Pages 1 and 2 are texts that make a point, with questions on the reasons and the evidence. Page 3 sorts evidence under two points. Pages 4 and 5 are pairs of texts on one topic, used together to answer. Page 6 matches topic words, and page 7 works with any text that makes a point.
Give partners the evidence sentences from page 3 on slips of paper. They sort them under the two points, then explain each choice. Ask: which piece of evidence is the strongest, and why?
When you hear an ad or an opinion, ask your child: what is the point, and what evidence does the speaker give? Is it enough to convince you?
Short texts about pigs, dolphins, honeybees, monarch butterflies and leafcutter ants, written at a 4th grade level. Children find the reasons and evidence an author gives for each point, use two texts together to explain a topic, and learn the topic words the texts use.
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