Grade Reading 8

Reading

Grade

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Table of Contents

Comprehension: Draw

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Is It Hot

Out There?

Comprehension: Prior Knowledge. . . 5

Comprehension: Analogies . . . . . . . 30

Structural Analysis: Prefixes . . . . . . . . 6

Vocabulary: Frequently

Comprehension: Idioms . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Misused Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Fluency: Reading with Expression . . . 8

Vocabulary: Content Words . . . . . . 32

Comprehension: Fact

Reading: Biography . . . . . . . . . 33¨C34

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . 35¨C36

and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Reading: Historical Fiction . . . . . . . . 37

Comprehension: Cause/Effect

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 38

and Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Graphic Information: Maps. . . . . . . 39

Vocabulary: Frequently

Misused Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 40

Vocabulary: Content Words . . . . . . 12

Writing: Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41¨C43

Reading: Nonfiction Report . . . . . . . 13

More Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 14

Reading: Informational Text . . . . . . 15

Comprehension: Prior Knowledge . 45

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 16

Structural Analysis: Root Words . . 46

Reading: Fable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Vocabulary: Multiple

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 18

Graphic Information:

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Meaning Words . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Fluency: Reading with Expression. . 48

Bar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Comprehension: Make Inferences . 49

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 20

Comprehension: Homophones . . . . 50

Writing: Myth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21¨C23

Vocabulary: Frequently

More Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Misspelled Words. . . . . . . . . . . 51

Vocabulary: Content Words . . . . . . 52

Revolution

Comprehension: Prior Knowledge . 25

Reading: Nonfiction Report . . . 53¨C54

Structural Analysis: Suffixes. . . . . . . 26

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 55

Vocabulary: Transitional Words . . . 27

Reading: Contemporary

Fluency: Reading with Expression. . 28

Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56¨C57

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Reading: Comprehension. . . . . 58¨C59

Reading: Comprehension . . . . . . . . 81

Graphic Information:

Writing: Biography . . . . . . . . . . 82¨C84

Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

More Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 61

Writing: Multi-Step Directions. 62¨C64

Comprehension: Prior Knowledge . 86

More Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Comprehension: Similes

and Metaphors . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Comprehension: Prior Knowledge . 66

Have Fun!

Vocabulary: Connotative

Structural Analysis: Affixes . . . . . . . 67

and Denotative Meanings. . . . 88

Vocabulary: Analogies . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Fluency: Reading with Accuracy . . . 89

Fluency: Reading with Expression . 69

Comprehension: Multiple-Meaning

Good Sport,

Comprehension: Predict

Good Health

Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Comprehension: Idioms . . . . . . . . . 71

Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Comprehension: Fact and Opinion . 91

Vocabulary: Frequently

Misused Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Vocabulary: Frequently Misused

Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Vocabulary: Content Words . . . . . . 93

Vocabulary: Content Words . . . . . . 73

Reading: Nonfiction Article . . . 94¨C95

Reading: Nonfiction Report . . . 74¨C75

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 96

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 76

Reading: Contemporary Fiction 97¨C99

Reading: Contemporary

Reading: Comprehension. . . 100¨C101

Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77¨C78

Graphic Information: Double-Bar

Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Reading: Comprehension. . . . . . . . . 79

Graphic Information:

Bar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Reading: Comprehension . . . . . . . 103

Writing: Narrative . . . . . . . . 104¨C106

More Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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your friends with

your new

Write a Poem

Think about what

outer space mean

s to you. Is it just

possibilities intrig

up there, empty

ue you? Do you

and boring? Or

ever look at the

night and wond

do the

stars at

er what¡¯s out there

in outer space

a poem about

? Write

your thoughts

and ideas. For

about space techn

information

ology that you

could use in your

you might check

poem,

out this Web site

from NASA:



c.

gov/er/seh/SFTe

rms.html.

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Answer Key

Answers for each page are provided at the back of the

book to make checking answers quick and easy.

Check out these

books.

The Atlas of Space

Exploration by

Tim Furniss

(Friedman/Fai

rfax Publishing)

Can You Hear

a Shout in Space?

: Questions and

Answers About

Space Explora

tion by

Melvin and Gilda

Berger (Schola

stic)

Scholastic Encyclo

pedia of Space

by Jacqueline

Simon Mitton

and

(Scholastic)

Space Mysteries

by Mike Goldsm

ith

(Raintree Steck-V

aughn Publish

ers)

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Advantage Reading

Grade 6 ? 2004

Creative Teaching

Press

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Name ______________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension:

Is It Hot

Out There?

Prior Knowledge

This theme focuses on the controversial issue of global warming. Many

people are concerned that the burning of fossil fuels, especially coal and

gasoline, is sending carbon dioxide and other gases into the air. They

believe these gases are causing our atmosphere to trap more of the sun¡¯s

heat, thus changing our climate. Others believe that changes in our climate

are a natural part of Earth¡¯s cycle. What do you know about this topic?

What do you think you know but are not sure is correct? What would you

like to know so that you can better understand this issue? Complete the

chart below.

What I know about

global warming

What I think I know

about global warming

What I¡¯d like to find

out about global

warming

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