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additional important information. Study any diagrams separately and alongside the text. 
When students have finished reading the passage and studying the diagram, direct them to 
complete the skill and strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Visual Information
skill. Say: A chart is a good way to organize a large 
amount of information into an easily readable format. Authors use charts to give readers 
structured information about a subject. Tell students they are going to read a passage and study 
a chart about third-party candidates from past presidential elections. Then remind students of the 
Organization
strategy. Say: Think about why organizing the candidate information into a chart 
is helpful to readers. When students have finished reading, direct them to complete the skill and 
strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
5
Tell students they will practice both the 
Nonfiction Text Features
and 
Visual Information
skills by 
reading about blood donation. Remind students of the 
Determine Important Information 
strategy. 
Say: Pay attention to lists, headings, and individual text boxes. These will help you better 
determine the most important information for a specific purpose. When students have 
finished reading, direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice activities. Review the 
answers together.
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© Evan-Moor Corp. • EMC 3458 • Daily Reading Comprehension 
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WEEK 18
DAY 1
READ THE PASSAGE
Read slowly and pause after each paragraph.
Mobile Meals on the Wagon Trail
Settlers migrating westward on the old 
pioneer trails in the 1800s had to prepare for a 
trip that took six months or more. One of the 
challenges was packing enough food for such 
a long journey. Guidebooks counseled families 
to pack several hundred pounds of food per 
person, including the following:
• bacon 
• dried beans • rice
• coffee 
• dried fruit 
• salt pork
• cornmeal • flour 
• sugar
The settlers added to their diet by collecting herbs,
berries, nuts, roots, and other plant material during
their journey, along with wild game and fish. The women did the cooking, and 
they could be very resourceful with limited ingredients. One popular dessert 
treat along the trail was a rice pudding known as “spotted pup.”