February 8, 2010

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• Your World Quiz
  SKILL: Reading Comprehension
  BASED ON: Your World, p. 3-5
• Conflict Resolution
  SKILL: Conflict Resolution Graphic Organizer
  BASED ON: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, p. 6-11
• Superstition in Camelot
  SKILL: Understanding Motive and Author’s Purpose
  BASED ON: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, p. 6-11
• Mark Twain Hunt
  SKILL: Conducting Research
  BASED ON: “The Year of Twain,” p. 13
• The Big Idea
  SKILL: Main Idea and Supporting Details
  BASED ON: “The Year of Twain,” p. 13
• The Quotable Mark Twain
  SKILL: Interpreting Text
  BASED ON: “The Year of Twain,” p. 13
• Stomp Out Bullying Quiz
  SKILL: Reading Comprehension
  BASED ON: “Stomp Out Bullying,” p. 14-15
• The Final Word
  SKILL: Writing Conclusions
  BASED ON: “Dancing With the Words,” p. 16-17
• The Five W’s
  SKILL: Organization
  BASED ON: “Dancing With the Words,” p. 16-17
• First-Person Poem
  SKILL: Personal Poetry Writing
  BASED ON: Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs, p. 18-19
• Interpret a Story in Verse
  SKILL: Reading Comprehension/Analyzing a Poem
  BASED ON: Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs, p. 18-19
• First-Person Narrative
  SKILL: Point of View
  BASED ON: “My Full Life,” p. 20-21
• Organizing With Theme
  SKILL: Understanding Theme
  BASED ON: “Black History Month Bookshelf,” p. 22
• Jane & Austin’s Literary Laughs
  SKILL: Understanding Character
  BASED ON: "“Jane & Austin’s Literary Laughs,” p. 24
• The SCOPE 100—Antonyms
  SKILL: Antonyms
  BASED ON: Issue
• Writing Rubric
  SKILL: Developing Good Writing Habits
  BASED ON: Issue

Teacher's Edition

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Reproducibles from the Teacher’s Edition

• Word Wrangling
  SCOPE Skills: Graphic Organizer
• Multiple Meanings
  SCOPE Skills: Word Meaning
• Great Beginnings
  SCOPE Skills: Writing Introductions
• The Redundant Worksheet on Redundancy
  SCOPE Skills: Redundancy