In this start to an all-new series, Samantha begins writing her school paper’s advice column—and finds out fast that some things are easier said than written. Every middle-school girl has questions about her future, but to star school newspaper reporter Samantha Martone, getting the scoop is her life. Sam plans to travel the world someday as a journalist, and in the meantime she’s thrilled that her newspaper adviser, Mr. Trigg, has chosen her for a special gig: For the next year, she’ll be the school’s anonymous advice columnist.
Activities for Fast Finishers: Language Arts (Grades 4-8)
Activities for Fast Finishers' ready-to-reproduce pages are perfect for keeping fast finishers engaged while the rest of the class works. The creative and learning-packed puzzles and brain teasers get kids thinking as they explore antonyms and synonyms, parts of speech, compound words, anagrams and lots more. Students will be begging for more!
Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking (Grade 4)
Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking uses high-interest grade-level nonfiction passages, related documents, and critical thinking assessment practice to help develop confident readers who can demonstrate their skills on standardized tests. In addition, they will build the comprehension skills necessary for a lifetime of learning. There are five topic areas with six or seven lessons in each. Each lesson consists of three pages: a reading passage, a related document, and an assessment practice page containing multiple choice, true/false - explain, and short-answer document-based questions.