March 21, 2011
Skill-based reading and writing activities for each Scope article
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SUMMARY: Your students will be deeply moved by this story about a boy who survived the earthquake in Haiti last year and embarked on a remarkable journey. Skill focus: analyzing mood AMAZING DIGITAL LESSON PLAN A powerful multimedia lesson you will love. An online exclusive! DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER’S EDITION LESSON PLAN. USING TEXT FEATURES CONTENT-AREA VOCABULARY IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS As they read, students keep track of problems and solutions in the article.
CRITICAL THINKING CONTEST ENTRY FORM ADDITIONAL (MULTIMEDIA!) RESOURCES • The New York Times’s Haiti page includes a brief history of the country, a slide show about the earthquake, and a roundup of current topics and articles related to recovery. • Help for Haiti: Looking for organizations that are doing work in Haiti? Click here. | |
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SUMMARY: In the 1940s, as men went off to fight in World War II, women stepped up to the plate as players in the first-ever women’s professional baseball league. Just in time for Women’s History Month. Skill focus: understanding historical fiction
CRITICAL THINKING FACT VS. FICTION CONTEST ENTRY FORM ADDITIONAL (MULTIMEDIA!) RESOURCES | |
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SUMMARY: The Original Amateur Hour and American Idol have more in common than your students might think! Designed as an excellent compare-and-contrast activity. GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. PRE-READING VIDEO GUIDED COMPARE & CONTRAST ESSAY READING-COMP CROSSWORD PUZZLE | |
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SUMMARY: We didn’t feel like editing this disgusting article about edible insects. Will your students help us out? Skill focus: revision and editing COMMA PRACTICE Students review comma rules, then correct comma errors. COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS Accept or except? Affect or effect? Students must identify and correct commonly misused words. SENTENCE VARIATION Students rewrite a paragraph to vary the sentences’ structure, length, and rhythm. PRONOUN PRACTICE Students review pronoun agreement. PUNCTUATING QUOTATIONS A thorough review. | |
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SUMMARY: A new drug could make it possible. Your students explore the issue, then write an opinion essay using our guide. A teacher favorite! GET A PDF OF THIS ARTICLE TO PROJECT. GUIDED OPINION ESSAY | |
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EDITING ACTIVITY This silly passage is chock-full of mistakes in desperate need of correcting. Includes errors of spelling, homophones, punctuation, and articles. | |
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SUMMARY: A fun take on the SCOPE 100! Students read a tricky text message from a friend, then explain what it means and write a response. A contest follows. A complete vocabulary kit! Includes a list of this issue’s words to print or project; a word-journal graphic organizer; a sentence-completion activity; and a review activity on all words learned up to this issue. Read more about the SCOPE 100 here. CONTEST ENTRY FORM Enter students in our text-message writing contest using this handy form. | |
HELPFUL DOWNLOADS ANSWER KEY Looking for answers? Visit our top-secret Web site for answers to all online reproducibles and quizzes, as well as activities in the Student Edition. The URL is listed on page T-2 of your printed Teacher’s Edition. TEACHER’S EDITION NCTE & IRA STANDARDS FAQ ABOUT INTERACTIVE PDFS Click here to see all reproducibles for this issue. |
