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MC_prac1 Maria and father story MC Toolkit
MC_prac2 Octopus story MC

ospi released

MC_prac3 Octopus story MC ospi released
MC_prac4 From the Land and Back story MC ospi released
SA_prac1 Thoughts on an Abacus essay SA ospi released
EA_prac1 Thoughts on an Abacus essay EA ospi released
EA_prac2 Octopus + Octopus poem + story EA ospi released
Reading Literature
Lesson 1: Understanding Theme & Supporting Details
Les1_Example Birdfoot's Grampa poem MC ospi released
Les1_Example The Phantom story MC

Steck-Vaughn/Quests FA

Les1_Example The Wolf and the House Dog story SA Holt 1st/629
Les1_prac1 The Fun They Had story MC Holt 1st/418
Les1_prac2 Cat & the Weather poem SA Holt 1st/316
Les1_prac3 Madam and the Rent Man poem MC Holt 1st/327
Les1_prac4 The Sixth Hurdle story MC Steck-Vaughn/Quests FA
Lesson 2: Summarizing Text
Les2_Example Birdfoot's Grampa poem MC ospi released
Les2_Example The Wolf and the House Dog story MC

Holt 1st/629

Les2_Example The Boy and the Wolf poem SA Holt 1st/322
Les2_prac1 Dave's Song retelling story MC ARI/Woods_Moe/106
Les2_prac2 Hector the Collector poem SA Holt 1st/284
Les2_prac3 How the Animals Came to Earth story MC Holt
Lesson 3: Making inferences or predictions
Les3_Example: inference Birdfoot's Grampa poem MC ospi released
Les3_Example: inference From the Land and Back story MC

ospi released

Les3_Example: inference The Sixth Hurdle story MC Steck-Vaughn/Quests FA
Les3_Example: prediction The Sixth Hurdle story MC Steck-Vaughn/Quests FA
Les3_prac1: inference My Fingers poem MC ospi/gr 4 released 2001
Les3_prac2: prediction You Can't Just Walk By story SA Holt 1st/150
Les3_prac3: inference When pennies make too little cents editorial MC ospi released
Les3_prac4: inference Sky Woman story SA holt 2nd/502

Les3_prac5: prediction

Left Hand, Right Hand story MC holt 1st/583
Lesson 4: Interpreting Vocabulary
Les4_Example: belligerent, preoccupied Dave's Song story MC ARI/Woods_Moe/106
Les4_Example: phrase From the Land and Back story MC

ospi released

Les4_Example: When pennies make too little cents story MC ospi released
Les4_prac1 Three Skeleton Key story MC holt 1st 16
Les4_prac2 Madam and the Rent Man poem MC Holt 1st/327

Les4_prac3

The Giveaway poem SA holt 2nd/367
Les4_prac4 The Boy and the Wolf poem MC Holt 1st/322

Assessment LC/Lessons 1-4

question1_inference The Lost Parrot poem MC Holt 1st/329
question2_vocab The Lost Parrot poem MC

Holt 1st/329

question3_theme The Lost Parrot poem MC Holt 1st/329
question4_summary The Lost Parrot poem SA Holt 1st/329
question5_vocab Calling Home story MC Holt 2nd/175
question6_theme Calling Home story MC Holt 2nd/175
question7_inference Calling Home story SA Holt 2nd/175
question8_inference Calling Home story SA Holt 2nd/175
question9_summary Calling Home story MC Holt 2nd/175
Lesson 5: Applying understanding of literary elements
Les5_Example1: character Birdfoot poem MC ospi released
Les5_Example2: simile Birdfoot poem MC

ospi released

Les5_Example3: title/idea When pennies make too little cents story MC ospi released
Les5_Example4: setting Weep No More My Lady story SA WA State Commission on Student Learning, 1995, Assessment Toolkit

Les5_prac1: character

Weep No More My Lady story SA WA State Commission on Student Learning, 1995, Assessment Toolkit

