In the Desert 6-pack Author: Mari Arnaud and Linda Whiteside ISBN: 9780478123647 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 1 Reading Level: D Strategy/Skill: Fluency, Phonics, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Report Theme/Topic: Environment, Life Science Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Early

Book Summary

In the Desert follows the experience of a young boy as he explores the features of a desert.

Features of the Book

• The high-frequency words – “you,” “from,” and “can.”
• The repetitive and predictable structure.
• Clear letter spacing.
• The contraction “don’t.”
• The use of senses to describe experiences.
• The use of ellipses, exclamation point, and commas.
• Photographs to support the text.
• The multisyllabic words – “mountains,” “desert,” “flowers,” “candy,” and “cactus.”

Purpose

In the Desert can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:

• blending sounds together to make a word
• using a range of punctuation to read expressively
• introducing and discussing the meaning of new words within the story
• innovating on an original story line to write another version

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