Book Summary
In this selection from the classic novel by Daniel Defoe, English sailor Robinson Crusoe finds himself washed up on a deserted island. He struggles to get enough supplies from the ship before the sea destroys it and to make himself a home as he awaits rescue. This selection has been specially edited for contemporary Level Z readers and is accompanied by vivid illustrations. 

About the Lesson 

Objectives

• Sequence story events
• Suffixes -ion, -tion, -ation, -sion
• Use synonyms for vocabulary 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make text-to-text connections 

Materials

• Book - A Selection from Robinson Crusoe (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Sequencing, Suffixes, Synonyms worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (all activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable) 

Vocabulary

• affliction, casks, desolate, ebbed, fortify, infinite, leagues, mortification, prospect, provisions, ravenous, resolved, shoal, stern, tarpaulin