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

DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Fantasy vs. Reality
skill. Then read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Remind students of the 
Visualization
strategy, and tell them to make a mental picture of 
what 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
5
Tell students they will practice both the 
Character and Setting
and 
Fantasy vs. Reality
skills. Remind 
students to make connections with the text as they read but to be careful that their connections 
don’t cause their minds to wander. 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 practice 
activity. Review the answers together. For the strategy practice activity, pair students or complete it 
as a group.
Character and Setting
Students study a passage to better understand who or what is at the center 
of the action and when and where the action takes place.
Fantasy vs. Reality
Students identify which things in the passage could or could not happen in real life.
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WEEK 10
DAY 1
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about who this passage is about and where it takes place.
Diving Deep, Deep, Deep
Dr. Sylvia Earle is a scientist who studies the ocean. She studies fish and 
plants that live in the sea. Dr. Earle has discovered new sea life and has created 
underwater vehicles. She won a “Hero of the Planet” award for her efforts to 
protect the oceans.
Dr. Earle actually lived underwater for two weeks. She lived in a small lab on 
the ocean floor. The lab had four rooms in which the scientists ate and slept. 
Dr. Earle set two deep-diving records. First, she made the deepest underwater 
walk. She wore a very heavy suit that was something like a spacesuit. The suit had 
a long cord that reached up to a boat. She wore a helmet that had four round 
windows in it so she could look forward, up, and out both sides. A few years later, 
Dr. Earle made a dive in a special vehicle made for deep dives. She broke the 
record for the deepest dive by a woman.