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Selection 1 Overview
  • Build Background

  • Language & Grammar

    Persuade

    Use Verbs in the Present, Past, and Future Tense

  • Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Synthesize

  • Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Persuasive Essay

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Synthesize

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Intonation

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Persuasive Writing

    Analyze Text Structure: Argument and Support

    Vocabulary Study

    Understand Denotation and Connotation

    Media/Viewing

    Analyze Propaganda in the Media

    Language and Grammar

    Persuade

    Writing and Grammar

    Write About Community Action

Build Background
Learn to Make a Difference

People don’t always do what’s best for the planet. The good news is that we can change that. People just like you are making a difference every day.

Connect

Team Brainstorm Work with a small group. Brainstorm what your school could do to be more “green,” or take better care of our environment. Share your group’s ideas with the rest of the class.