February 2020

Mini Read

The Storm Chaser

Skills: Grammar, Comprehension

Get an inside look at this exciting career.

Skills Sheets (1)

In the News

America's Drug Crisis

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

Skills: Vocabulary, Summarizing

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Learn how opioid addiction is affecting millions of Americans every single day.

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (8)

Lesson Plan (1)

Leveled Articles (2)

Nonfiction Feature

Malala the Powerful

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

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

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This brave teen girl risked her life for the right to go to school.

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Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

True Teen Story

Fighting for Every Point—and Every Breath

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

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

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Meet the 12-year-old basketball star who's battling a dangerous disease.

Videos (1)

Skills Sheets (6)

Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Weird But True

Ewww, What’s That Smell?

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Skills: Writing and Editing

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Learn why these dogs are sniffing poop for a good cause.

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Leveled Articles (2)

Readers Theater Play

The Brave Boys of Greensboro

Skills: Elements of Fiction, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference

Read about an important protest from the civil rights movement.

Videos (2)

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Paired Texts

Following the Stars/What’s It Like to Be Famous?

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

Skills: Vocabulary, Synthesizing

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The truth behind our obsession with celebrities—plus a Q&A with a TikTok star

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Lesson Plan (2)

Leveled Articles (2)

Debate

Should Sammy Buy These Sneakers?

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Skills: Writing and Editing

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Is it worth spending a lot of money on a pair of shoes?

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Leveled Articles (2)

Infographic

Life Before Your Phone

Skills: Text Features

What did people do before there was an app for everything?

February 2020

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