February 22, 2010

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These five skill-specific reproducibles are based on articles in the issue. Click the name of the PDF you would like to download below, and print for use in your classroom.

• The Truth About Taylor Swift
  SKILL: Identifying Facts and Opinions
  BASED ON: "Taylor Swift," p. 4
• Pick the Meanings
  SKILL: Understanding Multiple-Meaning Words
  BASED ON: "Taylor Swift," p. 4
• Match the Meaning
  SKILL: Vocabulary Review / Using Context Clues
  BASED ON: "Life After Lockup," p. 12, and "The No-Guitar Blues," p. 16
  
• Test Your Knowledge
  SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
  BASED ON: "The No-Guitar Blues," p. 16
• A Writer Finds His Voice
  SKILL: Short-Passage Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
  BASED ON: "The No-Guitar Blues," p. 16

Teacher's Edition

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Reproducibles from the Teacher's Edition

• Word Match
  SKILL: Analyzing Homographs
  
• Test Your Knowledge
  SKILL: Reading Comprehension Test Prep
• Support My Cause
  SKILL: Supporting an Opinion