The Great Land Run
La gran toma de tierras
The Great Land Run
The Great Land Run
The Great Land Run
The Great Land Run
The Great Land Run
Historical (fiction), 1,185 words, Spanish Level Q (Grade 3), Lexile 800L
It’s April 22, 1889, and fifty thousand boomers line up on the border of the Unassigned Territory, ready to stake their claims on available land. They’re waiting for high noon and that starting shot. The Great Land Run tells the stories of what brought a few of these boomers to the border hoping for a better life. Detailed illustrations support this exciting tale of the Wild West.
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence Events : Sequence events in the text
Grammar and Mechanics
Nouns : Identify nouns
Word Work
Homophones : Identify and understand homophones
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
