November 22, 2010
Skill-based reading and writing activities for each Scope article
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SUMMARY: Your students will be amazed and horrified to learn how enormous Burmese pythons are taking over the fragile Everglades. Skill focus: cause and effect GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN. SCOPE 100 VOCABULARY
IDENTIFYING NONFICTION ELEMENTS: READ, THINK, EXPLAIN CONTEST ENTRY FORM | |
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SUMMARY: Weeks before the Olympics, snowboarding champ Kevin Pearce suffered a terrible accident that nearly took his life. Your students will love this incredible true story of triumph over tragedy. Skill focus: theme GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN. CONTENT-AREA VOCABULARY
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SUMMARY: Award-winning author Roland Smith writes a moving story about a young girl whose father is serving in the military overseas. When a hurricane hits her neighborhood, she learns the true power of community. Skill focus: dynamic character INTERACTIVE READING-COMPREHENSION QUIZ A test-prep essential! We formed these questions based on state tests. (Need help with your interactive pdf? Visit our FAQ page.) *Get the noninteractive version here. IDENTIFYING FICTION ELEMENTS: READ, THINK, EXPLAIN A two-page independent-reading activity to help students improve their fiction reading-comprehension skills and strategies. DYNAMIC CHARACTER GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Students find details from the story that show how Annie is a dynamic character. 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. AUTHOR STUDY We love author Roland Smith—and we know you and your students do too. Visit his Web site for info on his novels. We especially recommend the bio page, which details how he became a writer. | |
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SUMMARY: Celebrities have money, opportunities, and endless adoring fans. So why are many young stars totally messed up? Your students explore the issue, then use our nifty guide to write a persuasive essay. A teacher favorite! GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. GUIDED PERSUASIVE ESSAY Our self-guided worksheet makes essay writing a painless process. Includes two bonus handouts: transition words and a self-edit checklist. | |
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SUMMARY: The mythic hero and the modern-day “Man of Steel” have more in common than your students might think. This story is designed as an excellent compare-and-contrast activity. GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. GUIDED COMPARE-AND-CONTRAST ESSAY Students write a compare-and-contrast essay, using our self-guided, step-by-step worksheet. READING-COMP CROSSWORD PUZZLE A fun take on reading comprehension. | |
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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 words. | |
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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. CONTEST ENTRY FORM | |
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 FAQ ABOUT INTERACTIVE PDFS |
