October 4, 2010

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New! DIFFERENTIATED TEEN SPOTLIGHT ARTICLES

Find interactive, printable versions of this issue’s Teen Spotlight feature "Skating Blind," along with Listen & Read audio podcasts, self-scoring quizzes, and whiteboard-ready printable skills sheets—all at three differentiated Lexile® versions! Click a Lexile® level below to find the right resources for your students.

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VIDEOS AND LINKS FOR THIS ISSUE!

• See a preview of the movie Iron Man 2, which is this issue's Readers Theater Play, found on page 6.
• Watch teen Tommy Carroll skateboard and talk with Tony Hawk. He is the subject of our Teen Spotlight story "Skating Blind," on page 12.

SKILLS SHEETS AND SELF-SCORING QUIZZES

Online-Only Skills Sheets:
(For the web site address that lists answers to these skills sheets, look at the answer key in your printed Teachers Edition.)

• Match the Meaning
  SKILL: Vocabulary Review / Using Context Clues
  BASED ON: "Iron Man 2," page 6, "Skating Blind," p. 12, and "Blot Your Pizza!," p. 16
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ 
  
  
• Test Your Knowledge
  SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
  BASED ON: "Iron Man 2," p. 6
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ
  
  
• About Your Health
  SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
  USE WITH: "Blot Your Pizza!," p. 16
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ
  
  
• Compound Words
  SKILL: Compound Words
  BASED ON: "6 Secrets About Tony Hawk," p. 4
  PRINTABLE PDF
  
  
• The Real Deal
  SKILL: Fact vs. Opinion
  BASED ON: "6 Secrets About Tony Hawk" p. 4
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ

From the Magazine:

• Show What You Know
  SKILL: Reading Comprehension Test Prep
  BASED ON: "Skating Blind," p. 12
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ
  
  
• Time for Gym
  SKILL: Reading Pie Graphs
  BASED ON: "Blot Your Pizza!," p. 16
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ
  
  
• Do the Math
  SKILL: Reading Pie Graphs
  BASED ON: "Blot Your Pizza!," p. 16
  PRINTABLE PDF | SELF-SCORING QUIZ

From the Teacher's Edition:

• Build a Word
  SKILL: Compound Words
  PRINTABLE PDF
  
  
• Write to Tony Hawk
  SKILL: Letter Writing
  PRINTABLE PDF
  
  
• About Your Health
  SKILL: Taking Notes (KWL chart)
  PRINTABLE PDF