Scott Foresman Spelling - Pearson

Scott Foresman Spelling
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts
• Comparing and contrasting to extend meaning
TE: 33, 53, 112, 125, 171, 177, 183, 194, 197, 204, 219, 237
• Distinguishing fiction and nonfiction
TE: 202-203, 204-205
• Using sentence structure and context to determine meaning
TE: 25, 33, 51, 53, 59, 81, 83, 103, 123, 151, 157
• Using prior knowledge and experience to interpret meaning
TE: 170, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200,
202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228
• Skimming passages to obtain primary message
TE: 237
This page explores recognizing key words and thus provides students with the
opportunity to meet this objective.
• Inferring motive of characters
TE: 47, 69, 81, 155, 173, 187, 217
On these pages, students make inferences.
3. Recognize the use and effect of literary elements and devices, including
setting, character traits, stated purpose, metaphors, and simple symbolism to
gain information from various text formats, including tables and charts.
TE: 17, 177, 187, 219, 224
• Recognizing persuasive techniques
TE: 16, 28, 146, 183
On these pages, students write or speak persuasively.
• Identifying main idea and supporting details
TE: 171, 175, 177, 181, 187, 207, 209, 213, 225, 227
These Connections to BookFestival features suggest reading materials and thus
provide students with the opportunity to meet this objective.
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