► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Give and Follow Directions
Use Possessive Adjectives
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Determine Importance
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Science Article
Apply the Reading Strategy
Determine Importance
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Intonation
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Analyze Author’s Purpose and Style
Compare Kinds of Nonfiction
Vocabulary Study
Use Context Clues:
Synonyms and Antonyms
Research/Technology
Make a Public Service Announcement
Language and Grammar
Give and Follow Directions
Writing and Grammar
Write Directions to a Place
Your heart is hard at work every second. It keeps your body running smoothly. But what happens when it doesn’t work well? Can it be fixed?
View the video.
Doctors can learn a lot about a person’s heart using medical technology.
KWL Chart Discuss, and then write what you know about the human heart in the K column of the KWL chart. In the W column, write what you want to know. Use the L column to list what you learned after reading the article.