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.....................148fromthenovelbyPhyllisReynoldsNaylor,illustratedbyJoelSpectorLoveatFirstSightSocialStudies................164byAmyYinWriting:PersuasiveWriting...........................168THEME:SlitherySnakes!TalkAboutIt........................................170PoisonousSnakes................................172Vocabulary/Comprehension:MainIdeaandDetailsRattlers!NonfictionArticle......................174byEllenLambethHowPoisonCameintotheWorldLanguageArts.188retoldbyPaulSirlsWriting:PersuasiveWriting..........................190THEME:RememberingthePastTalkAboutIt........................................192TowardFreedom................................194Vocabulary/ComprehensionMayaLin,ArchitectofMemoryNonfictionArticle....................196ASalutetoServicewomenSocialStudies.200Writing:PersonalNarrative....................2026THEME:TheCaribbeanIslandsTalkAboutIt.......................................204JohannainJamaica.............................206Vocabulary/Comprehension:ProblemandSolutionTheNightofSanJuanFiction..............208fromSalsaStoriesbyLuluDelacre,illustratedbyEdelRodriguezIslandsoftheCaribbeanSocialStudies..........222byKaneeshaSmithWriting:PersuasiveWriting..........................226THEME:CowboysandCowgirlsTalkAboutIt.......................................228TheLifeofaCowboy............................230Vocabulary/Comprehension:MakeInferencesBlackCowboyWildHorsesBiography.....232byJuliusLester,illustratedbyJerryPinkneyHomeontheRangePoetry....................252wordsbyJohnA.Lomax,musicbyDanielKelleyWriting:PersuasiveWriting..........................254TestStrategy:AuthorandMeTheStoryofRadioSocialStudies............2567TurningPointsUnit3Writing:PersuasiveWriting....................324THEME:TheAmericanRevolutionTalkAboutIt.......................................260LettersfromtheRevolution....................262Vocabulary/Comprehension:DrawConclusionsSledsonBostonCommonHistoricalFiction..264byLouiseBorden,illustratedbyRobertAndrewParkerExcerptfromPaulRevere’sRidePoetry.......284byHenryWadsworthLongfellowWriting:FictionalNarrative..........................288THEME:TheRighttoVoteTalkAboutIt.......................................290YourVote,YourVoice...........................292Vocabulary/Comprehension:FactandOpinionWhenEstherMorrisHeadedWestBiography......................294byConnieNordhielmWooldridge,illustratedbyJacquelineRogersSuffrageforWomenSocialStudies..............308byMariaChanWriting:Poem.......................................312THEME:ProtectingtheEnvironmentTalkAboutIt........................................314EnvironmentalDangers..........................316Vocabulary/ComprehensionBeyondtheHorizonNonfictionArticle.........318KeepingtheWildernessWildScience...3228THEME:DesertHabitatsTalkAboutIt.......................................326TheBestPlacetoBe............................328Vocabulary/Comprehension:CompareandContrastMyGreat-Grandmother’sGourdRealisticFiction..........................330byCristinaKessler,illustratedbyWalterLyonKrudopMoreThanSandScience.......................350byHarithaGuptaWriting:FictionalNarrative..........................354THEME:IntotheFutureTalkAboutIt.......................................356WhoSaysRobotsCan’tThink?.................358Vocabulary/Comprehension:DrawConclusionsZathuraScienceFiction.........................360writtenandillustratedbyChrisVanAllsburgRobotsToday&TomorrowScience.............384byWilliamBrackmanWriting:FictionalNarrative..........................386TestStrategy:AuthorandMeEverybodyCanServeSocialStudies.........3889Unit4THEME:CivilRightsTalkAboutIt.......................................392LunchCounterEncounter.......................394Vocabulary/Comprehension:CharacterandSettingGoin’SomeplaceSpecialHistoricalFiction...396byPatriciaC.McKissack,illustratedbyJerryPinkneyThroughMyEyesSocialStudies..................414byRubyBridgesWriting:ExpositoryWriting...........................418THEME:AnimalDefensesTalkAboutIt.......................................420NoseyandthePorcupine.......................422Vocabulary/Comprehension:Author’sPurposeCarlosandtheSkunkRealisticFiction.......424byJanRomeroStevens,illustratedbyJeanneArnoldAnimalSelf-DefenseScience...................442byElleWainwrightWriting:ExpositoryWriting..........................446THEME:DemocracyTalkAboutIt.......................................448PartyAnimals...................................450Vocabulary/ComprehensionGettingOuttheVoteNonfictionArticle......452WelcometoRussiaSocialStudies.........456Writing:FictionalNarrative....................45810THEME:ExtremeWeatherTalkAboutIt.......................................460TheExtremeCostsofExtremeWeather........462Vocabulary/Comprehension:DescriptionHurricanesInformationalNonfiction.............464bySeymourSimonSuspensePoetry...............................478byPatMoraWriting:ExpositoryWriting..........................480THEME:TricksterTalesTalkAboutIt.......................................482AnansiandCommonSense.....................484Vocabulary/Comprehension:Author’sPurposeTheCatchoftheDay,ATricksterPlayPlay........................486byAngelaShelfMedearis,illustratedbyWendyBornHollanderTheFoxandtheCrowLanguageArts...........506retoldbyMeiKirimotoWriting:ExpositoryWriting..........................508TestStrategy:RightThereThomasAlvaEdisonScience...............51011Unit5Writing:PersuasiveEssay......................576THEME:NorthPole,SouthPoleTalkAboutIt........................................514IceandMoreIce..................................516Vocabulary/Comprehension:ProblemandSolutionSpiritofEnduranceNonfiction...............518fromthebookbyJenniferArmstrongTheBottomoftheWorldSocialStudies........536byMaryAnnWilliamsWriting:DescriptiveWriting..........................540THEME:FantasticFoodsTalkAboutIt.......................................542JuanitaandtheCornstalk......................544Vocabulary/Comprehension:ThemeWeslandiaFantasy...........................546byPaulFleischman,illustratedbyKevinHawkesBluePotatoesandSquareWatermelonsScience..................562byOmarNaidWriting:DescriptiveWriting..........................564THEME:LearningFromNatureTalkAboutIt.......................................566TheHealingPowerofPlants....................568Vocabulary/ComprehensionAHistoricJourneyNonfictionArticle.........570DesignedbyNatureScience.............57412THEME:TalkinginCodesTalkAboutIt.......................................578Rita,TheStoryteller............................580Vocabulary/Comprehension:Author’sPerspectiveTheUnbreakableCodeHistoricalFiction....582bySaraHoaglandHunter,illustratedbyJuliaMinerNavajoCodeTalkers:FiveCinquainsPoetry...600byMaryWillieWriting:DescriptiveWriting..........................602THEME:WhalesTalkAboutIt.......................................604ASongforMakaio..............................606Vocabulary/Comprehension:SummarizeTheGriGriTreeRealisticFiction..............608fromthenovelbyLynnJoseph,illustratedbyMarlaBaggettaTheLargestCreatureonEarthScience........628byYolandaRobertsonWriting:DescriptivePoem...........................632TestStrategy:AuthorandMeTheWorkofGiantsSocialStudies...........63413GreatIdeasUnit6Writing:PersuasiveEditorial...................708THEME:FairyTalesTalkAboutIt.......................................638ARealPrincess..................................640Vocabulary/Comprehension:SequenceTheGoldenMare,theFirebird,andtheMagicRingFairyTale...............642writtenandillustratedbyRuthSandersonATaleToldAroundtheWorldSocialStudies...662byLateeshaGrayWriting:ExplanatoryWriting.........................666THEME:CampingOutTalkAboutIt.......................................668TheBestFourthofJuly.........................670Vocabulary/Comprehension:MakeJudgmentsSkunkScoutRealisticFiction..................672fromthenovelbyLaurenceYep,illustratedbyWinsonTrangOurNationalParksScience.....................692byTanyaSumangaWriting:ExplanatoryWriting.........................696THEME:ImprovingLivesTalkAboutIt.......................................698TheNewGym...................................700Vocabulary/ComprehensionADreamComesTrueNonfictionArticle......702ProfileofaParalympianSocialStudies...70614THEME:BalloonFlightTalkAboutIt.......................................710TheScienceofHot-AirBalloons.................712Vocabulary/Comprehension:MakeGeneralizationsUpintheAir:TheStoryofBalloonFlightNonfiction......714byPatriciaLauberHot-AirBalloonHaikuPoetry..................732byRitaBristolWriting:ExplanatoryWriting.........................734THEME:ScientistsatWorkTalkAboutIt.......................................736Dr.PriscillaC.Grew,Geologist..................738Vocabulary/Comprehension:SequenceHiddenWorldsNonfiction....................740fromthebookbyStephenKramer,photosbyDennisKunkelMountainofFire:ANativeAmericanMythLanguageArts..................754retoldbyGraceArmstrongWriting:ExplanatoryWriting.........................758TestStrategy:AuthorandMeNationalParks:OurNationalTreasuresSocialStudies............760Glossary..........................................76415