► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Make Comparisons
Use Verbs in the Past Tense
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
History Article
Apply the
Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Intonation
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Use Text Features
Vocabulary Study
Understand Idioms
Research/Speaking
Learn About Smallpox
Research/Writing
Find and Select Sources
Language and Grammar
Make Comparisons
Writing and Grammar
Write About Past Events
Anticipation Guide Tell if you agree or disagree with these statements.
In 1519, Hernán Cortés took the Aztec Empire for Spain and changed the future of Mexico.