Les5_prac2: fig language

Weep No More My Lady story SA WA State Commission on Student Learning, 1995, Assessment Toolkit
Les5_prac3: setting, character, character, conflict, climax Slaves No More story

MC

Steck-Vaughn/Visions HA
les5_prac4: irony The Ransom of Red Chief story 7 explain irony of Holt 2nd/66
les5_prac5: plot elements & character The Ransom of Red Chief story MC (5) Holt 2nd/ 66
les5_prac6: point of view The Ransom of Red Chief story EA Holt 2nd/ 66

les5_prac7: vocab, figurative language

Dreams
Langston Hughes
poem MC
EA
Hughes online
Lesson 6: Comparing/Contrasting within one text
Les6_Example1: compare Octopus poem MC ospi released
Les6_Example2: compare Birdfoot's Grampa poem SA ospi released
Les6_Example3: cause/effect Fatherhood: Academic Masquerade essay MC Holt 2nd/ 85
Les6_prac1: cause/effect from "The Sound of 'Thunder" story MC Holt 2nd/139
Les6_prac2: setting, context, cause/effect, inference, character, sequence, main idea The Cold Equation, part 1 story 8 MC Steck-Vaughn/Visions HA

Les6_prac3: compare

Sisters poem MC Holt 2nd/356
Les6_prac4: contrast Weep No More My Lady story SA WA State Commission on Student Learning, 1995, Assessment Toolkit

Les6_prac5: cause/effect or compare/contrast

From the Land and Back story SA ospi released
Les6_prac6: compare/contrast Fatherhood: Wheeler-Dealer essay EA Holt 2nd/85
Lesson 7: Comparing/Contrasting between texts
Les7_Example1: compare main idea

Fatherhood: Academic Masquerade

Essay mc Holt 2nd/85
The Giveaway poem holt 2nd/367
Les7_Example2: compare/contrast characters Sisters poem SA Holt 2nd/356

Laughter

story House on Mango Street/17
Les7_Example3: identify characteristics

Octopus

poem EA ospi released
Octopus informational article ospi released
Les7_prac1: compare element in both Those Winter Sundays poem MC Holt 2nd/730
The Secret Heart poem Holt 2nd/353
Les7_prac2: figures of speech and idea Mama Is a Sunrise poem SA Holt 1st/310
Hairs story House on Mango Street/17
Les7_prac3: contrast cause/effect Oranges poem MC Holt 2nd/408
Left Hand, Right Hand story holt 1st/583
Les7_prac4: compare ideas about nature and life Birdfoot's Grampa poem EA ospi released
You Can't Just Walk By story Holt 1st/150
Les7_prac5: compare theme or message Green Gulch essay MC Holt 2nd/465
My Parents poem Holt 2nd/467
Assessment LA/Lessons 5-7
question1_character The Cold Equation 2 story MC Steck Vaughn/HA
question2_sequence The Cold Equation 2 story MC Steck Vaughn/HA
question3_personification The Cold Equation 2 story MC Steck Vaughn/HA
question4_conflict The Cold Equation 2 story MC Steck Vaughn/HA
question5_resolution The Cold Equation 2 story MC Steck Vaughn/HA
question6_compare message about human nature and love The Cold Equation & Those Winter Sundays story and poem SA Holt 2nd/730
question7_character Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons story MC Holt 1st/397
question8_character Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons story SA Holt 1st/397
question9_point of view Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons story MC Holt 1st/397
question10_humor, irony, exaggeration, compare/contrast & message Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons story EA Holt 1st/397
question11_simile_title The Base Stealer poem MC Holt 2nd/402
Lesson 8: Analyzing purpose
Les8_Example1: purpose From the Land and Back story MC ospi released
Les8_Example2: point of view When pennies make too little cents editorial SA ospi released
Les8_Example3: purpose, attitude Thoughts on an Abacus essay EA ospi released
Les8_prac1: tone, purpose from "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger" story MC Holt 1st/447
Les8_prac2: tone from " The Tiger's Heart" story MC Holt 1st/447

