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Motivate students with interesting, practical reading lessons. Each unit (over 40 per book) introduces an example of environmental print (sign, poster, package, directions, map, schedule, etc.) along with a story and five questions that help develop skills in comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and testing.
Presents sample nonfiction reading selections covering a variety of content areas along with comprehension tests and activities for students in grades seven and eight.
After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple choice and short answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
"10 units + bonus unit; 5 text structures; Content & academic vocabulary, text analysis, close reading; Leveled text: science, social studies, biography, how-to; Text-based writing prompts"--Page 1 of cover.
Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
Expand students' reading skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts and companion comprehension questions that meet core standards.
