Leveled Book Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
biodiversity, chromosomes, diverged, DNA, embryos, expediting, fertilize, genetic, hybrids, interbreeding, meiosis, offspring, reproduce, species, sterile, susceptible, test tube, transgenic
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Compare and contrast
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use dashes
Word Work
Identify synonyms and antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources