Illustration of the selection 3 title page, “Zlata's Diary”
Selection 3 Overview
  • Build Background

  • Language & Grammar

    Justify

    Use Complex Sentences

  • Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Make Inferences

  • Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Diary

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Make Inferences

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Expression

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Evaluate Literature: Word Choice

    Analyze Song Lyrics

    Vocabulary Study

    Shades of Meaning and Word Choice

    Viewing/Writing

    Create Original Art

    Language and Grammar

    Justify

    Writing and Grammar

    Write About Your Opinion

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Connect

Word Webs What comes to mind when you think of the words peace and war? Create a web for each word to show your ideas.

Word Web

Word Web

The Effects of War

Zlata Filipović lived through a war. When she decided to keep a personal diary about the conflict, she had no idea that it would become famous around the world.