• Language & Grammar Persuade • Present, Past, and Future Tense Verbs
    • Feeding the World
      by Peter Winkler
      Reading Strategy: Synthesize
      PERSUASIVE ARTICLE
      Argument
      Support      554
    • Market Women
      by Daisy Myrie
      POEM      568
      • Writing & Grammar Write About Preparing a Meal
    • Language & Grammar Negotiate • Present Perfect Tense Verbs
    • Soup for the Soul
      by Kristin Donnelly
      Reading Strategy: Synthesize
      INTERVIEW      574
    • Would It Be Fun to Run a Restaurant?
      PERSUASIVE ESSAY      586
    • Holding Up the Sky
      a tale from China
      FOLK TALE      588
      • Writing & Grammar Write About Helping Others
    • Language & Grammar Use Appropriate Language • Past Perfect Tense Verbs
    • The Girl and the Chenoo
      by Joseph Bruchac
      Reading Strategy: Synthesize
      PLAY      594
      • Writing & Grammar Write About a Memory
    • Compare Across Texts
      Compare Persuasive Texts      626
    • Unit Wrap-Up627
    • Resources & Index
      • Reading Fluency and Practice629
      • Glossary: Key Vocabulary and Academic Vocabulary658
      • Literary Terms669
      • Index674
      • Acknowledgments and Art Credits678