McDougal Littell
corrrelated to
Holt
Elements of Literature
Grade 6
8/2001
2001
Holt’s Elements of Literature © 2000
McDougal Littell’s Language Network © 2001
GRADE 6
How to use this correlation
Users of Elements of Literature will appreciate this convenient guide to grammar, writing, and communication skills supplementary instruction in McDougal Littell’s Language Network.
The correlation is organized by selection, so that as you work your way through the literature in
Elements of Literature, you know exactly where to go in Language Network for skills instruction in
common grammar concepts, writing skills, vocabulary acquisition, critical thinking skills; and for help
with projects such as giving speeches, creating multimedia projects, interviewing, and much more.
Convenient quick reference
A few regular features in Elements of Literature can be supported with the same Language Network chapter or pages consistently throughout the program. As a convenient guide for you, these features are listed below in a quick reference, rather than listed with selections.
Selection Features in Elements of Literature
Supplement with Language Network
Reading Skills and Strategies
Students take notes in a journal about
a reading strategy as they read
Reading strategies, p. 452
Making Meanings
Post-reading, critical thinking questions
that follow every selection
Evaluating Information, pp. 467–479
Writer’s Notebook
After selections students jot down
ideas to apply later in a Writer’s
Workshop
Prewriting, pp. 264–266
1
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
COLLECTION 1: OUT HERE ON MY OWN
Just Once, p. 2
Foul Shot, p. 10
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an
Autobiographical Incident, p. 12
Speaking and Listening
• Creative Writing/Speaking: Now Hear This,
p. 12
• Changing Genres: Foul Shot: The Story
Grammar
• Troublesome Verbs, p. 13
• Using Context to Recognize Words, p. 13
• Freewriting, p, 377
• Brainstorm to Find a Topic, p. 264
• Student Help Desk: Finding Ideas, p. 274
• Writing: Summarizing Information, p. 199
• Presentation Skills, p. 491
• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492
• Irregular Verbs, p. 98
• Using Vocabulary Strategies, p. 512
• Using Context Clues, p. 514
Ta-Na-E-Ka, p. 15
Crow Poets, p. 24
Writing
• Collecting Ideas for an Autobiographical
Incident, p. 28
• Creative Writing: Your Own Ta-Na-E-Ka, p. 28
Speaking and Listening
• Debate: Equal Time, p. 28
Grammar
• Subjects and Verbs–In perfect Agreement, p. 29
Research
• Research/Cultural Diversity: Cultural Rituals,
p. 28
• Freewriting, p. 377
• Learn What It Is: Poem, p. 411
• Speak For Yourself: Discussion, p. 403
• Agreement in Number, p. 166
• Compound subjects, p. 169
• Subject-Verb Agreement at a Glance, p. 182
• Research Report, p. 418
• Preparing an Oral Report, p. 489
Grade 6, Collection 1
3
BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
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Language Network
Reading Skills and Strategies, p. 30
• How to Own a Word: Context Clues, p. 30
• Strategies for Understanding New Words –
Context, p. 512
• Using Context Clues, p. 514
La Bamba, p. 44
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collect ideas for an
autobiographical incident, p. 51
• Writing a Brochure/Speaking: The Show Must
Go On, p. 51
• Comparing and Contrasting: M and M, p. 51
• Writing/Art: Coming Soon to an Auditorium
Near You!, p. 51
Grammar
• Using Verb Tenses, p. 52
• Prewriting: Finding a Topic, p. 264
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The Print Media, p. 498
Interviewing, p. 485
Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306
Student Help Desk, p. 308
Creating Visuals, p. 330
• Using Verb Tenses, p. 107
Writer’s Workshop, p. 86
Writing
• Narrative Writing: Autobiographical Incident,
p. 86
• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358
Sentence Workshop, p. 91
Grammar
• Sentence Fragments
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• Fragments and Run-ons, p. 25
• Editing and Proofreading: Correcting
Fragments, p. 362
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
COLLECTION 2: UNFORGETTABLE PERSONALITIES
Storm from Woodsong, p. 96
Call of the Wild, p. 103
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a
Biographical Incident
• Creative Writing: Straight from the Dog’s
Mouth, p. 106
