Inside Language, Literacy, and Content [Level E]
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Decision Point
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Narrative Writing
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Word Parts
Selections
American Names
Saying Yes
A Lion Hunt
From Kenya to America and Back Again
from The House on Mango Street
Compare Across Texts: Compare Universal Themes
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 2: Stand or Fall
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Elements of Fiction
Focus on Vocabulary: Relate Words
Selections
On the Menu
Find the Adaptations
The Three Chicharrones
Dragon, Dragon
Leapin' Lizards!
Compare Across Texts: Compare Characters, Settings, and Problems
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 3: Making a Difference
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Organization of Ideas
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Word Parts
Selections
The Civil Rights Movement
Midway
Martin's Big Words
from "I Have a Dream"
Speaking Up
Compare Across Texts: Compare Authors' Styles
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 4: At Home in the World
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Organization of Ideas
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Context Clues
Selections
Here, There, and Beyond
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Earth and Space
Indian Summer Sun
Almost Evenly Divided
Compare Across Texts: Compare Forms of Fiction
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 5: Our Precious World
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Text Features in Nonfiction
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Context Clues
Selections
A Natural Balance
In My Dreams
Siberian Survivors
Tigers in the Wild
Mireya Mayor: Explorer/Correspondent
Compare Across Texts: Compare Topics
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 6: Conflict and Resolution
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Author's Purpose and Word Choice
Focus on Vocabulary: Go Beyond the Literal Meaning
Selections
Nadia the Willful
Quilt
Chief Koruinka's Song
Passage to Freedom
A Message from Hiroki Sugihara
Zlata's Diary
Last Night I had the Strangest Dream
Compare Across Texts: Compare Themes
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 7: Fair is Fair
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Organization of Ideas
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Word Origins
Selections
The Clever Magistrate
The Clever Old Woman
Argument
The Constitution
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Flag We Love
Kids Take Action
Compare Across Texts: Compare Literary Elements
Unit Wrap-Up
Unit 8: Food For Thought
Unit Launch
Focus on Genre: Persuasive Writing
Focus on Vocabulary: Use Context Clues
Selections
Feeding the World
Market Women
Soup for the Soul
Would it be Fun to Run a Restaurant?
Holding Up the Sky
The Girl and the Chenoo
Compare Across Texts: Compare Persuasive Texts
Unit Wrap-Up
Resources
Reading Fluency and Practice
Glossary
Literary Terms
Index
Acknowledgments and Art Credits