Contents
lntro duction
To the Teacher
NonproseReading:Menu
Wo rdStudy:ContextClues
WordStudy:DiCtionaryUse
Wo rdStudy:Ste msandAff ixes
ParagraphReading:Mainldea
DiscourseFocus:Scanning
ReadingSelections1A-1B:Essays
Compo sitio nFoc i:Des crip tion /Exemplificati on/Arguing a Pos ition
1A“CultureShockandtheProblemofAdjustmentinNewCultural
Environments
1B“YourActionsSpeakLouder…”
Readingselection2:Mystery
Compo sition Foc us:Ficti on
“TheMidnightVisitor”
ReadingSelection3:Conversation
CompositionFoc i:PresentinganOpinion /CriticalAnalysis
“Toledo:AProblemofMenus”
NonproseReading:NewspaperAdvertisements
Wo rdStudy :S temsan dAff ixes
WordStud y:Dicti on aryUse
SentenceStudy :lntroduction
SentenceStudy:Comprehension
ParagraphReading:Mainldea
DiscourseFocus:Skimming
ReadingSelections1A-1B:Newsandinformation
CompositionFocus:ArguingaPosition
1A“AmericanValues inEducation”
1B“ParentsSeekingCoolClassroomforSon
ReadingSelection2:NewspaperQuestionnaire
Com positi onFocus:Com pari son and Co ntras t
“How DoYouHandleEverydayStress?”
ReadingSelection3:MagazineArticle
Com positionFocus:Us ing Suppo rtingData
“GraveyardoftheAti antic”
NonproseReading:Questionnaire
Word St udy:Context Clues
Word St ud y: St emsan dAff ixes
SentenceStudy:Comprehenslon
ParagraphReading:Res tatementandlnference
DiscourseFocus:CarefulReading/Drawinglnferences
Readingselections1A-1D:NewsandEditorials
Compositi onFoci:Arg uingaPositi on/WritinganAd vertiseme nt
1A“ABurninglssueontheJobandOff”
1B“SmokinginPublic:LiveandLetLive”
1C“SmokeAlert:Who’sPuffing5TrillionCigarettes’
1D“America’sNewMerchantsofDeath”
ReadingSelection2:MagazineArticle
Co mp osi tionFocus :C omp arison and Co ntras t
“ConjugalPrep”
ReadingSelection3:MagazineArticle
Comp osi tion Foc i:Tec hni cal Des crip tion /Pro ces s
“SonarfortheBlind
NonproseReading:Poetry
WordStudy:Context Clues
Word Study: Stemsan dAffixes
SentenceStudy:Restate mentandlnference
ParagraphAnalysis:ReadingforFullUnderstanding
DiscourseFocus:Predict ion
ReadingSelections1A-1B:TechnicalProse
CompositionFoc i:Using Sup portingData/Developing aPro posal
1A“CrowdedEarth-BillionsMoreComin9”
1B“WorldPopulationGrowthRateSiows”
Readingselection2:MagazineArticle
Compo sitionFocus :ComparisonandContras t
“WhyWe Laugh”
ReadingSelection3:ShortStory
Compos itionFocus :Arguing aPosition
“TheLottery”
NonproseReading:BusSchedule
WordStudy: StemsandAffixes
SentenceSt udy:Com prehension
Paragraph Readlng:Restatementandlnference
DiscourseFocus:CarefulReading/Drawinglnferences
Reading Selectlons 1A-IB: Feature Articles :
Composition Foci: Presenting an Opinion / Arguing a Position / Description /
Comparison and Contrast
IA "Japanese Style in Declsion-Making"
1B "Happy Customers Matter of Honor among Japanese'
Reading Selection 2: Satire
Composition Foci: Exemplification / Satire
"Pockety Women Unite?"
Reading Selection 3: Poetry
"How to Eat a Poem"
"Unfoldlng Bud"
"Thls Is Just to Say"
"in Just-"
"Spring and Fall: To a Young Child'
Reading Selection 4: Short Story
Composition Foci: Analogy / Fiction
"The Chaser"
Nonprose Reading: Road Map
Word Study: Context Clues
Sentence Study: Restatement and Inference :
Paragraph Analysis: Reading for Full Understanding
Discourse Focus: Prediction
Reading Selection 1: Textbook
Composition Focus: Description
"The Sacred'Rac'"
Readlng Selection 2: Essay
Composition Focus: Presenting an Opinion
"The City"
Reading Selections 3A-3B: Family Narratives
Composition Focus: Narrative
3A "An Attack on the Famlly'
3B Adaptatlon from Cheaper by the Dozen
Longer Reading: Psychology
Composition Foci: Presenting an Opinion / Arguing a Position
"The Milgram Experiment," Ronald E. Smith, Irwin G. Sarason, and
Barbara Sarason
Longer Reading: Suspense
Composition Foci: Presenting an Opinion / Arguing a Position
"The Dusty Drawer," Harry Miles Muheim
Longer Reading: Anthropology
Composition Foci: Arguing a Point of View / Presenting an Opinion
"In the Shadow of Man," Jane van Lawick-Goodall
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Answer Key