• Writing/Research/Art: Making Pawbooks,
p. 106
Grammar
• Using Good and Well Correctly, p. 107
Vocabulary
• Prefixes, p. 107
• Personal Experience Essay, p. 357
• Personal Experience Essay, p. 357
• Process Description, p. 382
• Process description at a Glance, p. 388
• Adjective or Adverb, p. 136
• Modifier Problems, p. 145
• Analyzing Word Parts, p. 517
Reading Skills and Strategies, p. 125
• Making Inferences, p. 125
• Making Inferences, p. 472
The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln, p. 126
Lincoln’s Humor, p. 132
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a
Biographical Sketch, p. 134
• Creative Writing: Get the Picture, p. 134
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Freewriting, p. 377
Prewriting, p. 264
Choosing Presentation Aids, p. 490
Creating Visuals, p. 330
Grade 6, Collection 2
5
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
Speaking and Listening
• Speaking/Media: "Picks and Pans", p. 134
• Research/ Performance: Lincoln Live, p. 134
Grammar
• Comparing with Adjectives, p. 135
Vocabulary
• Synonyms: Making Mr. Lincoln Less Gracious,
p. 135
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Language Network
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Compare-and-Contrast Order, p. 306
Speak for Yourself: Discussion: p. 403
Spatial Order: Spatial Order, p. 304
Speak for Yourself: Demonstration, p. 387
Research Report, p. 418
Speak for Yourself: Oral Report, p. 431
• Making Comparisons, p. 133
• Student Help Desk, p. 144
• Using Reference Materials: Reference Books,
p. 444
A Glory Over Everything from
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the
Underground Railroad, p. 136
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collect Ideas for an
Autobiographical Incident, p. 148
• Creative Writing – At Journey’s End, p. 148
Grammar
• Don’t Use Bad and Badly Badly, p. 149
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Prewriting: Finding a Topic, p. 264
Prewriting, p. 361
Creating a Class Newspaper, p. 505
The Print Media, p. 498
• Adjective or Adverb, p. 136
• Student Help Desk: Modifier Problems, p. 145
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
p. 156
Speaking
• Interviewing, p. 156
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• Interviewing, p. 485
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
Writer’s Workshop, p. 158
Writing
• Expository Writing: Biographical Sketch,
p. 158
• Spatial Order: Organizing Objects and People,
p. 304
• Introducing Elaboration: Methods of
Elaboration, p. 325
• Using Sensory Details, p. 326
• Adding Facts: Facts Help You Make Your Point,
p. 328
Sentence Workshop, p. 163
Grammar
• Run-on Sentences, p. 163
• Run-On Sentences, p. 26
Learning for Life, p. 165
Research
• Researching Media Personalities, p. 165
• Interviewing, p. 485
• Creating a Class Newspaper, p. 505
Grade 6, Collection 2
7
BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
COLLECTION 3: MACHINE MANIA: PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY
John Henry, p. 168
Working on the Railroad, p. 174
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a HowTo Essay
• Creative Writing/Music: John Henry: The
Legend Lives On, p. 177
• Sequential Order, p. 302
• Process Description, p. 382
• Paragraphs: Descriptive and Narrative,
p. 294-295
The Fun They Had, p. 204
Netiquette, p. 210
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a HowTo Essay
• Creative Writing: Earthdate: 2155, p. 213
• Creative Writing/Art: The Fun We Have,
p. 213
Grammar
• End All End-Mark Errors, p. 214
Vocabulary
• Dictionary Skills/Art–Compudiction, p. 213
• Rooting Out Meanings: "It’s All Greek to Me",
p. 214
• Freewriting, p. 377
• Prewriting, p. 264
• Prewriting, p. 361
• Freewriting, p. 377
• Describing a Place, p. 366
• Periods and Other End Marks, p. 206
• Punctuating Quotations, p. 214
• Using Reference Materials, p. 444
• Using References, p. 522
• Root Words, p. 519
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
p. 228
Speaking
• Oral Interpretation, p. 228
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• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
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Language Network
Writer’s Workshop, p. 230
Writing
• Expository Writing: How-To Essay, 230
• Process Description, p. 382
Sentence Workshop, p. 235
