The Black Stones Level Z
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 2299
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Book Summary
The Black Stones tells the story of eleven-year-old twins who learn how to put aside their differences and get along with each other. Tala finds two obsidian stones and wants to learn more about how they were formed from a scientific viewpoint. Her brother Paco isn't interested in science and wants to find out if the stones are lucky charms or have magical properties. Their mother forces them to work together to find the answers. The twins are surprised to find out that they like working together. Illustrations support the text.
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
- Visualize
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
- Compare characters to self
- Understand changes in dialogue to identify a new speaker
- Identify and form compound words
Materials
- Book -- The Black Stones (copy for each student)
- Chalkboard or dry erase board
- Visualize, Venn diagram, compound words 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: beseech, clutched, discovered, embedded, examine, experiment, furious, implore, intention, legend, obsidian, Pinal Apache, polished, research, results, rigid, search engine, spewing, translucent, volcanic, warrior, website
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