Literature

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        - READING WORKSHOP Contents

  - Skill Lesson: Connecting

• Judith Ortiz Cofer An Hour with Abuelo Short Story


• Lavendhri Pillay Toward a Rainbow Nation Autobiography
  
  
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  • Skill Lesson: Making Inferences
  
  
  
  


• Maya Angelou New Directions Biography


• Toni Cade Bambara The War of the Wall Short Story
  
  
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• Autobiographical Narrative
  
  
  • Applying Good Writing Traits: Voice
  
  
  
  


• Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Group Discussion and Active Listening
  
  
  • READING WORKSHOP
  
  
  • Skill Lesson: Identifying Sequence
  
  
  
  


• Ji-li Jiang from Red Scarf Girl .Memoir
  
  
  • and Matt Birkbeck Miracle Hands Magazine Article Christina Cheakalos
    
    
    • Comparing Literature: Setting COMPARING LITERATURE WORKSHOP
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Ernesto Galarza from Barrio Boy Autobiography
  
  
  
  


• Gregory Djanikian How I Learned English Poem
  
  
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  • Robert L. Fontaine Graduation Address One-Act Play Your Turn: Read and Apply Skills
    
    
    • Reading on Your Own
    
    
    • Skills and Strategies Assessment
      
      
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    • Skill Lesson: Responding
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Don Wulffson Framed Short Story
  
  
  • O. Henry After Twenty Years Short Story
    
    
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    • Skill Lesson: Synthesizing.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Aimee Bender Loser Short Story
  
  
  • Sari Locker Friends Forever Magazine Article
    
    
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• Short Fictional Story
  
  
  • Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Reading Aloud
    
    
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    • Skill Lesson: Determining the Main Idea.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• René Saldaña, Jr. The Good Samaritan Short Story
  
  
  • Melissa Billings The Brink’s Robbery Informational Text: Textbook Henry and
    
    
    • Comparing Literature: Plot COMPARING LITERATURE WORKSHOP
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Joan Aiken Lob’s Girl Short Story
  
  
  
  


• Alfred Noyes The Highwayman Poem
  
  
  • WRAP-UP
  
  
  • Gwendolyn Brooks Home Short Story Your Turn: Read and Apply Skills
  
  
  • Margaret Danner I’ll Walk the Tightrope Poem
    
    
    • Reading on Your Own
    
    
    • Skills and Strategies Assessment
      
      
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      • Skill Lesson: Distinguishing Fact and Opinion
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Sheila Globus What Exercise Can Do for You Informational Text: Textbook
  
  
  • Sidney Poitier Oprah Winfrey Magazine Article
    
    
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    • Skill Lesson: Identifying Author’s Purpose and Perspective
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Edna St. Vincent Millay The Courage That My Mother Had. Poem


• Eve Merriam Two People I Want to Be Like Poem


• Volunteers Welcome! Informational Text: Brochure
  
  
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• Editorial


• Applying Good Writing Traits: Word Choice.


• Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Persuasive Techniques
  
  
  • READING WORKSHOP
  
  
  • Skill Lesson: Using Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
  
  
  
  


• Matthew Spalding Should Naturalized Citizens Be President? Informational Text: Magazine Article John Yinger and
  
  
  • Nicholas Gage The Teacher Who Changed My Life Personal Essay
    
    
    • Reading for Persuasive Techniques READING ACROSS TEXTS WORKSHOP
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Sheila Globus Take the Junk Out of Marketing Food to Kids. Editorial
  
  
  
  


• uncredited Grainies Cereal Box
  
  
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• Robert Service The Cremation of Sam McGee Poem Your Turn: Read and Apply Skills
  
  
  • Reading on Your Own
  
  
  • Skills and Strategies Assessment
    
    
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  • Skill Lesson: Using Text Features
  
  
  • Glencoe Science Conserving Resources Informational Text: Textbook
  
  
  • Ray Bradbury There Will Come Soft Rains. Short Story
    
    
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    • Skill Lesson: Taking Notes
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • and Mitch Frank The Next Big Thing Magazine Article Murray Buechner
  
  
  • Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Song Lyrics
    
    
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• Research Report
  
  
  • Applying Good Writing Traits: Ideas
  
  
  
  


• Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Oral Presentation
  
  
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  • Skill Lesson: Identifying Problem and Solution
  
  
  • J. Madeleine Nash Fireproofing the Forests Magazine Article
  
  
  • Claire Miller Missing! Informational Text: Web Article
  
  
  • Joseph Bruchac Birdfoot’s Grampa. Poem
    
    
    • Reading for Author’s Craft READING ACROSS TEXTS WORKSHOP
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Andrew A. Rooney America the Not-So-Beautiful Personal Essay
  
  
  
  


• Kathryn Sullivan A Glimpse of Home Personal Essay
  
  
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  • Isaac Asimov Key Item. Short Story Your Turn: Read and Apply Skills
    
    
    • Reading on Your Own
    
    
    • Skills and Strategies Assessment
      
      
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    • Skill Lesson: Questioning
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Rudolfo A. Anaya The Boy and His Grandfather Folktale
  
  
  
  


• Walter Dean Myers Jeremiah’s Song Short Story
  
  
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  • Skill Lesson: Predicting
  
  
  • Mark Crilley The Tale of ‘Kiko-Wiko. Graphic Story
  
  
  • Laurence Yep We Are All One Folktale
    
    
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• Modern Folktale


• Applying Good Writing Traits: Presentation.


• Listening, Speaking, and Viewing: Storytelling
  
  
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  • Skill Lesson: Analyzing
  
  
  • Kathryn Satterfield Voices—and Stories—from the Past Magazine Article
  
  
  • Judith Ortiz Cofer Aunty Misery. Folktale
    
    
    • Comparing Literature: Cultural Context COMPARING LITERATURE WORKSHOP
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Langston Hughes Aunt Sue’s Stories. Poem
  
  
  • Li-Young Lee I Ask My Mother to Sing Poem
    
    
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• Audrey Wood The Bunyans Folktale Your Turn: Read and Apply Skills
  
  
  • Reading on Your Own
  
  
  • Skills and Strategies Assessment