Connect Reading and Writing

Vocabulary

  • campaign

  • citizen

  • debate

  • informed

  • persuade

  • petition

  • support

  • volunteers

Critical Thinking

  • 1. SUM IT UP Create a Main-Idea Diagram to show what you personally find important about this topic. Use the chart to summarize the selection.

    Main-Idea Diagram

    Main Idea:
    Detail:
    Detail:

  • 2. Paraphrase In your own words, tell how skateboarders took action to persuade their city to build a park.

  • 3. Make Judgments In your judgment, which of the skateboarders’ actions would help win the most support for an issue? Why?

  • 4. Evaluate Review the Anticipation Guide on page 526. Now that you are more informed about the way kids take action, do you want to change your responses? Persuade a partner to agree with you.

Reading Fluency

Intonation Read the passage on page 654 to a partner. Assess your fluency.

  • 1. I read

    • a. great

    • b. OK

    • c. not very well

  • 2. What I did best in my reading was ______.

Reading Strategy

Determine Importance

How did you determine which ideas were most important to you? Tell a partner.

Vocabulary Review

Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

Suppose you want to change something in your state. What actions can you take to _____ the public to agree with you? First, create a _____ to bring attention to the issue. Ask _____ to sign a _____ to show their _____. If people disagree with you, invite them to _____ the issue. The more you share facts and opinions, the more it will help every _____ make an _____ decision.

Written Review Create a petition for an issue you would like changed at school. Describe the purpose. Use four vocabulary words.

Illustration of the pen icon Write about the Guiding Question

Explore Taking Action

How important is it for people to volunteer in their communities? Why? Support your opinion with examples from the selections.