About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Understand indirect language by making inferences
• Identify and understand the use of pronouns
• Identify and use synonyms

Materials

• Book -- Arrows (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Summarize, pronouns, synonyms 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: carbon dating, code, Code Talkers, deciphered, glyph, interpret, Mississippi Choctaw, pacing, perplexing, research, translate, undergrowth