UNIT
1
Level C
Contents
How can change improve
people’s lives?. ........................................................................... 2
Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies
Prepare to Read.......................................................................................... 4
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Preview
INFO
The First Americans TEXT .............................................................................. 8
Review and Practice................................................................................. 14
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing............................................................................. 16
Grammar Focus: Order of Adjectives
Writing Focus: Describe a Group of People
Reading 2: Novel Excerpt
Prepare to Read........................................................................................ 18
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Analyze Historical Context
from Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan..................................................22
Review and Practice.................................................................................28
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.............................................................................30
Grammar Focus: Sequence Words
Writing Focus: Describe an Event or Experience
Reading 3: Informational Text/Science
Prepare to Read........................................................................................32
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Recognize Sequence
INFO
Early Inventions TEXT ..................................................................................36
Review and Practice.................................................................................40
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.............................................................................42
Grammar Focus: Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Writing Focus: Describe an Object
Reading 4: Novel Excerpt
Prepare to Read....................................................................................... 44
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Visualize
from Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman.............................................................. 48
Review and Practice.................................................................................54
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.............................................................................56
Grammar Focus: Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives
Writing Focus: Describe a Place
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: Small-Group Presentation...............60
Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay....................................................62
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
Invention and Change.................................................................................. 66
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UNIT
2
Level C
Contents
What are the benefits
of facing challenges?..................................................... 68
Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies and Song
Prepare to Read........................................................................................ 70
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Skim
INFO
The Train to Freedom TEXT ......................................................................... 74
Follow the Drinking Gourd.........................................................................79
Review and Practice.................................................................................80
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.............................................................................82
Grammar Focus: Prepositions of Location: Where and in What Direction
Writing Focus: Write a Story with a Starter
Reading 2: Personal Narrative and Poetry
Prepare to Read....................................................................................... 84
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Identify Problems and Solutions
Five New Words at a Time by Yu-Lan (Mary) Ying..................................... 88
Quilt by Janet S. Wong................................................................................. 91
Review and Practice................................................................................. 92
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.............................................................................94
Grammar Focus: Gerunds as Subjects and Objects
Writing Focus: Rewrite a Familiar Story
Reading 3: Informational Text/Science
Prepare to Read........................................................................................96
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Recognize Cause and Effect
INFO
The Great Fever 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: Passive Voice: Simple Past; Regular and
Irregular Past Participles
Writing Focus: Write a Personal Narrative
Reading 4: Interview and Novel Excerpt
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 108
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Predict
An Interview with Gary Paulsen by Leonard S. Marcus..............................112
from Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.................................................................... 114
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 120
Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 122
Grammar Focus: Simple and Compound Sentences
Writing Focus: Write a Personal Letter
Link the Readings............................................................................ 124
Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion
The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion
Fluency Check
Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 125
Put It All Together
Listening & Speaking Workshop: Personal Narrative....................... 126
Writing Workshop: Fictional Narrative............................................... 128
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
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UNIT
3
Level C
Contents
How are relationships
with others important?............................................. 134
Reading 1: Novel Excerpt
Prepare to Read......................................................................................136
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Analyze Cultural Context
from Salsa Stories: Aguinaldo by Lulu Delacre......................................... 140
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 148
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 150
Grammar Focus: Imperatives
Writing Focus: Write Instructions
Reading 2: Informational Texts/Social Studies
Prepare to Read......................................................................................152
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Compare and Contrast
INFO
Sowing the Seeds of Peace by Mandy Terc TEXT ...................................... 156
INFO
Seeds of Peace: Cultivating Friendships TEXT ...........................................159
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 160
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 162
Grammar Focus: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Writing Focus: Write a Critique
Reading 3: Legend
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 164
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Identify with a Character
Blue Willow by Pam Conrad..................................................................... 168
Review and Practice............................................................................... 176
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing...........................................................................178
Grammar Focus: Expressions to Compare and Contrast
Writing Focus: Write to Compare and Contrast
Reading 4: Informational Text/Science
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 180
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Classify
INFO
Partnerships in Nature TEXT .................................................................... 184
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 190
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing...........................................................................192
Grammar Focus: Compound and Complex Sentences
Writing Focus: Write a Classifying Paragraph
Link the Readings............................................................................ 194
Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion
The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion
Fluency Check
Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 195
Put It All Together
Listening & Speaking Workshop: How-To Demonstration. .............. 196
Writing Workshop: Expository Essay. ................................................ 198
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
Embracing Family, Friends, and Neighbors.................................................. 202
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UNIT
4
Level C
Contents
Reading 3: Informational Text/Science
What does home mean?
....................................... 204
Reading 1: Informational Texts/Social Studies
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 206
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Identify Author’s Purpose
INFO
97 Orchard Street TEXT .............................................................................210
INFO
The Pros and Cons of Tenement Life TEXT . ..............................................213
Review and Practice...............................................................................214
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing...........................................................................216
Grammar Focus: Adjective Clauses with who and which
Writing Focus: Write a Magazine Article
Reading 2: Short Story
Prepare to Read......................................................................................218
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Summarize
Somebody’s Son by Richard Pindell........................................................... 222
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 228
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 230
Grammar Focus: Adjectives and Adverbs
Writing Focus: Write a Plot Summary
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 232
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Monitor Comprehension
INFO
Operation Migration by Joyce Styron Madsen TEXT ................................. 236
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 240
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 242
Grammar Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement
Writing Focus: Write a Problem-and-Solution Paragraph
Reading 4: Narrative Poetry
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 244
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Analyze Text Structure
The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland............................................................. 248
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 252
Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 254
Grammar Focus: Adverb Clauses of Time
Writing Focus: Write a Response to Literature
Link the Readings............................................................................ 256
Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion
The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion
Fluency Check
Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 257
Put It All Together
Listening & Speaking Workshop: TV News Show............................ 258
Writing Workshop: Expository Essay. ................................................ 260
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
Acknowledging the Past, Reaching for the Future......................................... 264
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UNIT
5
Level C
Contents
What is the
human spirit?. ........................................................................ 266
Reading 1: Informational Text/Social Studies
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 268
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Distinguish Fact from Opinion
INFO
from César Chávez: We Can Do It! by Sunita Apte TEXT ........................... 272
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 278
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 280
Grammar Focus: Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
Writing Focus: Write an Advertisement
Reading 2: Short Story
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 282
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Make Inferences
The Scholarship Jacket by Marta Salinas.................................................. 286
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 294
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 296
Grammar Focus: Punctuation in Quotations
Writing Focus: Write a Review
Reading 3: Informational Text/Social Studies
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 298
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Identify Main Idea and Details
INFO
Listen Up by Phil Taylor TEXT ..................................................................... 302
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 306
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 308
Grammar Focus: Present Perfect with for and since
Writing Focus: Write a Letter to the Editor
Reading 4: Play
Prepare to Read......................................................................................310
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Read Aloud
from The Diary of Anne Frank: The Play
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett with Wendy Kesselman.............. 314
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 322
Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 324
Grammar Focus: Simple Past versus Present Perfect
Writing Focus: Write a Persuasive Paragraph
Link the Readings............................................................................ 326
Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion
The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion
Fluency Check
Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 327
Put It All Together
Listening & Speaking Workshop: Radio Commercial....................... 328
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Speech............................................... 330
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
Everyday Obstacles, Everyday Courage........................................................ 334
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UNIT
6
Level C
Contents
How does the sky
influence us?........................................................................... 336
Reading 1: Letter and Poetry
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 338
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Connect Ideas
Starry Nights............................................................................................ 342
Stars by Sara Teasdale............................................................................... 344
Escape at Bedtime by Robert Louis Stevenson.......................................... 345
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 346
Speaking and Listening Focus: Dramatic Reading
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 348
Grammar Focus: Punctuation in Prose and Poetry
Writing Focus: Write an Introductory Paragraph
Reading 2: Informational Text/Science
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 350
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Use Visuals
INFO
Earth and the Milky Way TEXT ................................................................ 354
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 362
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 364
Grammar Focus: Noun/Pronoun Agreement
Writing Focus: Support the Main Idea
Reading 3: Myth
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Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 366
Vocabulary Focus: Literary Terms, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Read for Enjoyment
The Girl Who Married the Moon
retold by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross................................................. 370
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 378
Speaking and Listening Focus: Reader’s Theater
Progress Monitoring: Response to Literature
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 380
Grammar Focus: Modal Verb: must
Writing Focus: Include Paraphrases and Citations
Reading 4: Informational Texts/Science
Prepare to Read..................................................................................... 382
Vocabulary Focus: Key Words, Academic Words
Reading Focus: Take Notes
INFO
Return to the Moon by Christy Brownlee TEXT ......................................... 386
INFO
No Need to Establish a Moon Base by Matt Kachur TEXT ........................ 388
Review and Practice.............................................................................. 390
Speaking and Listening Focus: In Your Own Words
Progress Monitoring: Read for Fluency
Grammar and Writing.......................................................................... 392
Grammar Focus: Cause-and-Effect Structures
Writing Focus: Include Quotations and Citations
Link the Readings............................................................................ 394
Assessment Practice: Critical Thinking, Discussion
The Big Question: Wrap-Up Discussion
Fluency Check
Projects and Further Reading........................................................ 395
Put It All Together
Listening & Speaking Workshop: Oral Report................................. 396
Writing Workshop: Research Report.................................................. 398
Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Language of Art
Capturing Cosmic Beauty........................................................................... 404
Handbooks and Resources......................................................................... 407
Glossary......................................................................................................... 468
Index of Skills............................................................................................... 474
Index of Authors, Titles, Art, and Artists........................................... 479
Acknowledgments....................................................................................... 480
Credits............................................................................................................ 482
Smithsonian American Art Museum List of Artworks........................ 485
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