Les8_prac3: compare tone

from "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger" story SA Holt 1st/447
from " The Tiger's Heart" story Holt 1st/447
Les8_prac4: tone, purpose Fatherhood: A Law Newton Missed essay MC Holt 2nd/85

Les8_prac5: point of view changed attitude

Sonic Boom poem MC Holt 2nd/376
Les8_prac6: Indian Rights speech EA Holt 2nd/6-4
Lesson 9: Evaluating Ideas and Theme
Les9_Example1: general/conclude Thoughts on an Abacus essay SA ospi released
Les9_Example2: generalization From the Land and Back story SA ospi released
Les9_Example3: character realted to theme Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons story MC Holt 1st/397
Les9_prac 1: character related to theme The Wolf and the House Dog story MC

Holt 1st/629

Les9_prac2: generalization Indian Rights speech SA Holt 2nd/604

Les9_prac3: reasonable conclusion

from Fatherhood: Try Indirection and Prayer essay SA Holt 2nd/84
Les9_prac4: Analyze arguments Trees poem EA OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
Lesson 10: Extending Information Beyond the Text
Les10_Example1 Thoughts on an Abacus essay SA ospi released
Les10_Example 2: extend/opinion When pennies make too little cents editorial SA ospi released
Les10_prac1: response/generalize Trees poem SA OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
Les10_prac2: generalization, opinion, alternate example   Oranges poem SA  Holt 2nd/408
Left Hand, Right Hand story holt 1st/583

Les10_prac3: generalization
about moms -
write own simile

Mama is a Sunrise poem SA Holt 1st/310
Hairs story   House on Mango Street/17
Dusting poem   3.18 Pre AP book
Assessment LT (8,9,10)

question 1_purpose

Ain't I a Woman speech MC

Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28

OR ONLINE URL

question2_evaluation

Ain't I A Woman

 

speech MC Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question3_tone, attitude Ain't I A Woman speech MC Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question4_generalization (include ideas from Red Cloud) Ain't I A Woman speech MC Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question5_persuasive devices Ain't I A Woman speech SA Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question6_evaluate/response Ain't I A Woman speech EA Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question7_response: What battle would be worth it to you to fight for? Ain't I A Woman speech EA Pre AP: Building Success in SS and English 3.28
question8_purpose Trees poem MC Cisneros, OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
question9_tone, attitude Trees poem MC Cisneros, OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
question10_evaluation of main idea Trees poem SA Cisneros, OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
question11_response Trees poem EA Cisneros, OSPI Commission on Student Learning 1998
Reading Information
Lesson 11: Understanding Major Ideas and Supporting Details
Les11_Ex 1: main idea Ups and Downs of Space Travel article MC ospi released
Les11_Ex 2: main idea Rescuing a Local Piece of History article MC

ospi released

Les11_Ex 3: main idea Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article MC ospi released
Les11_prac1: main idea Living in the Desert article MC WA Alliance for Better Schools (timelife books 1996)
Les11_prac2: supporting details Living in the Desert article MC WA Alliance for Better Schools (timelife books 1996)
Les11_prac3: supporting details Marine biologist gets a 'seal's-eye view' news article MC USA Science 1999
Les11_prac4: important ideas Marine biologist gets a 'seal's-eye view' news article SA USA Science 1999
Lesson 12: Summarizing Text
Les12_Ex 1: summary Ups and Downs of Space Travel article SA ospi released
Les12_Ex 2: summary The Octopus article MC

ospi released

Les12_Ex 3: summary Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article SA ospi released
Les12_prac1: summary Marine biologist gets a 'seal's-eye view' news article MC USA Science 1999
Les12_prac2: summary Roberts wrestles to bronze article SA Federal Way News 9.24.03
Les12_prac3: summary P is for Paper Tops craft recipe MC Martha Stewart - Kids' Crafts online
Les12_prac4: summary Alternative 'pioneers' get their hard-earned diplomas article SA Federal Way News 7.30.03
Lesson 13: Making Inferences or Predictions
Les13_Ex 1: conclusion The Octopus article MC

