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Biography (nonfiction), 837 words, Level P (Grade 2), Lexile 860L
The first Hispanic female Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is an American role model. She has set new standards for what women can do and achieve in the world and is proof that hard work and belief in oneself can help a person overcome any obstacle. This informative book, filled with photos of Sotomayor, chronicles her life from childhood to her 2009 appointment to the Supreme Court.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension Sequence events to gain understanding in a biographical text
Phonics Identify and categorize r-controlled vowel sounds
Grammar and Mechanics Identify simple and complete subjects and predicates in sentences
Word Work Identify and find synonyms in a thesaurus
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
