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Descriptive (fiction), 208 words, Level H (Grade 1), Lexile 420L
Falcons are amazing birds of prey, and those that live in the city get help from humans. City Falcons provides interesting facts about how falcons adapt to raising their young in urban areas and how people can keep an eye on them. The story is written in a descriptive narrative format for transitional readers. Students will also have the opportunity to make, revise, and confirm predictions as well as to identify characters and setting in order to better understand the text.
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Leveled Book Lesson
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Reading Strategy Make, revise, and confirm predictions to understand text
Comprehension Identify characters and setting in a text
Phonological Awareness Discriminate initial consonant fr- and pr-blends
Phonics Identify initial consonant fr- and pr-blends
Grammar and Mechanics Identify and use compound subjects
Word Work Identify and use the high-frequency word their
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
