Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
cemetery, federal, graves, headstones, honor, inscription, soldier, solemn, symbol, tradition
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a character in the text
Phonics
Identify and categorize words with the two sounds of variant vowel oo
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use apostrophes
Word Work
Identify and create compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources
