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In the News

Skills in Action: What is a Summary?

Learn how to create a summary in this fun animated video.

Videos (1)

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Nonfiction Feature

Behind the Scenes: The Shattered Sky

Author Kristin Lewis shares how she researched and wrote this article about a deadly disaster.

Videos (1)

Video

Read-Aloud Fiction

Skills in Action: What Is an Inference?

Learn how to make an inference in this fun animated video.

Videos (1)

Video

True Teen Story

My Story: Audrey Jimenez

Meet the 13-year-old girl who's wrestling boys (and winning!).

Videos (1)

Video

Paired Texts

Action Explains: Why You Do (Or Don't) Get Sick

Watch this fascinating video to build background knowledge on your immune system.

Videos (5)

Video

In the News

Skills in Action: What is a Summary?

Learn how to create a summary in this fun animated video.

Video

Nonfiction Feature

Behind the Scenes: The Shattered Sky

Author Kristin Lewis shares how she researched and wrote this article about a deadly disaster.

Video

Read-Aloud Fiction

Skills in Action: What Is an Inference?

Learn how to make an inference in this fun animated video.

Video

True Teen Story

My Story: Audrey Jimenez

Meet the 13-year-old girl who's wrestling boys (and winning!).

Video

Paired Texts

Action Explains: Why You Do (Or Don't) Get Sick

Watch this fascinating video to build background knowledge on your immune system.

Skills Sheets (7)

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Vocabulary Journal

Use a graphic organizer to analyze unfamiliar words from this issue.

SKILL: Vocabulary

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Central Idea and Supporting Details

Complete a graphic organizer about the central idea of an article from this issue.

SKILL: Central Idea and Details

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Compare and Contrast

Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast articles from this issue.

SKILL: Compare and Contrast

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Find the Causes and Effects

Fill in a graphic organizer with causes and effects from an article in this issue.

SKILL: Cause and Effect

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Summarizing

Summarize an article in this issue by filling in a chart using the five W’s.

SKILL: Summarizing

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Problem and Solution

Identify problems presented in an article in this issue, then explain how each problem was solved.

SKILL: Problem and Solution

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Write a Paragraph

Write a paragraph about an article in this issue of Action.

SKILL: Writing and Editing

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