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Climbing Mountains Level W
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 2346

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WORKSHEETS FOR
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
Worksheets

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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
Comprehension Quiz
Level W Answer Sheet

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Correlation
READING A-Z LEVEL W
Grade 4
Fountas
& Pinnell
S
Reading
Recovery
26
DRA 44
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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Book Summary
Erik Weihenmayer lost his sight when he was thirteen. Despite his blindness, he went on to climb the Seven Summits of the world as an adult. Readers learn about the dedication and work required to prepare for a climb, the dangers faced by mountain climbers, and how a blind person “sees” the world. Erik also shares his passion for helping and inspiring others. Photographs, charts, and Web sources support the text. 

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of making connections to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
  • Sequence events to gain understanding
  • Identify past- and present-tense verbs
  • Recognize and use content vocabulary

Materials

  • Book -- Climbing Mountains: An Interview with Erik Weihenmayer (copy for each student)
  • Chalkboard or dry erase board
  • Sequence, verb tense, vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if you choose not to have students consume the books.)

Vocabulary

  • Content words: avalanche, Braille, couloirs, crampons, crevasses, documentary, endurance, genetic, outcasts, sonar, terrain, vibration