English language arts
Any Novel: Plot Diagram and Prediction Log
Students map the plot of any novel they are reading, log predictions with text clues, and analyze conflict and cause and effect.
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Arts
Art Movements Field Guide: Six Big Ideas
Students use a field-guide table to learn six major art movements, solve matching clues and sketch the same object in Impressionist-inspired and Cubist-inspired styles.
English language arts
Context Clue Detectives: The Lighthouse Keeper
Students read an original story, use context clues to work out eight vocabulary words, and use the words in sentences.
Science
Earth’s Biomes: Match the Climate to the Place
Students use a biome reference table to match climate clues, plants and animals to six major land biomes.
Arts
Six Musical Traditions Around the World
Students read about six world music traditions, match clues to each, complete a comparison table, and respond in writing.
English language arts
Speaker, Audience, Purpose: Reading Five Short Texts
Students analyze five very different original short texts for speaker, audience, purpose and clues, then rewrite one for a new audience.
English language arts
Test-Style Grammar and Words in Context
Students practice sixteen test-style questions on grammar, punctuation and vocabulary in context, with a self-check against the key.
English language arts
The Missing Trophy: Clues, Red Herrings and Inferences
Students read an original school mystery, record the clues, rule out suspects, and practice drawing supported inferences.