FIFTH GRADE ESL
Here are the reading text, target skill, vocabulary words, writing prompt, and assessment prompts that my students will accomplish.
Reading Text: Lesson 23 - Blazing a Cattle Trail Genre: Informational
Selection Summary
In 1866, the demand for beef fostered the Long Drives from Texas to market. Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight blazed a new cattle trail through diffi cult terrain and across the treacherous Pecos River. In 1867, Loving was killed by Comanches, but the Goodnight-Loving Trail lived on. Later, Goodnight extended their trail to Wyoming. Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features The students will analyze and use text and graphic features to help them make information in the text clearer. |
Vocabulary Words for Reading and Writing
Writing Prompt
Why do you think Goodnight and Loving were willing to take the risks that they did in order to establish a new cattle trail? Do you think the risks were
worth it, since the era of the Long Drive only lasted for about 20 years? Why or why not? Explain your answer, giving examples from the selection.
worth it, since the era of the Long Drive only lasted for about 20 years? Why or why not? Explain your answer, giving examples from the selection.
Assessment Prompt
• What is the meaning of acquainted on page 7?
• How does the author organize the information in the chapter on page 11?
• What can the reader conclude about the Goodnight-Loving Trail as described in this book?
• How does the author organize the information in the chapter on page 11?
• What can the reader conclude about the Goodnight-Loving Trail as described in this book?
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