Level F Contents
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UNIT 1 Level F Contents How do the senses shape our experiences?................................................ 2 Reading 1: Personal Narratives Prepare to Read.......................................................................................... 4 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Predict The Sounds of the City by James Tuite........................................................... 8 The Sounds of the Desert by Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day................................................ 11 Reading 3: Novel Excerpt Prepare to Read........................................................................................30 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Visualize from Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier....................................... 34 Review and Practice.................................................................................42 Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing............................................................................ 44 Grammar Focus: Adjectives with and without Commas Writing Focus: Describe a Person Reading 4: Informational Text/Science Review and Practice................................................................................. 14 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Prepare to Read....................................................................................... 46 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Skim INFO How We See TEXT ........................................................................................50 Grammar and Writing............................................................................. 16 Grammar Focus: Prepositions of Location and Direction Writing Focus: Describe a Place Review and Practice.................................................................................54 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Reading 2: Informational Text/Science Prepare to Read........................................................................................ 18 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Preview INFO How We Hear TEXT ......................................................................................22 Review and Practice.................................................................................26 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.............................................................................28 Grammar Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement Writing Focus: Describe an Event or Experience Grammar and Writing.............................................................................56 Grammar Focus: More Prepositions of Location and Direction Writing Focus: Describe an Object Link the Readings.............................................................................. 58 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Projects and Further Reading.......................................................... 59 Put It All Together Listening & Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation........................60 Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay....................................................62 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art Technology’s Impact on the Senses............................................................... 66 viii ix UNIT 2 Level F Contents How do generations differ from one another?.......................................... 68 Reading 1: Informational Text/Science and Legend Prepare to Read........................................................................................ 70 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Use Visuals INFO Mendel and the Laws of Heredity TEXT ..................................................... 74 A Son Searches for His Father retold by Daniel Comstock...........................78 Review and Practice.................................................................................80 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.............................................................................82 Grammar Focus: Infinitives of Purpose Writing Focus: Write a Story from a Different Point of View Reading 2: Poetry Prepare to Read....................................................................................... 84 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Read Aloud for Enjoyment My Father and the Figtree by Naomi Shihab Nye...................................... 88 I Ask My Mother to Sing by Li-Young Lee................................................... 90 Mother to Son by Langston Hughes............................................................. 91 Reading 3: Informational Text/Social Studies Prepare to Read........................................................................................96 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Monitor Comprehension INFO That Older Generation by Barbara Weisberg TEXT . .................................. 100 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 104 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 106 Grammar Focus: Unreal Conditional Sentences Writing Focus: Write a Friendly Letter Reading 4: Short Story Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 108 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Make Inferences An Hour with Abuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer............................................... 112 Review and Practice............................................................................... 118 Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 120 Grammar Focus: Possessive Adjective Agreement Writing Focus: Write a Story with a Starter Link the Readings............................................................................ 122 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Review and Practice................................................................................. 92 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 123 Grammar and Writing.............................................................................94 Grammar Focus: Habitual Past Structures Writing Focus: Write a Personal Narrative Listening & Speaking Workshop: Skit............................................. 124 Put It All Together Writing Workshop: Fictional Narrative............................................... 126 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art Family Tales............................................................................................... 130 xi UNIT 3 Level F Contents Reading 3: Informational Text/Science What makes a community? ..............................132 Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 134 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Summarize INFO The Great Migration TEXT . ......................................................................138 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 144 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 146 Grammar Focus: Words That Express Opposition Writing Focus: Write an Editorial Reading 2: Play Excerpt Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 148 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Analyze Text Structure from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry........................................152 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 160 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 162 Grammar Focus: Embedded Questions Writing Focus: Write a Review Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 164 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Distinguish Fact from Opinion The Savage, Beautiful World of Army Ants: An Interview with INFO Mark Moffett by Alex Chadwick TEXT .................................................. 168 Review and Practice...............................................................................172 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing........................................................................... 174 Grammar Focus: Modals: be able to, may, might Writing Focus: Write a Formal E-mail Reading 4: Personal Narrative and Speech Prepare to Read...................................................................................... 176 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Identify Author’s Purpose from Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom........................................ 180 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 184 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 186 Grammar Focus: Adverb Clauses of Time Writing Focus: Write a Letter to the Editor Link the Readings............................................................................ 188 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 189 Put It All Together Listening & Speaking Workshop: Speech....................................... 190 Writing Workshop: Persuasive Brochure. ............................................192 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art Things Communities Share......................................................................... 