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Great and Shining Road, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360818
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
N
Strategy/Skill:
Information skills, Sequencing, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Explanation
Theme/Topic:
American History, Change over Time, Transportation
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
In the nineteenth century, traveling across the United States was difficult and dangerous. To make it easier, the Transcontinental Railroad was built. This book describes the construction of the railroad and the difficulties of getting it through.
Features of the Book
- Detailed diagrams
- Historical information and photographs
- Geographic information
- Different perspectives of historical events
- Maps
- Specialized vocabulary – route, pass, spike, rail, tie
Purpose
The Great and Shining Road can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- retelling events in sequence
- interpreting text and using it as a source of information
- identifying common prefixes
- writing a narrative account
- identifying the ways in which transportation has changed people’s lives
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