Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Expedition Zero
Descriptive (nonfiction), 934 words, Level R (Grade 3), Nonfiction Series, Lexile 850L
In this piece of descriptive nonfiction, the author includes sensory details to create a mental picture for readers as they journey around the equator. Readers see what life is like on the snowy top of Mount Kenya as well as along the hot, steamy Amazon and Congo Rivers. Traveling to Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, Congo, and Kenya, readers see that the world is full of variety--even along the same latitude line. Maps, charts, and photographs support the text.
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Lesson Resources
See the Trip on a Latitude Line page for additional instructional resources.
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Compare and Contrast : Identify details to compare and contrast countries
Grammar and Mechanics
Complex Sentences : Identify and use complex sentences
Word Work
Compound Words : Understand and create compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