Grammar
• Stringy Sentences, p. 235
• Fixing Stringy Sentences, p. 338
• Speak for Yourself, p. 387
Grade 6, Collection 3
9
BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
COLLECTION 4: ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Stray, p. 250
Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog, p. 255
Choices: Building Your Portfolio
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an
Informative Report, p. 256
• Freewriting, p. 377
• Prewriting, p. 264
• Finding and Organizing Information, p. 266
• Creative Writing: A First-Pet Point of View,
p. 256
Grammar
• Pronoun and Contraction Mix-ups, p. 257
• Possessive Pronouns, p. 61
Spelling
• Consonants: Double or Nothing
• Quick-Fix Spelling Machine, p. 571
Reading Skills and Strategies
• Organizers: Finding the Structure, p. 262
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Creating an Outline, p. 459
Focusing a Topic: Limiting a Topic, p. 265
Organizing Paragraphs at a Glance, p. 308
Prewriting, p. 409
The Flood from The Beauty of the
Beasts, p. 263
Trial by Fire, p. 275
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an
Informative Report, p. 277
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• Prewriting, p. 264
• Finding and Organizing Information, p. 266
• Developing a Research Plan, 421
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
Grammar
• Clear Pronoun References, p. 278
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, p. 69
• Indefinite Pronoun Agreement, p. 72
Elements of Literature
• The Main Idea, p. 279
• Adding Supporting Details, p. 254
Communications Workshops, p. 302
Writing
• Expository Writing: Informative Report, p. 302
• Research Report, p. 418
Sentence Workshop, p. 307
Grammar
• Wordy Sentences, p. 307
• Fixing Stringy Sentences, p. 338
• Varying Sentence Length, p. 340
Grade 6, Collection 4
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
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Language Network
COLLECTION 5: JUSTICE FOR ALL
All Summer in a Day, p. 312
Sun Helps Girl Enjoy Daylight, p. 321
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Supporting Position, p. 324
• Creative Writing: End to End, p. 324
• Science/Research, p. 324
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Spelling
• Semantic Mapping, p. 325
• Understanding Related Words, p. 520
Language
• Style: Figurative Language, p. 325
• Imagery and Figurative Language, p. 352
Prewriting, p. 264
Freewriting, p. 393
Short Story and Poem, p. 406
Research Report, p. 418
Eleven, p. 327
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Supporting a Position, p. 335
• Creative Writing: It All Depends on Your Point
of View, p. 335
Speaking
• Performance: Speak Your Piece, p. 335
Grammar
• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 336
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Paragraphs: Informative and Persuasive, p. 296
Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297
Problem-Solution Essay, p. 393
Personal Experience Essay, p. 358
• Publishing and Reflecting: Ways to Present
Your Work, p. 272
• Presentation Skills, p. 491
• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 214
• Quotation Marks in Dialogue, p. 216
• Editing and Proofreading: Target Skill:
Punctuating Dialogue, p. 410
Correlation of Language Network to Elements of Literature
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
Spelling
• How to Make Silent E Go Quietly, p. 336
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
• Quick-Fix Spelling Machine: Words Ending in
Silent e, p. 570
The Gold Cadillac, p. 338
The South I Saw, p. 346
I Was Not Alone, p. 350
Writing
• Writing Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a
Supporting Position
• Writing a Letter: Dear Author, p. 354
Grammar
• Style: Connotations, p. 355
Research
• Research/Panel Discussion: Journey Toward
Equity, p. 354
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Paragraphs: Informative and Persuasive, p. 296
Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297
Opinion Statement, p. 401
Thank-You Letter, p. 564
Methods of elaboration, p. 325
Drafting an Opinion Statement, p. 401
• Using Exact Language, p. 350
• Kinds of Meaning: Positive and Negative
Connotation, p. 351
• Student Help Desk, p. 355
• Sharing and Reflecting, p. 402
• Speak for Your Self: Setting Up a Panel
Discussion, p. 403