ospi released

Les13_Ex 2: inference Ups and Downs of Space Travel article MC ospi released
Les13_Ex 3: conclusion Mysteries of the American Dollar article MC

ospi released

Les13_prac1: conclusion Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters article MC

ospi released

Les13_prac2: inference Roberts wrestles to bronze article SA Federal Way News 9.24.03
Les13_prac3: prediction Dogs and People article SA

ospi sample reading unit

Lesson 14: Interpreting Vocabulary
Les14_Ex 1: microgravity Ups and Downs of Space Travel article MC ospi released
Les14_Ex 2: intimidate Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article MC ospi released
Les14_Ex 3: controversial Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article MC ospi released
Les14_prac1: watermark Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters article MC

ospi released

Les14_prac2: juvenile Dogs and People article MC ospi sample reading unit
Les14_prac3: foraging Marine biologist gets a 'seal's-eye view' news article MC USA Science 1999
Assessment IC: Lessons 11, 12, 13, 14

question 1 - inference

Thomas Alva Edison article   MC  ospi released listening
question 2 - main idea Thomas Alva Edison article    MC  ospi released listening
question 3 - vocab, "Alva's business soared." Thomas Alva Edison article   MC   ospi released listening
question 4 - predicting, supporting details

Thomas Alva Edison

article  SA ospi released listening
         
question 5 - vocab, "boat people."

The Refugees

article   MC Washington State Commission on Student Learning, 9/98
question 6 - summary

The Refugees

article   MC Washington State Commission on Student Learning, 9/98
question 7 - prediction

The Refugees

article  MC  Washington State Commission on Student Learning, 9/98
question 8 - main idea, supporting details

The Refugees

article  SA Washington State Commission on Student Learning, 9/98
Lesson 15: Applying understanding of text features
Les15_Ex 1: interprets information Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article MC ospi released
Les15_Ex 2: caption Highpoints East and West of the Mississippi River chart MC

ospi released

Les15_Ex 3: caption

The Octopus

article

MC

ospi released

Les15_prac 1: graphic

Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters

article

MC

ospi released

Les15_prac 2: idea & heading Dogs and People article MC

ospi sample reading unit

Les15_prac 3: graphic features Highpoints East and West of the Mississippi River chart 2x MC

ospi released

Les15_prac 4: headings In-Line Skating article SA

ospi Commission on Student Learning, Reading in All Content and Career Pathway Areas, 6.01

Lesson 16: Comparing/contrasting within one text
Les16_Ex 1: difference The Octopus article MC

ospi released

Les16_Ex 2: difference Ups and Downs of Space Travel article MC ospi released
Les16_Ex 3: compare Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article SA ospi released
Les16_prac1: similarities Dogs and People article SA

ospi sample reading unit

Les16_prac2: cause and effect Dogs and People article MC

ospi sample reading unit

Les16_prac3: difference

Spiraling Among the Stars

 

article ER Washington State Commission on Student Learning: Women Astronomers, May 1998
Les16_prac4: cause/effect Spiraling Among the Stars article MC one difference between opportunities available for Rubin and for girls in science today
Lesson 17: Comparing/contrasting or connecting between texts
Les17_Ex 1: compare/contrast Dogs and People article MC

