► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Describe an Event
Use Forms of Be
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Biography
Apply the Reading Strategy
Ask Questions
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Expression
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Evaluate a Biography
Vocabulary Study
Use Word Parts: Suffixes
Media/Viewing
Make a Collage
Viewing/Speaking
Express Your Views
Language and Grammar
Describe an Event
Writing and Grammar
Write About the Past
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., used the power of language to speak up for civil rights. Forty years after his death, his speeches still inspire people today.
Quickwrite Words can be powerful. Recall words that have affected you. Perhaps it was advice that helped you, or words from a movie or a song that inspired you. Describe the effect these words had on your life.