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"Treasures" provides intermediate students with engaging literature, an emphasis on nonfiction and a strong focus on comprehension, vocabulary and fluency, helping students to be successful readers and test-takers. "Treasures" also offers phonics, spelling, grammar and writing integrated into all differentiated reading and instructional materials to help make learning meaningful.
Reading Age for native speakers: Middle School students (6th grade)
CONTENTS
UNIT 1: Take Action THEME: Rescue Teams Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: A Lost City Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Science for All Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Sharing Traditions Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Protecting Wildlife Vocabulary/Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Writing: Personal Narrative
UNIT 2: Saving the Day THEME: Team Spirit Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: The Solar System Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Inferences Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: Helping Hands Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Generalizations Writing: Personal Narrative THEME: Tales of Old Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution Writing: Persuasive Writing THEME: Sled Dogs as Heroes Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence Writing: Persuasive Writing
UNIT 3: Great Ideas THEME: The Old Southwest Vocabulary/Comprehension: Character, Plot, Setting Writing: Fictional Narrative THEME: Putting It in Writing Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Writing: Fictional Narrative THEME: Energy Vocabulary/Comprehension: Cause and Effect Writing: Persuasive Essay THEME: Archaeology Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize Writing: Fictional Narrative THEME: Show Time Vocabulary/Comprehension: Draw Conclusions . Writing: Fictional Narrative
UNIT 4: Achievements THEME: Uncommon Champions Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Oceanography Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Helping Others Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Writing: Fictional Narrative THEME: Cycling Vocabulary/Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Writing: Expository Writing THEME: Pieces from the Past Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Perspective Writing: Expository Writing
UNIT 5: Turning Points THEME: Mentors Vocabulary/Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Writing: Descriptive Writing. THEME: Smart Thinking Vocabulary/Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Writing: Compare and Contrast Writing THEME: Money Matters Vocabulary/Comprehension: Persuasion Writing: Persuasive Essay THEME: Collections Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Judgments Writing: Poem THEME: Taking a Stand Vocabulary/Comprehension: Summarize Writing: Descriptive Writing
Unit 6: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow THEME: Great Designs Last Forever Vocabulary/Comprehension: Make Generalizations Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: Time Travel Vocabulary/Comprehension: Sequence Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: Keeping in Touch Vocabulary/Comprehension: Problem and Solution Writing: Persuasive Editorial THEME: Print, Past and Present Vocabulary/Comprehension: Description Writing: Explanatory Writing THEME: Volcanoes, Past and Present Vocabulary/Comprehension: Theme Writing: Explanatory Writing Glossary