ospi sample reading unit

Les17_Ex 2: identifying characteristics Octopus and Octopus poem and article ER

ospi released

Les17_Ex 3: details - same concept

Mysteries of the American Dollar and

Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters

articles ER ospi released
Les17_prac1: similarities

Familes with Radios and

Homes with Television Sets

graphs MC The American Nation, Prentice Hall, 1994
Les17_prac2: similar problem, different solution Far From Here (poem) with Living in the Desert poem and article SA Washington Alliance for Better Schools (June 200) ospi
Les17_prac3: similarities Spiraling Among the Stars and Maria Mitchell: First Woman Astronomer in America interview and article SA Washington State Commission Student Learning, 1998
Assessment IA: Lessons 15, 16, 17
question 1: text features, timetable Maps and Train Schedules: Mariner's Game Maps, Train Timetable MC www.mapquest.com
www.soundtransit.org
question 2: analyze information between two texts Maps and Train Schedules: Mariner's Game Maps, Train Timetable MC www.mapquest.com
www.soundtransit.org
question 3: similarities / differences Maps and Train Schedules: Mariner's Game Maps, Train Timetable ER www.mapquest.com
www.soundtransit.org
question 4: cause / effect Lindbergh Conquers the Atlantic Journal MC  Voices of Freedom, Prentice Hall, p218
question 5: cause / effect Lindbergh Conquers the Atlantic Journal SA  Voices of Freedom, Prentice Hall, p218
question 6: sequence Lindbergh Conquers the Atlantic Journal MC  Voices of Freedom, Prentice Hall, p218
question 7: text features

In Line Skating

Article  MC  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
question 8: text features

In Line Skating

Article  SA  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
question 9: text features

In Line Skating

Article  MC  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
question 10: cause/effect

The Components of Physical Fitness

Article  MC  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
question 11:compare

The Components of Physical Fitness and In-Line Skating

Articles  MC  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
question 12: contrast

The Components of Physical Fitness and In-Line Skating

Articles  MC  OSPI, Commission of Student Learning, Reading in Health and Fitness, 6/01
Lesson 18: Analyzing purpose
(informational text organization on TIPS - toolkit 21,22,23)
Les18_Ex 1: Author's purpose Ups and Downs of Space Travel article MC ospi released
Les18_Ex 2: author's meaning Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes article MC ospi released
Les18_Ex 3: fact / opinion The Octopus article MC

ospi released

Les18_prac1: author's purpose Dogs and People article MC

ospi sample reading unit

Les18_prac 2: fact / opinion Dogs and People article MC

ospi sample reading unit

Les18_prac 3: author's meaning

Thomas Alva Edison

article MC opsi released listening
Les18_prac 4: persuasive devices (purpose. opinion, persuasive devices)

I'd Rather Be Black Than Female

essay ER Holt p493
Lesson 19: Evaluating Reasons and Ideas
Les19_Ex 1: evaluate ideas Mysteries of the American Dollar article SA opsi released
Les19_Ex 2: evaluate ideas Ups and Downs of Space Travel article SA ospi released
Les19_prac1: evaluate ideas Dogs and People article SA ospi sample reading unit
Les19_prac2: drawing conclusions Inventing the Cotton Gin letter  MC  Prentice Hall, Voices of Freedom, 1987
Lesson 20: Extending Information Beyond the Text
Les20_Ex 1: drawing conclusions Thomas Alva Edison article SA

ospi released

Les20_prac1: drawing conclusions

Familes with Radios and

Homes with Television Sets

graphs MC The American Nation, Prentice Hall, 1994
Les20_prac2: information useful to similar situation

Dogs and People

article SA ospi sample reading unit
Les20_prac3: information / example applied to modern life

Thomas Alva Edison

article  SA ospi released listening
Les20_prac4: information applied to life situation

Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters

articles SA ospi released
Assessment IT: Lessons 18, 19, 20
question 1: opinion

I'd Rather Be Black Than Female

essay MC Holt p493
question 2: evaluate conclusion

I'd Rather Be Black Than Female

essay MC Holt p493
question 3: evaluate purpose

I'd Rather Be Black Than Female

essay MC Holt p493
question 4: evaluate purpose

I'd Rather Be Black Than Female

essay SA Holt p493
question 5: fact/opinion The Cigarette Companies: How They Get Away With Murder  article  MC Steck-Vaughn/Visions
Washington Monthly, March 85
question 6:author's bias The Cigarette Companies: How They Get Away With Murder  article  MC Steck-Vaughn/Visions
Washington Monthly, March 85
question 7: persuasive devices The Cigarette Companies: How They Get Away With Murder  article  MC Steck-Vaughn/Visions
Washington Monthly, March 85
question 8: author's viewpoint The Cigarette Companies: How They Get Away With Murder  article  MC Steck-Vaughn/Visions
Washington Monthly, March 85

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