Book Summary
Acropolis Adventure is told from a young man's perspective as he and his parents vacation in Greece. He meets Dimitri, an old friend of his father's, who shows him some of the famous local landmarks. Most importantly, Dimitri teaches Brady how to appreciate the details and beauty that surround him. Brady leaves Greece a different person. Illustrations and a map support the text.

Book and lesson also available at Levels W and Z.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Identify details to compare and contrast
• Fluently read words containing the r-controlled /i/ vowel
• Recognize and use possessives
• Identify and understand similes and metaphors

Materials

• Book -- Acropolis Adventure (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• Visualize, compare and contrast, similes and metaphors worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: Acropolis, admiring, ancient, Athens, columns, comedy, Greek, landmark, struggled