We are very excited to share with you what we’ve been working on for the February issue! It will be going out to classrooms and available at Scope Online in a few weeks. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek.
SNEAK PEEK
See what’s in the February issue of Scope
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
“Freedom for Flora”
This is the incredible true story of Flora, a young African elephant that was raised in the circus, and how she became wild once again.
Featured Skill: key ideas and details
PAIRED TEXTS
“Is This You?” and “Stress-Busters of the Stars”
An article about stress and how to deal with it is followed by an informational text about strategies that celebrities use to cope with stress in their own lives.
Featured Skill: synthesis
FICTION IN A FLASH
“Tokyo Dreams”
Keiko passes by the game center every day on her way home from school with her eye on one prize. One day, she gets the chance to win it.
Featured Skill: descriptive writing
DRAMA
The Spider Curse
What happens when you make the Greek gods mad? Students find out in our play based on the Greek myth of Arachne.
Featured Skill: character
DEBATE/ESSAY KIT
“Do Phones Belong in School?”
Is it OK to have a phone in school? Students read arguments on both sides of the debate and take a stand.
Featured Skill: argument writing
SHORT READ
“The Golden Ruler”
This bite-sized article introduces readers to Mansa Musa, a legendary West African king who built one of the world’s most powerful empires.
Featured Skill: constructed response
INFOGRAPHIC
“The Story of the Super Bowl”
A delightful infographic on the Super Bowl
Featured Skill: visual literacy
ROOT POWER
“Lightning in a Bottle”
Students learn about the roots ques and quir through a graphic-novel-style story.
Featured Skill: vocabulary acquisition
GRAMMAR
“Into the Ice”
Students practice using less and fewer while learning about a dazzling glacier in Iceland.
Featured Skills: grammar, usage, and mechanics
WRITE LIKE A PRO
“Welcome to Nowhere”
This short article about a mysterious place in the middle of the ocean provides a lesson in using rhetorical questions.
Featured Skills: grammar, usage, and mechanics
Text-to-Speech