Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
cathedrals, centuries, civilizations, colony, conquered, conquistador, dormant, empire, geography, indigenous, landform, mariachi, murals, republic, ruins
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
Comprehension
Identify the main idea and supporting details
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and understand the use of indefinite pronouns
Word Work
Identify the meaning of suffix -est
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources
