portal, prestigious, rejection, science fiction, imagination, published, submission