December 13, 2010

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

Jump directly to an article’s resources:
NONFICTION FEATURE: Miracle Monkey
READERS THEATER PLAY: The Gift of the Magi
THE LAZY EDITOR: Monster Waves
DEBATE/ESSAY KIT: Are Commercials Making You a Junk-Food Freak?
GRAMMAR MISTAKES of the Rich and Famous
VOCABULARY: Fashion Show
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Miracle Monkey

SUMMARY: Your students will love this inspiring true story about a quadriplegic and the tiny capuchin monkey that changed his life. Skill focus: text features

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DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: VIDEO CLIP
An adorable three-minute video clip of a capuchin being trained at Monkey College.

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

IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Students keep track of the problems Craig Cook encounters as a quadriplegic and how those problems get solved.

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

IDENTIFYING NONFICTION ELEMENTS: READ, THINK, EXPLAIN
Use our teacher-vetted scaffolded reading activity to help students build nonfiction reading-comprehension skills and strategies. Includes text-structure questions.

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.

PERSUASIVE-PARAGRAPH CONTEST
Students write a persuasive paragraph about whether animals other than dogs should be legally recognized as service animals. In addition to details from the article, students may use these resources:
• NPR’s “Helper Parrots, Guide Horses Face Legal Challenges”
• The New York Times's “Creature Comforts ”
Read more about our contests here.

The Gift
of the Magi

SUMMARY: Our charming adaptation of O. Henry’s classic short story makes a fantastic group activity—just in time for the holidays. Skill focus: recognizing irony

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DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN.

VOCABULARY
Project or print these challenging words from the article. Includes vocabulary practice to reinforce your students’ understanding.

SLIDE SHOW: ALL ABOUT IRONY
Introduce students to the topic of situational irony with this fantastic PowerPoint.

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.)
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ILLUSTRATING IRONY
Students sketch scenes from the play depicting irony.

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 a paragraph demonstrating their understanding of irony in the play.
Read more about our contests here.

Monster Waves

SUMMARY: We didn’t feel like editing this short article about terrifying rogue waves. Will your students help us out? Skill focus: editing

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PRONOUN PRACTICE
Students practice pronoun agreement.

EDITING PRACTICE
Students correct errors of punctuation and capitalization.

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

DOUBLE NEGATIVES
Students identify and correct double negatives.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
Students identify and correct misused words.

CONTEST ENTRY FORM
Students submit their corrected articles.
Read more about our contests here.

Are Commercials Making You a
Junk-Food Freak?

SUMMARY: More than ever, junk-food ads are targeting young people. But as childhood obesity turns into a national epidemic, is this kind of advertising fair? Your students explore the issue then use our nifty guide to write a persuasive essay. A teacher favorite!

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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. Great for homework!

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 recipe is chock-full of mistakes in desperate need of correcting. Includes errors of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, as well as misused words.

Fashion Show

SUMMARY: Enrich your students’ vocabulary mastery with this visually driven—and totally fun—activity. A caption-writing contest follows.

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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
Enter students in our caption-writing contest, using this handy form.

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ANSWER KEY
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TEACHER’S EDITION
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FAQ ABOUT INTERACTIVE PDFS
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