196 xii xiii UNIT 4 Level F Contents How does the sea affect our lives?................................................................... 198 Reading 1: Myth Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 200 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Analyze Cultural Content Poogweese retold by Chief Lelooska.......................................................... 204 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 208 Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing...........................................................................210 Grammar Focus: Participial Adjectives Writing Focus: Write a News Article Reading 2: Informational Text/Science Prepare to Read......................................................................................212 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Identify Cause and Effect INFO Tsunamis by Niki Walker TEXT ....................................................................216 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 220 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 222 Grammar Focus: Subordinating Conjunctions to Express Cause and Effect Writing Focus: Write a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Reading 3: Novel Excerpt Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 224 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Recognize Sequence from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne................................. 228 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 234 Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 236 Grammar Focus: Expressions That Indicate Sequence Writing Focus: Write Instructions Reading 4: Informational Text/Science Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 238 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Compare and Contrast INFO Life in the Oceans by Miranda Macquitty TEXT ......................................... 242 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 248 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 250 Grammar Focus: Adjective Clauses: Review Writing Focus: Write a Paragraph That Classifies Something Link the Readings............................................................................ 252 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 253 Put It All Together Listening & Speaking Workshop: TV Documentary......................... 254 Writing Workshop: Expository Essay. ................................................ 256 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art The Power of the Sea................................................................................. 260 xiv xv UNIT 5 Level F Contents How do struggles build character?.................................................................. 262 Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 264 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Identify Problems and Solutions INFO Hard Times and Happy Days by Barbara Weisberg TEXT .......................... 268 Happy Days Are Here Again by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen.................... 273 Review and Practice...............................................................................274 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing...........................................................................276 Grammar Focus: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive Writing Focus: Write a Problem-and-Solution Paragraph Reading 2: Novel Excerpt Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 278 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Draw Conclusions from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck........................................... 282 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 288 Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 290 Grammar Focus: Adjective Clauses Reduced to Adjective Phrases Writing Focus: Write a Summary Reading 3: Informational Text/Science Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 292 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Use Prior Knowledge INFO Extreme Weather TEXT ............................................................................. 296 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 300 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 302 Grammar Focus: Count and Noncount Nouns Writing Focus: Write a Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph Reading 4: Novel Excerpt and Poetry Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 304 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Term, Academic Words Reading Focus: Identify with a Character from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe................................................ 308 A Bedtime Story by Mitsuye Yamada.........................................................310 Review and Practice............................................................................... 312 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing........................................................................... 314 Grammar Focus: Noun Clauses with that Writing Focus: Write an Interpretation Link the Readings............................................................................ 316 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 317 Put It All Together Listening & Speaking Workshop: TV News Show.............................318 Writing Workshop: Expository Essay. ................................................ 320 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art Showing the Strain..................................................................................... 324 xvi xvii UNIT 6 Level F Contents Why are ideals important?.................................................................................. 326 Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 328 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Take Notes INFO The Civil Rights Movement by Eric Waldemar TEXT .................................. 332 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 338 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 340 Grammar Focus: Parallel Structure with Coordinating Conjunctions Writing Focus: Write an Introductory Paragraph Reading 2: Speech Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 342 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words Reading Focus: Analyze Historical Context I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr............................................. 346 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 352 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 354 Grammar Focus: Identifying and Nonidentifying Adjective Clauses Writing Focus: Support Ideas with Facts and Details Reading 3: Website Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 356 Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words Reading Focus: Scan The Peace Corps: An American Ideal........................................................ 360 xviii Review and Practice.............................................................................. 366 Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 368 Grammar Focus: Expressions That Introduce Examples Writing Focus: Support Ideas with Examples Reading 4: Essay and Biography Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 370 Vocabulary Focus: Literary Term, Academic Words Reading Focus: Connect Ideas We Are Each Other’s Business by Dr. Eboo Patel....................................... 374 Raoul Wallenberg and the Rescue of Hungary’s Jews.............................376 Review and Practice.............................................................................. 378 Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 380 Grammar Focus: Punctuation of Quoted Speech Writing Focus: Include Quotations and Citations Link the Readings............................................................................ 382 Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion Fluency Check Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 383 Put It All Together Listening & Speaking Workshop: Oral Report................................. 384 Writing Workshop: Research Report.................................................. 386 Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art The Pursuit of Equality................................................................................ 392 Handbooks and Resources......................................................................... 395 Glossary......................................................................................................... 456 Index of Skills............................................................................................... 462 Index of Authors, Titles, Art, and Artists........................................... 467 Acknowledgments....................................................................................... 468 Credits............................................................................................................ 470 Smithsonian American Art Museum List of Artworks........................ 473 xix