• Research Report, p. 418
What Do Fish Have To Do With
Anything?, p. 366
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Supporting a Position, p. 377
• Creative Writing: Meeting of Minds, p. 377
• A Letter: Thanks from the Heart, p. 377
• Opinion Statement, p. 398
• Prewriting: Opinion Statement, p. 401
• Thank-You Letter, p. 564
Grade 6, Collection 5
13
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
Speaking and Listening
• Debate: Pros and Cons
Grammar
• Direct and Indirect Quotations, p. 378
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
• Opinion Statement, p. 398
• Speak for Your Self: Setting Up a Panel
Discussion, p. 403
• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 214
• Quotation Marks in Dialogue, p. 216
• Editing and Proofreading: Target Skill:
Punctuating Dialogue, p. 410
Writer’s Workshop, p. 396
Writing
• Persuasive Writing: Supporting A Position,
p. 396
• Opinion Statement, p. 398
Sentence Workshop, p. 401
Grammar
• Combining Sentences by Inserting Words,
p. 401
• Compound Sentence Parts: Revising:
Combining Sentence Parts, p. 15
• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282
• Combining Sentence Parts, p. 284
• Student Help Desk: Combining Sentences,
p. 287
Reading for Life, p. 402
• Evaluating a Persuasive Message, p. 402
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• Separating Facts from Opinions, p. 470
• Identifying Opinions, p. 471
• Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297
Correlation of Language Network to Elements of Literature
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
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Language Network
COLLECTION 6: ONSTAGE!
Reading Skills and Strategies, p. 407
Forming Opinions, p. 407
• Opinion Statement, p. 398
• Separating Facts From Opinions, p. 470
Blanca Flor, p. 439
Onstage and Backstage: Theater Talk,
p. 444
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an
Evaluation, p. 460
• Creative Writing: A Change in Scenery, p. 460
• Facts Can Support Your Opinions, p. 328
• Opinion Statement, p. 401
• Short Story and Poem, p. 406
Vocabulary
• Spanish Words, p. 475
• Dictionaries, p. 522
Rumpelstiltskin, p. 462
Rumpelstiltskin, p. 471
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an
Evaluation, p. 474
• Creative Writing: A New Fairy Tale, p. 474
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Vocabulary
• Denotations and Connotations: Finding the
Right Word, p. 475
• Kinds of Meaning, p. 351
• Connotations, p. 355
• Comparing and Contrasting Stories: Grimm
Reading, p. 474
Opinion Statement, p. 398
Book Review, p. 562
Editorial, p. 563
Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306
Paragraph Organization, p. 308
Methods of Elaboration, p. 325
Opinion Statement, p. 398
Short Story and Poem, p. 406
Grade 6, Collection 6
15
BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
Writer’s Workshop, p. 480
Writing
• Persuasive Writing: Evaluation, p. 480
• Opinion Statement, p. 398
Sentence Workshop, p. 485
• Combining Sentences by Using Groups of
Words, p. 485
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Growing Sentences, p. 280
Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282
Combining Sentences, p. 287
Revising Sentences, p. 335
Varying Sentence Length, p. 340
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
COLLECTION 7: EXPLAINING OUR WORLD: FACT AND FICTION
Loo-Wit, the Fire-Keeper, p. 490
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Observational Writing, p. 496
• Creative Writing: "When the World Was
Young…", p. 496
• Creative Writing: That Changes Everything!,
p. 496
Speaking and Listening
• Research/Reader’s Theater, p. 496
Grammar
• Forming the Plural of Nouns, p. 497
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Comparing and Contrasting, p. 135
Describing a Place, p. 369
Prewriting, p. 413
Short Story and Poem, p. 406
• Short Story and Poem, p. 406
• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415
• Singular and Plural Nouns, p. 38
• Agreement in Number, p. 166
• Student Help Desk: Nouns at a Glance, p. 50
from Volcano, p. 498
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Observational Writing, p. 510
Language
• Style Comparisons in Science Writing, p. 511
• Comparing and Contrasting, p. 135
• Using Figurative Language, p. 257
• Imagery and Figurative Language, p. 352
