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INTRODUCTIONTeacherOverview..................................................................................................................................vReadingSkillsMatrix.......................................................................................................................... vi

PRETESTSStudentLesson:HowtobeaReadingDetective...................................................................................1FictionPretest:TheRunaway................................................................................................................2NonfictionPretest:TeenSleep...............................................................................................................5

UNIT ONE: Main Idea and Supporting DetailsLesson:IdentifyingMainIdeaandSupportingDetails.........................................................................7 1.PasstheSalt...............................................................................................................................12 2.DayofInfamy...........................................................................................................................14 3.ABreedApart............................................................................................................................16 4.TheRosettaStone......................................................................................................................18

UNIT TWO: Conclusions and InferencesLesson:DrawingConclusionsandMakingInferences.......................................................................20 5.“BumsintheAttic”fromThe House on Mango Street (Excerpt).............................................24 6.SecretsRevealed........................................................................................................................26 7.SpeedSkating............................................................................................................................28 8.TheCoin....................................................................................................................................30 9.ClumsyClem.............................................................................................................................32 10.FromFrozentoFood,Fast........................................................................................................34 11.MusicfortheAges....................................................................................................................36

UNIT THREE: Story ElementsLesson:StoryElements........................................................................................................................38 12.He’sGotMail............................................................................................................................42 13.BoatPeople................................................................................................................................44 14.CrossCountry............................................................................................................................46 15.ARunThroughthePark............................................................................................................48

UNIT FOUR: Literary DevicesLesson:LiteraryDevices.....................................................................................................................50 16.The Face on the Milk Carton(Excerpt)....................................................................................52 17.ThePinkUmbrella....................................................................................................................54 18.OutintheCold..........................................................................................................................56

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UNIT FIVE: ThemeLesson:IdentifyingTheme..................................................................................................................58 19.Sarny(Excerpt)..........................................................................................................................60 20.DolphinDreams........................................................................................................................62 21.TheTrick...................................................................................................................................64

UNIT SIX: VocabularyLesson:DefiningVocabularyUsingContext.......................................................................................67 22.CorporalVinny..........................................................................................................................72 23.DoctorRobot.............................................................................................................................74 24.SylviaEarle:HerofortheOcean...............................................................................................76

UNIT SEVEN: Figurative LanguageLesson:UsingFigurativeLanguage....................................................................................................78 25.River(Excerpt)..........................................................................................................................82 26.SalandDozerDon....................................................................................................................84 27.That’sGratitudeforYou............................................................................................................86

UNIT EIGHT: Cause and EffectLesson:DeterminingCauseandEffect................................................................................................88 28.FlashFlood...............................................................................................................................94 29.GettingtheJob...........................................................................................................................96 30.AWadofGum..........................................................................................................................98 31.AnimalEyes............................................................................................................................100 32.RubberRoads..........................................................................................................................102 33.“ThePathofOurSorrow”fromOut of the Dust(Excerpt)....................................................104

UNIT NINE: PredictionLesson:Prediction..............................................................................................................................107 34.Mind’sEye..............................................................................................................................108 35.It’sintheDough......................................................................................................................110

UNIT TEN: Fact and OpinionLesson:DeterminingFactandOpinion.............................................................................................113 36.Bubblemania............................................................................................................................114 37.FoodsasMedicine...................................................................................................................116

UNIT ELEVEN: Mixed Skills 38.Sing Down the Moon(Excerpt)...............................................................................................118 39.SwimforYourLife..................................................................................................................120

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40.TheLastWill..........................................................................................................................122 41.TheWorkingChild..................................................................................................................124 42.Owls in the Family(Excerpt)..................................................................................................126 43.TigerWoods:HearHimRoar!.................................................................................................128 44.Geocaching..............................................................................................................................130

POSTTESTSFictionPosttest:“FortheLoveofaMan”from The Call of the Wild(Excerpt)...............................132NonfictionPosttest:TheSpiritofFreedom.......................................................................................135

ANSWER KEYAnswers..............................................................................................................................................138

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................181LiteratureCitations............................................................................................................................183FreeSampleActivities.......................................................................................................................184

SelectstorieswerewrittenbyMary-AnnLucidoandTomBentley.

Thankyoutothefollowingfield-testers: EdithHauver,VanguardPreparatorySchool,Dallas,TX; DebiInman,MountainEmpireJr./Sr.High,PineValley,CA.; MargaretRyan,PittCountySchools,Greenville,N.C.; JennyMilton,BriarwoodSchool,Houston,TX; CindiKinney,Homeschooler,Sacramento,CA.

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31. Animal Eyesby Cheryl Block

A 1Notallanimaleyesarethesame.2Theycanvaryinsize,position,anduse.3Animalsthathuntatnightoftenhaveextrabigeyestoletinmorelight.4Thetarsier*hasthelargesteyesofanyanimalitssize.5Itcanseemoreeasilyinthedarkthanotheranimals.6Itseyesaresobig,however,thattheydonotmove.7Thetarsiermustturn itsheadaroundinstead.8Itcanturnitshead180degreesandlookbehinditself! B 9Mostpredators**haveeyesthatfaceforward.10Becausethetwoeyesareclose,theyworktogethertofocusmoreeasilyonprey.11Catsandowlshaveeyesinthefront.12Mostplant-eaters,suchasdeerandrabbits,haveeyesfartherapartonthesidesoftheirheads.13Theseeyeslettheanimallookinalldirectionstowatchforpredators,butitisharderfortheeyestoworktogether.14Somelizardshaveaneyeoneachsidethatcanmoveindependentlyofoneanother.15Theycanlookintwodifferentdirectionsatthesametime! C 16Mostinsectshavecompoundeyes.17Acompoundeyeismade

upofhundredsoftinysingleeyesgroupedtogether.18Eachsingleeyehasitsownlensandseesonlypartofanimage.19Eacheyealsopointsinaslightlydifferentdirection,soeachseesadifferentpieceoftheimage.20Theinsectlooksatallthesepiecesatthesametime.21It’sprobablylikelookingthroughakaleidoscope.22Themanylittleeyesofthecompoundeye,however,candetecttheslightestmotion. D 23Asyoucansee,there’salotofvarietyinanimaleyes.24Eachanimal’seyesareadaptedtofititsneeds.*tarsier—asmall,nocturnalmammal**predator—ananimalthathuntsotheranimalsforfood

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DIRECTIONS:Circletheletternexttothecorrectanswerorwritetheansweronthelinesgiven.Whenaskedforevidence,writethenumberofthesentenceortheletteroftheparagraphthatbestsupportstheanswer.

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1. Alargereyehelpsananimaltoseeatnightbecauseit

A. letstheanimalseeawiderarea.

B. increasestheamountoflighttotheeye.

C. canmoveinmoredirections. D. canmakeobjectsseemlarger.

Whichsentenceisthebestevidence?____

2. Becauseeyesonthesidesoftheheadarefarapart,theydonot

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Whichtwosentencesarethebestevidence?____,____

3. Becauseaplant-eatercanseeinmanydirections,itcan

A. findfoodmoreeasily. B. avoidbeingeaten. C. avoidflyinginsects. D. findotherplant-eaters.

Whichsentenceisthebestevidence?_____

4.Aninsectseesanimageinpiecesbecause

A. eachsmallereyeseesseparately.

B. itlooksatallthepiecesatthesametime.

C. ithasakaleidoscopeforaneye.

D. eacheyepointsindifferentdirections.

Whichtwosentencesarethebestevidence?_____,_____

5. Whydoanimals’eyesdiffer?

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