• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

DAY
2
Remind students of the 
Cause and Effect
skill. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. 
Then have volunteers read the first paragraph. Call attention to the last sentence of the first 
paragraph. Say: Many times, a cause and effect will be in the same sentence. What is the effect? 
(Mia is bored.) What causes Mia to be bored? (She thinks there is nothing to do.) Remind students 
of the 
Organization
strategy, which was taught during Week 3. Say: Remember, a story is usually 
organized by what happens first, next, last, and so on. Direct students to finish reading the 
passage and to complete the skill and strategy practice activities.
DAY
3
Introduce the 
Fact and Opinion 
skill to students. Say: Leaves are green. Leaves are better than 
flowers. Which one can we prove by looking in a book or other resource? (Leaves are green.) That 
is a fact. Can we prove that leaves are better than flowers, or is that just my opinion? (It is your 
opinion.) Opinions are what people think or believe. Read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Then remind students of the 
Visualization
strategy. Tell students to look for words that help 
them make mental pictures as they read. Then have students read the passage. When students have 
finished, direct them to complete the skill practice activity. Review the answers together. For the 
strategy practice activity, pair students or complete it as a group.
DAY
4
Remind students that facts can be proved by looking in a book or other resource, while opinions 
are what someone thinks or believes. Remind students of the 
Organization
strategy. Explain that 
writers will often mix facts with opinions to make a passage more interesting to read. Read the 
instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then have students read the passage. When students 
have finished, direct them to complete the skill and strategy practice activities. Then review the 
answers together.