Leveled Book Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
canal, channels, commerce, contracted, engineering, ingenuity, isthmus, locks, malaria, marine, morale, refurbishing, scale, transcontinental, trek
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text
Comprehension
Understand cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use prepositional phrases
Word Work
Identify and understand synonyms and antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources