September 6, 2010
Skill-based reading and writing activities for each Scope article
| HIGHLIGHTS A taste of some of our fabulous digital offerings FABULOUS FIRST-LINE POWERPOINT Our slideshow will help your students identify author's purpose, tone, mood, and other literary elements from a single line of text. The fun format showcases some of the coolest, craziest, and most awesome first lines from your students' favorite young-adult novels. Great for class discussion as well as getting students jazzed to enter our contest. NEW WHITEBOARD FEATURE: DIGITAL LESSON PLAN This multimedia mini-lesson brings this issue’s narrative nonfiction article to life—with audio, video, and more. Your students will love it! INTERACTIVE QUIZZES By popular demand, we now have interactive quizzes. Students complete them onscreen and e-mail them to you or print and hand them in. We've even included a self-scoring feature. Click here for the "We Should All Be Dead" interactive quiz. Click here for the "Flipped" interactive quiz. CONTEST CENTRAL This is your students’ chance to be in Scope! Award-winning YA author Pam Muñoz Ryan is going to write an original story for one of our April issues, using a first line sent in by a Scope reader. THEN & NOW Compare-and-contrast activities were never so fun! This new column connects the contemporary cultural icons your students love to classic literature. Every article comes with a step-by-step, scaffolded essay guide. |
 | Narrative Nonfiction: “We Should All Be Dead” |
SUMMARY: This article describes the worst tornado outbreak on record and the evolving science of tornado prediction. A wonderful piece for discussing the genre of narrative nonfiction. DIGITAL LESSON PLAN READING COMPREHENSION: READ, THINK, EXPLAIN INTERACTIVE READING-COMPREHENSION QUIZ CRITICAL THINKING AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCE | |
 | Readers Theater Play: Flipped |
SUMMARY: The truth of a story sometimes depends on who’s telling it, as your students will learn in our touching Readers Theater Play. Based on the new film adaptation of Wendelin Van Draanen’s beloved YA novel Flipped. DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER'S EDITION LESSON PLAN. POINT OF VIEW IN WHOSE VIEWS? INTERACTIVE READING-COMPREHENSION QUIZ CRITICAL THINKING AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCES | |
 | Fabulous First-Line Contest |
SUMMARY: This is your students’ opportunity to get published in Scope! Award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan is going to write an original story for one of our April issues, and she will select one winning student’s first line to start her tale. FABULOUS FIRST-LINES POWERPOINT WRITING WITH SENSORY DETAILS CRITICAL THINKING FIRST-LINE CONTEST ENTRY FORM | |
 | Then & Now Romeo & Juliet vs. Bella & Edward |
SUMMARY: In this article, students compare and contrast Bella and Edward, from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, with William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER'S EDITION LESSON PLAN. GUIDED ESSAY WRITING CRITICAL THINKING | |
 | Scope Essay Kit: Are Bullies Criminals? |
SUMMARY: Your students may have heard the tragic story of freshman Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide after being bullied viscously by her peers. Our classroom-appropriate article discusses the controversy surrounding her case. After your students read the article, they will follow step-by-step directions to write a persuasive essay. FACT VERSUS OPINION | |
 | Grammar Mistakes of the Rich and Famous |
SUMMARY: Turn your students into grammar gods and goddesses with our charming editing activity. EDITING ACTIVITY | |
 | Vocabulary: Word Match-Up |
SUMMARY: Enrich your students’ vocabulary mastery with this visually driven—and totally fun—activity. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY | |
HELPFUL DOWNLOADS ANSWER KEY Looking for answers? Visit our top-secret Web site for answers to all online reproducibles and quizzes. The URL is listed on page T-7 of your printed Teacher’s Edition. TEACHER'S EDITION Click here to see all reproducibles for this issue. |
