November 8, 2010

SCOPE ONLINE
Skill-based reading and writing activities for each Scope article

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READERS THEATER PLAY: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
THE LAZY EDITOR: Blue Jean Nation
DEBATE/ESSAY KIT:
Does Michael Vick Deserve His Comeback?
THEN & NOW: Open Up and Say “Aaaaaah”
GRAMMAR MISTAKES of the Rich and Famous
VOCABULARY: Moving Along

The Voyage
of the
Dawn Treader

SUMMARY: Take your students aboard a magical ship in our thrilling adventure play based on C. S. Lewis’s classic Narnia novel, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and the upcoming film adaptation. Great for teaching elements of the fantasy genre.

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DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN.

VOCABULARY: SCOPE 100
A list of the SCOPE 100 vocabulary words that appear in the article, to print or project. Read more about the SCOPE 100 here.

VIDEO RESOURCE
Show the movie trailer to get your students jazzed to perform our play.

SEQUENCING
Use this sequencing graphic organizer to help students order the events of the play.

VOCABULARY: CONTEXT CLUES
Students keep track of the SCOPE 100 vocabulary they encounter as they read. Read more about the SCOPE 100 here.

INTERACTIVE READING-COMPREHENSION QUIZ
A test-prep essential! We formed these questions based on state tests.
*Get the noninteractive version here.

ELEMENTS OF FANTASY
Students practice identifying the elements of fantasy found in the play.

VOCABULARY: SCOPE 100
Students practice using the words they learned in the article. Page 2 includes a review for all SCOPE 100 words learned up to this issue. Read more about the SCOPE 100 here.

CRITICAL THINKING
Short-answer questions for independent completion or group discussion.
These are also listed in our T.E. and can be projected on your whiteboard.

CONTEST ENTRY FORM
Students write about a heroic character, then submit their writings to our contest. Read more about our contests here.

The Lazy Editor:
Blue Jean Nation

SUMMARY: We’re feeling a little lazy, so we’ve decided to leave the editing of this story about the history of blue jeans entirely up to your students. Aligns with Common Core language standards and is designed to improve your students’ writing scores on state tests.

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PRONOUN PRACTICE
Students practice pronoun agreement.

EDITING PRACTICE
Students correct errors of capitalization and punctuation.

MISPLACED MODIFIERS—CHALLENGE!
Students identify and correct misplaced modifiers in this tricky activity.

SENTENCE VARIATION
Students edit a short passage by rewriting sentences to vary length and structure.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
Students identify and correct misused words.

CONTEST ENTRY FORM
Students correct the article, then submit their revisions to our contest. Read more about our contests here.

Does Michael
Vick Deserve
His Comeback?

SUMMARY: NFL star Michael Vick went to jail for running a gruesome dogfighting ring. Now he’s back on the field. But does he really deserve his comeback? Your students decide—then write a persuasive essay using our handy template. Excellent activity for using supporting details.

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GUIDED PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Our self-guided worksheet makes essay writing a painless process. Includes two bonus handouts: transition words and a self-edit checklist.

Open Up and
Say “Aaaaaah”

SUMMARY: Students compare and contrast how dentistry has changed over the centuries. They will gasp at how people used to “care” for their teeth. Did you know that ashes from burnt goats’ feet was once a popular toothpaste? This article is designed as an excellent compare-and-contrast writing activity.

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GUIDED COMPARE-AND-CONTRAST ESSAY
Students write a compare-and-contrast essay, using this self-guided, step-by-step worksheet.

READING-COMP CROSSWORD PUZZLE
A fun take on reading comprehension.

	Grammar Mistakes of the Rich and Famous
SUMMARY: Turn your students into grammar gods and goddesses with our delightful editing activity. GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. EDITING ACTIVITY This silly passage is chock-full of mistakes in desperate need of correcting. Includes errors of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, as well as misused homophones and commonly confused words.

	Moving Along
SUMMARY: Enrich your students’ vocabulary mastery with this visually driven—and totally fun—activity. A caption-writing contest follows. GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY A two-page activity that reviews the vocabulary words from the story. Includes definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and fill-in-the-blank sentences.

HELPFUL DOWNLOADS

ANSWER KEY
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TEACHER’S EDITION
Misplaced your T.E.? No worries! Download it directly here. Note: This online version does NOT include the answer key or the URL for the answer key.

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