• Figurative Language, p. 355
Grade 6, Collection 7
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BEGINNING
WITH
Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
The Dog of Pompeii, p. 513
A City Frozen in Time, p. 520
Pompeii, p. 524
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for
Observational Writing, p. 527
• Comparing Texts: It’s a Dog’s Life, p. 527
• Creative Writing/Art: Bring Bimbo Back,
p. 527
Research
Research/Narrative Writing, p. 527
• Finding and Organizing Information: Organize
Your Notes, p. 266
• Using Sensory Details, p. 326
• Describing a Place, p. 369
• Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306
• Student Help Desk, p. 308
• Short Story and Poem, p. 406
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Short Story and Poem, p. 406
Using Library Catalogs, p. 440
The World Wide Web, p. 446
Using Reference Materials, p. 444
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Preparing an Oral Report, p. 489
Opinion Statement, p. 398
Presentation Skills, p. 491
Student Help Desk: Speaking Tips, 494
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
p. 560
Speaking and Listening, p. 560
• Speaking to Inform, p. 560
Writer’s Workshop, p. 562
Writing
• Descriptive Writing: Observational Writing,
p. 562
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• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358
• Describing a Place, p. 366
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
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Language Network
Sentence Workshop, p. 567
Grammar
• Combining Sentences Using Connecting
Words, p. 567
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Compound Sentence Parts, p. 14
Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282
Varying Sentence Length, p. 340
Conjunctions, p.154
Compound Subjects, p. 169
Compound Subjects, p. 182
Combining Choppy Sentences, p. 341
Grade 6, Collection 7
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BEGINNING
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Elements of Literature
ENRICHING
WITH
Language Network
COLLECTION 8: TELL ME A TALE
Medussa’s Head, p. 572
Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head, p. 582
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a Story,
p. 587
• Creative Writing: Updating the Myth, p. 587
• Short Story and Poem, p. 409
• Short Story and Poem, p. 406
• Prewriting, p. 409
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, p. 610
To Be Continued, p. 617
John, Sue, and a Talking Snake, p. 618
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a Story,
p. 621
• Creative Writing: To Catch a Thief, p. 621
Speaking and Listening
• Drama: "Open Sesame!", p. 621
Vocabulary
• Using Language Structure: Prefixes and
Suffixes, p. 622
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Short Story at a Glance, p. 406
Prewriting, p. 409
Student Help Desk: Short Story, p. 416
Prewriting, p. 409
• Speak for Yourself: Readers Theater, p. 379
• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492
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Build Your Vocabulary, p. 511
Analyzing Word Parts, p. 517
Understanding Related Words, p. 520
Pull Apart Puzzling Words, p. 524
Interpret Suffix Signals, p. 525
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Elements of Literature
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Language Network
He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit,
p. 639
The Fox and the Crow, p. 644
The Wolf and the House Dog, p. 645
Writing
• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a Story,
p. 464
• Short Story and Poem, p. 409
Speaking and Listening
• Performance: You’re Out!, p. 647
• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415
Grammar
• To, Too, and Two, p. 647
• Commonly Confused Words, p. 581
Writer’s Workshop, p. 658
Writing
• Narrative Writing: Story, p. 658
• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358
Sentence Workshop, p. 663
Grammar
• Joining Sentences, p. 663
• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282
Learning for Life, p. 665
• Making Oral Presentations: The Storyteller’s
Art, p. 665
• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415
• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492
Grade 6, Collection 8
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