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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTIONTeacherOverview..................................................................................................................................vReadingSkillsMatrix.......................................................................................................................... vi
PRETESTSStudentLesson:HowtobeaReadingDetective...................................................................................1FictionPretest:TheRunaway................................................................................................................2NonfictionPretest:TeenSleep...............................................................................................................5
UNIT ONE: Main Idea and Supporting DetailsLesson:IdentifyingMainIdeaandSupportingDetails.........................................................................7 1.PasstheSalt...............................................................................................................................12 2.DayofInfamy...........................................................................................................................14 3.ABreedApart............................................................................................................................16 4.TheRosettaStone......................................................................................................................18
UNIT TWO: Conclusions and InferencesLesson:DrawingConclusionsandMakingInferences.......................................................................20 5.“BumsintheAttic”fromThe House on Mango Street (Excerpt).............................................24 6.SecretsRevealed........................................................................................................................26 7.SpeedSkating............................................................................................................................28 8.TheCoin....................................................................................................................................30 9.ClumsyClem.............................................................................................................................32 10.FromFrozentoFood,Fast........................................................................................................34 11.MusicfortheAges....................................................................................................................36
UNIT THREE: Story ElementsLesson:StoryElements........................................................................................................................38 12.He’sGotMail............................................................................................................................42 13.BoatPeople................................................................................................................................44 14.CrossCountry............................................................................................................................46 15.ARunThroughthePark............................................................................................................48
UNIT FOUR: Literary DevicesLesson:LiteraryDevices.....................................................................................................................50 16.The Face on the Milk Carton(Excerpt)....................................................................................52 17.ThePinkUmbrella....................................................................................................................54 18.OutintheCold..........................................................................................................................56
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UNIT FIVE: ThemeLesson:IdentifyingTheme..................................................................................................................58 19.Sarny(Excerpt)..........................................................................................................................60 20.DolphinDreams........................................................................................................................62 21.TheTrick...................................................................................................................................64
UNIT SIX: VocabularyLesson:DefiningVocabularyUsingContext.......................................................................................67 22.CorporalVinny..........................................................................................................................72 23.DoctorRobot.............................................................................................................................74 24.SylviaEarle:HerofortheOcean...............................................................................................76
UNIT SEVEN: Figurative LanguageLesson:UsingFigurativeLanguage....................................................................................................78 25.River(Excerpt)..........................................................................................................................82 26.SalandDozerDon....................................................................................................................84 27.That’sGratitudeforYou............................................................................................................86
UNIT EIGHT: Cause and EffectLesson:DeterminingCauseandEffect................................................................................................88 28.FlashFlood...............................................................................................................................94 29.GettingtheJob...........................................................................................................................96 30.AWadofGum..........................................................................................................................98 31.AnimalEyes............................................................................................................................100 32.RubberRoads..........................................................................................................................102 33.“ThePathofOurSorrow”fromOut of the Dust(Excerpt)....................................................104
UNIT NINE: PredictionLesson:Prediction..............................................................................................................................107 34.Mind’sEye..............................................................................................................................108 35.It’sintheDough......................................................................................................................110
UNIT TEN: Fact and OpinionLesson:DeterminingFactandOpinion.............................................................................................113 36.Bubblemania............................................................................................................................114 37.FoodsasMedicine...................................................................................................................116
UNIT ELEVEN: Mixed Skills 38.Sing Down the Moon(Excerpt)...............................................................................................118 39.SwimforYourLife..................................................................................................................120
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40.TheLastWill..........................................................................................................................122 41.TheWorkingChild..................................................................................................................124 42.Owls in the Family(Excerpt)..................................................................................................126 43.TigerWoods:HearHimRoar!.................................................................................................128 44.Geocaching..............................................................................................................................130
POSTTESTSFictionPosttest:“FortheLoveofaMan”from The Call of the Wild(Excerpt)...............................132NonfictionPosttest:TheSpiritofFreedom.......................................................................................135
ANSWER KEYAnswers..............................................................................................................................................138
Glossary.............................................................................................................................................181LiteratureCitations............................................................................................................................183FreeSampleActivities.......................................................................................................................184
SelectstorieswerewrittenbyMary-AnnLucidoandTomBentley.
Thankyoutothefollowingfield-testers: EdithHauver,VanguardPreparatorySchool,Dallas,TX; DebiInman,MountainEmpireJr./Sr.High,PineValley,CA.; MargaretRyan,PittCountySchools,Greenville,N.C.; JennyMilton,BriarwoodSchool,Houston,TX; CindiKinney,Homeschooler,Sacramento,CA.
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31. Animal Eyesby Cheryl Block
A 1Notallanimaleyesarethesame.2Theycanvaryinsize,position,anduse.3Animalsthathuntatnightoftenhaveextrabigeyestoletinmorelight.4Thetarsier*hasthelargesteyesofanyanimalitssize.5Itcanseemoreeasilyinthedarkthanotheranimals.6Itseyesaresobig,however,thattheydonotmove.7Thetarsiermustturn itsheadaroundinstead.8Itcanturnitshead180degreesandlookbehinditself! B 9Mostpredators**haveeyesthatfaceforward.10Becausethetwoeyesareclose,theyworktogethertofocusmoreeasilyonprey.11Catsandowlshaveeyesinthefront.12Mostplant-eaters,suchasdeerandrabbits,haveeyesfartherapartonthesidesoftheirheads.13Theseeyeslettheanimallookinalldirectionstowatchforpredators,butitisharderfortheeyestoworktogether.14Somelizardshaveaneyeoneachsidethatcanmoveindependentlyofoneanother.15Theycanlookintwodifferentdirectionsatthesametime! C 16Mostinsectshavecompoundeyes.17Acompoundeyeismade
upofhundredsoftinysingleeyesgroupedtogether.18Eachsingleeyehasitsownlensandseesonlypartofanimage.19Eacheyealsopointsinaslightlydifferentdirection,soeachseesadifferentpieceoftheimage.20Theinsectlooksatallthesepiecesatthesametime.21It’sprobablylikelookingthroughakaleidoscope.22Themanylittleeyesofthecompoundeye,however,candetecttheslightestmotion. D 23Asyoucansee,there’salotofvarietyinanimaleyes.24Eachanimal’seyesareadaptedtofititsneeds.*tarsier—asmall,nocturnalmammal**predator—ananimalthathuntsotheranimalsforfood
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DIRECTIONS:Circletheletternexttothecorrectanswerorwritetheansweronthelinesgiven.Whenaskedforevidence,writethenumberofthesentenceortheletteroftheparagraphthatbestsupportstheanswer.
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1. Alargereyehelpsananimaltoseeatnightbecauseit
A. letstheanimalseeawiderarea.
B. increasestheamountoflighttotheeye.
C. canmoveinmoredirections. D. canmakeobjectsseemlarger.
Whichsentenceisthebestevidence?____
2. Becauseeyesonthesidesoftheheadarefarapart,theydonot
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Whichtwosentencesarethebestevidence?____,____
3. Becauseaplant-eatercanseeinmanydirections,itcan
A. findfoodmoreeasily. B. avoidbeingeaten. C. avoidflyinginsects. D. findotherplant-eaters.
Whichsentenceisthebestevidence?_____
4.Aninsectseesanimageinpiecesbecause
A. eachsmallereyeseesseparately.
B. itlooksatallthepiecesatthesametime.
C. ithasakaleidoscopeforaneye.
D. eacheyepointsindifferentdirections.
Whichtwosentencesarethebestevidence?_____,_____
5. Whydoanimals’eyesdiffer?
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