Great Source Daybooks

by Keene, Ellin Oliver; Opitz, Michael F.; Robb, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780669480382
• ISBN10: 066948038X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Great Source Education Group Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction: Active Reading	7	(1)
Mark Up the Text	8	(9)
Richard Peck
``The Three-Century Woman'' (Fiction)
Predict
Question
Visualize
Apply the Strategies
Unit 1 Reading Well	17	(16)
Thinking Ahead	18	(5)
Joseph Bruchac
``Little Hare and the Pine Tree'' (Fiction)
Reading Between the Lines	23	(4)
Jane Resh Thomas
from Princess in the Pigpen (Fiction)
What's the Point?	27	(3)
Charlotte Jones
from Mistakes that Worked (Nonfiction)
What Does It Mean to Me?	30	(3)
Jean Little
About Loving (Fiction)
Unit 2 Reading Fiction	33	(14)
In a Certain Place and Time	34	(3)
Frank Baum
from The Wizard of Oz (Fiction)
Who's Who?	37	(4)
Louis Sachar
from There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (Fiction)
What Happens?	41	(4)
Jean Craighead George
``The Birds' Peace'' (Fiction)
What's the Message?	45	(2)
Jean Craighead George
``The Birds' Peace'' (Fiction)
Unit 3 Understanding Language	47	(16)
Expressing an Attitude	48	(4)
Bette Bao Lord
from In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (Fiction)
Vivid Comparisons	52	(3)
Lillian Morrison
``The Sidewalk Racer'' (Poetry)
Appearing Human	55	(4)
Byrd Baylor
``Desert Tortoise'' (Poetry)
Appealing to the Senses	59	(4)
Kenneth Oppel
from Silverwing (Fiction)
Unit 4 Reading Authors	63	(16)
What Would You Do?	64	(3)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
from Beetles, Lightly Toasted (Fiction)
Recipe for Writing	67	(3)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
from Beetles, Lightly Toasted (Fiction)
Conflict: It's Essential	70	(4)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
from Boys Against Girls (Fiction)
sstyle An Author's Style	74	(5)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
from Shiloh (Fiction)
Unit 5 Reading Well	79	(16)
Getting the Whole Picture	80	(2)
Andrea Warren
from Orphan Train Rider (Nonfiction)
Summing It Up	82	(4)
Sy Montgomery
from The Snake Scientist (Nonfiction)
Asking Questions	86	(4)
Gail LaBonte
from The Tarantula (Nonfiction)
Using Your Head	90	(5)
Debbie
Tom Birdseye
from Under Our Skin: Kids Talk About Race (Nonfiction)
Unit 6 Reading Nonfiction	95	(18)
First, Next, and last	96	(3)
Russell Freedman
from Lincoln: A Photobiography (Biography)
In Your Own Words	99	(4)
Russell freedman
from Lincoln: A Photobiography (Biography)
Examining Cause and Effect	103	(5)
Lynne Cherry
from A River Ran Wild (Nonfiction)
Fiction Based on Fact	108	(5)
Elizabeth Yates
``At-mun'' from Amos Fortune, Free Man (Nonfiction)
Unit 7 Understanding Language	113	(14)
Playing with Words	114	(4)
Elizabeth Levy
from My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian (Fiction)
Bringing Writing to Life	118	(2)
Cynthia Rylant
from ``Spaghetti'' (Fiction)
The Writer's Style	120	(3)
Cynthia Rylant
from ``Spaghetti'' (Fiction)
Descriptive Language	123	(4)
Natalie Babbitt
from Tuck Everlasting (FICTION)
Unit 8 Reading Authors	127	(14)
What Next?	128	(4)
Avi
from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Fiction)
Conflict Between Characters	132	(3)
Avi
from The Barn (Fiction)
Through My Eyes	135	(3)
Avi
from The Barn (Fiction)
Identifying Author's Style	138	(3)
Avi
from The Blue Heron (Fiction)
Unit 9 Reading Well	141	(14)
Skimming Can Tell You a Lot	142	(3)
Steve Jenkins
from Top of the World (Nonfiction)
Take Time for Graphics ``The Spirit of Reform''	145	(4)
from We the People (Nonfiction-Social Studies)
Note Taking: An Art	149	(3)
Bill Nye
from Bill Nye the Science Guy (Nonfiction)
What Does It Mean?	152	(3)
Roald Dahl
from Matilda (Fiction)
Unit 10 Reading About Issues	155	(18)
Facts vs. Opinions	156	(5)
James Haskins
There Was a Time (Nonfiction)
Beware of Bias	161	(4)
Patricia Thomas
``Loch Ness'' (Article)
Presenting Both Sides ``Schools Crack Down on Peanuts''	165	(4)
from Weekly Reader (Article)
A Persuasive Tone	169	(4)
Ann McGovern
Galapagos (Fiction)
Unit 11 Understanding Language	173	(14)
Experiencing a Poem	174	(3)
Gwendolyn Brooks
``A Little Girl's Poem'' (Poetry)
Giving Human Traits	177	(3)
Nikki Giovanni
Winter Poem'' (Poetry)
Striking Images	180	(3)
Naomi Shihab Nye
``The Rider'' (Poetry)
The Sound of a Poem	183	(4)
Shel Silverstein
``Jimmy Jet and His TV Set'' (Poetry)
Unit 12 Reading Authors	187	(16)
Predicting a Character's Reactions	188	(4)
Betsy Byars
from The Pinballs (Fiction)
The Role of Minor Characters	192	(4)
Betsy Byars
from The Cybil War (Fiction)
Who's Telling the Story?	196	(3)
Betsy Byars
from Summer of the Swans (Fiction)
A Sense of Humor	199	(4)
Betsy Byars
from Bingo Brown, Gypsy Lover (Fiction)
Acknowledgments	203	(2)
Glossary	205	(3)
Index	208