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The Glencoe Reader is a special kind of book - one you can actually interact with and make your own. Go ahead. Circle, underline, or highlight parts of a selection that grab your attention or that are hard to understand. Jot down words you want to remember. Fill the margins with your own thoughts and questions. You can mark up this reader in a way that works for you - a way that helps you understand and remember what you read. ... CONTENTS ... To Students and Parents How to Use This Book The What, Why, and How of Reading
PART I Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Reading Short Stories EverydayUse Connect; Draw Conclusions; Characterization; Understanding Long Sentences Chee’s Daughter Predict; Infer; Theme; Understanding Dialogue Two Kinds Question; Draw Conclusions; Conflict; Reading Dialect Catch the Moon Visualize; Interpret; Sensory Details; Using Time Clues A Sound of Thunder Clarify; Synthesize; Foreshadowing; Understanding Cause-and-Effect Statements
Reading Poetry Horses Graze Question; Draw Conclusions; Personification; Reading Thoughts, Not Lines The Road Not Taken Visualize; Lyric Poem; Making Meaning Making a Fist Respond; Interpret; Speaker Reapers Visualize; Analyze; Sound Devices
Reading Drama from Antigone Summarize; Draw Conclusions; Protagonist/Antagonist; Reading Long Sentences from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Clarify; Infer; Blank Verse; Reading Side Notes
Reading Legends from Le Morte d’Arthur Monitor Comprehension; Draw Conclusions; Dialogue; Understanding Formal Language from Sundiata Clarify; Evaluate; Tall Tale; Keeping Track of Characters Where the Girl Rescued Her Brother Summarize; Evaluate; Suspense; Understanding Figures of Speech
Reading Novels
PART II Non-fiction and Informational Text
Reading Literary Non-fiction from Farewell to Manzanar Respond; Analyze; Autobiography; Understanding Cultural Context I’ve Seen the Promised Land Summarize; Analyze; Allusions; Reading a Speech Exploring Antarctic Ice Identify Sequence; Main Idea; Author’s Purpose; Understanding Jargon from inTIME Magazine Changing Stripes Sequence; Draw Conclusions; Author’s Purpose; Understanding Unusual Expressions from USA TODAY Training leads to big break Question; Evaluate; Text Features; Understanding Jargon from USA TODAY Wild and woolly ‘Ice Age’ is a gem Skim; Evaluate; Understanding Slang from Glencoe Literature Web Site Literature: Course 5 Preview; Text Features Print advertisement N–ERGY Author’s Purpose; Understanding Writing Style
Reading Textbooks from Glencoe World History: The Development of Civilizations in Africa Preview; Main Idea; Text Features; Reading a Thematic Map from Glencoe Geometry: Concepts and Applications Angles Review; Text Structure; Reading Text and Diagrams Together
Reading Functional Documents Workplace Document - Memo Question; Text Features Government Document - An American Promise Interpret; Text Structure; Reading Difficult Terms Technical Directions - User’s Manual Text Features; Understanding Illustrations Application - Job Application Text Features; Understanding Unique Style Chart - Commuter-Train Fare Chart Scan; Reading a Chart
Standardized Tests
Reading Standardized Tests Reading Test: Type 1 - Clarify; Main Idea; Reading Figurative Language Reading Test: Type 2 - Predict; Infer; Reading for Key Words English/Language Arts Tests Connect; Evaluate; Defining Unfamiliar Words Writing Prompts Predict; Analyze; Understanding Text Features
