Photograph of the title page of the selection “Hitching a Ride”
Selection 1 Overview
  • Build Background

  • Language & Grammar

    Ask and Answer Questions

    Use Different Kinds of Sentences

  • Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Plan Your Reading

  • Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Science Article

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Plan Your Reading

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Intonation

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Text Structure: Problem and Solution

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Compound Words

    Research/Speaking

    Study an Endangered Species

    Listening/Speaking

    Describe an Environment

    Language and Grammar

    Ask and Answer Questions

    Writing and Grammar

    Write About New Ideas

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