Six-Way Paragraphs: Middle 100 Passages for Developing the Six Essential Categories of Comprehension

by Pauk, Walter

• ISBN13: 9780844221199
• ISBN10: 0844221198
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Six-Way Paragraphs, a three-level series, teaches the basic skills necessary for reading factual material through the use of the following six types of questions: subject matter, main idea, supporting details, conclusions, clarifying devices, and vocabulary in context.

Table of Contents

The Paragraph	vii
To the Student	ix
To the Instructor	xix
Feathery Homes	2	(2)
Outsmarting the Enemy	4	(2)
Rain Forests	6	(2)
Put a Lid on It	8	(2)
Two Unhappy Firsts	10	(2)
Sea Turtles	12	(2)
The Whale Clan	14	(2)
Give Them a Hand	16	(2)
Six-Legged Workers	18	(2)
The Collapsing Road	20	(2)
A Whale of a Story	22	(2)
The Hermit	24	(2)
Forever Amber	26	(2)
Jumbo	28	(2)
Stunt People	30	(2)
A Dragon That Flies	32	(2)
A Dangerous Weather Maker	34	(2)
Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?	36	(2)
A Very Old Riddle	38	(2)
Protect Your Hearing	40	(2)
The Wizard of Wall Street	42	(2)
Surviving in Very Cold Climates	44	(2)
Let's Shake on It	46	(2)
Slow but Sure	48	(2)
Scallops and Clams	50	(2)
Joker's Wild	52	(2)
The Mysterious Iceman	54	(2)
They'll Eat Anything	56	(2)
No Laughing Matter	58	(2)
Abe's Favorite Story	60	(2)
A Perfect Match	62	(2)
The Great Invasion	64	(2)
The Ship with Four Legs	66	(2)
The Octopus Plant	68	(2)
Monkey Do	70	(2)
Courage and Skill	72	(2)
No Chance to Dream	74	(2)
The World's Oldest Sport	76	(2)
Glass on the Beach	78	(2)
The Monstrous Flower	80	(2)
Famous Horses of the Past	82	(2)
A Safe Place to Sleep	84	(2)
The Ancient Cockroach	86	(2)
Without Hook and Line	88	(2)
Watch Out for Quicksand!	90	(2)
The Prince Tames a Horse	92	(2)
No Moisture Here!	94	(2)
Protected by Armor	96	(2)
Knock! Knock!	98	(2)
Never Say Die	100	(2)
Leaf-Cutters	102	(2)
A Hard and Beautiful Mineral	104	(2)
No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors	106	(2)
The Code Talkers	108	(2)
Feeling the Forecast	110	(2)
The African Elephant	112	(2)
Jaws	114	(2)
Are You Superstitious?	116	(2)
The Badger	118	(2)
Altitude Sickness	120	(2)
A Light Blazing Across the Sky	122	(2)
The Great Stock Market Crash	124	(2)
The World's Greatest Athlete?	126	(2)
Vipers	128	(2)
The Black Death	130	(2)
The Man from Stratford	132	(2)
Once Poison, Now a Food	134	(2)
Developing the Desktop Computer	136	(2)
A Dish Fit for Royalty	138	(2)
Asteroids and Meterorites	140	(2)
El Nino	142	(2)
The Witch's Wind	144	(2)
A Fighter for Justice	146	(2)
What Makes a Dynasty?	148	(2)
A Leader of Her Country	150	(2)
A Maker of Mobiles	152	(2)
Fire Is Fearsome	154	(2)
Garlic: The Magic Cure-All	156	(2)
Cover Your Eyes!	158	(2)
Flying Tigers	160	(2)
A Bird That Never Really Dies	162	(2)
The Beginnings of Television	164	(2)
A Reward for Heroism	166	(2)
I Wouldn't Try It Again	168	(2)
Eye Facts	170	(2)
Life on Other Planets?	172	(2)
Early Passenger Planes	174	(2)
The Giant Saguaro	176	(2)
Horse Sense	178	(2)
Our Inner Senses	180	(2)
Countries in Miniature	182	(2)
Take a Ride on the Interstate	184	(2)
A Fabled African Land	186	(2)
The Great Wild West Show	188	(2)
A Terrible Year	190	(2)
A Gift to the People	192	(2)
Animals Beware!	194	(2)
The Day of the Dead	196	(2)
The Greatest Jumper	198	(2)
The Ageless Wonder	200	(3)
Answer Key	203	(6)
Diagnostic Chart	209	(6)
Progress Graph	215