March 2019

Mini Read

Makeup Magic!

Skills: Text Evidence, Grammar

Meet a movie makeup artist who brings superheroes and villains to life

Skills Sheets (1)

In the News

The School That Stood Up to Hate

Lexile® measure:700L-800L, 500L-600L, 900L-1000L

Skills: Vocabulary, Summarizing, Text Features

Lexile® measure:700L-800L, 500L-600L, 900L-1000L

How one high school fought back against racist graffiti

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (7)

Quizzes (5)

Lesson Plan (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Nonfiction Feature

Blood, Smoke, and Freedom

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Skills: Text Evidence, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Central Idea and Details

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

The incredible true tale of a 15-year-old boy who fought in the American Revolution

Videos (2)

Skills Sheets (8)

Quizzes (5)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Read-Aloud Fiction

Amira's Song

Skills: Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Character

The story of a young Syrian immigrant and her surprising discovery

Videos (2)

Skills Sheets (5)

Quizzes (4)

Lesson Plan (2)

True Teen Story

I'm 17, and I Take Care of My Abuela

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Skills: Sequencing, Vocabulary, Text Features, Cause and Effect

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Inside Daniel's life as a teen caregiver

Skills Sheets (6)

Quizzes (4)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Time Machine

Hey Boys, Get a Haircut!

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Skills: Writing and Editing

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

In the 1960s, having the wrong hairstyle could get you kicked out of school.

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (2)

Quizzes (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Paired Texts

Seeing Double/Meet Dolly!

Lexile® measure:500L-600L, 400L-500L, 800L-900L

Skills: Vocabulary, Text Features, Synthesizing

Lexile® measure:500L-600L, 400L-500L, 800L-900L

Two nonfiction texts explore the science of cloning

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (5)

Quizzes (4)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Debate

Is Playing Video Games a Sport?

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

Skills: Writing and Editing

Lexile® measure:600L-700L, 500L-600L, 800L-900L

E-sports are on the rise. But not everyone considers them real sports.

Skills Sheets (3)

Quizzes (1)

Lesson Plan (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Infographic

4 Great Reasons to LOL!

Skills: Text Features

Learn why laughter is good for you in this infographic.