Includes 12 non fiction reading stories. The before, during, and after reading exercises incorporate effective, research-based reading comprehension strategies including activating prior knowledge, predicting, visualizing, questioning, drawing inferences, summarizing, synthesizing, monitoring and repairing comprehension, and evaluation. 

Each subject area covers the following reading format:

• Before I Read which develops reasoning, critical thinking skills, and vocabulary development skills to be used prior to reading the passage.

• While I Read which develops comprehension, analysis, application, and critical thinking skills during the reading of the passage.

• After I Read which focuses on comprehension, summary, and evaluation skills after the passage has been read.

Teacher Notes and Assessments: teacher and student rubrics and read aloud observation form. Answer Key for all 12 Reading Passages

Story Topics and Skills:

Story One: Giving a Speech

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Two: Smoking in the Washroom

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Three: Snowboarding An Interview with Ingmar “Ice Buster” Schtickler

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Four: Worry Dolls

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.1 Express and write an opinion; give support.

W 6.7 Research a topic.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Five: Who Knew? Food Mistakes that Worked

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.2b Develop a topic in a different way.

Story Six: To The Top and Back

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Seven: Birthstones

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

L 6.5 Explain and/or write examples of figurative language.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Eight: Dear Audrey

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Nine: Girls Fashion Through the Decades

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational text.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.1 Express or write an opinion; give support 

Story Ten: Dealing with Failure

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts.

W 6.1 Express or write an opinion; give support

W 6.9 Connect personal experiences to ideas and information in the text.

Story Eleven: Skateboard Park

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.7 Research a topic.

Story Twelve: Girls Are Taller

RI 6.1 Ask and answer questions to show understanding of text and details

RI 6.10 Read and comprehend grade level informational texts.

L 6.4 Determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary.

W 6.1 Express or write an opinion; give support

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