Reading Intervention - Chilton
Topic outline
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Mindset/Stand Up
Meet three inspiring people who overcame extreme hardship, prejudice, and abuse when they were children. Â Now they work tirelessly so that other children can enjoy the rights they themselves were denied.
Comprehension Focus:
Main Idea and Details
Read for Details
Analyze
Writing:
Informational paragraph/essay
Conventions:
Identifying sentences and fragments
Using End Punctuation
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Water Fight
Droughts and water shortages threaten Earth's supply of freshwater. Â It's a global problem. Are there any solutions?
Comprehension Focus:
Central idea and details
Cause and effect
Making inferences
Identify Text Structure
Writing:
Argumentative Paragraph/ Argumentative Essay
Conventions:
Prefix in and un
Multiple meaning words
Transitions
Run on sentences
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In these texts, readers discover some of the consequences people face when they change or hide their identity.
Comprehension Focus:
Story Elements
Read for Details
Evaluate
Writing:
Literary Analysis
Conventions:
Correcting Run-On Sentences
Using Correct Word Order
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In these texts, readers discover how children around the world are forced to do hard labor to earn a living.
Comprehension Focus:
Summary
Writing:
Informational summary
Conventions:
Prefixes/Suffixes
Multiple-meaning words
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Under Pressure
In these texts, readers discover the power of peer pressure and its dangerous effects on teens.
Comprehension Focus:
Problem and Solution
Summarize
Analyze
Evaluate
Writing:
Argument Essay
Conventions:
Using Irregular Verbs
Using Commas With Introductory Words