Paired passages Grade 4

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Paired Passages for grade 4 offers pairs of nonfiction and fiction passages for students to compare and contrast. Aligned to state standards, students will read high-interest passages about topics such as human and animal migration, exotic animals, White House pets, fireflies, and more. Help your students meet rigorous college- and career-ready expectations by improving reading comprehension skills. Paired Passages helps students meet and exceed reading standards by teaching them to compare and contrast fiction with nonfiction, fiction with fiction, and nonfiction with nonfiction. When students finish reading a pair of passages, they will rely on the text to complete the accompanying questions and activities. The Paired Passages series for grades 1 to 6 improves reading comprehension skills by providing passages for students to compare, contrast, and synthesize. Filled with content that appeals to today’s learners, the passages represent a variety of genres such as literature (narrative, poetry, realistic fiction, and more), social studies, and science. Each topic features a pair of passages and is followed by two pages of text-dependent questions and activities. By using this research-based instructional approach, you are preparing students for a successful academic journey this year and for years to come. Table of Contents Introduction How to Use This Book Assessment Rubric Paired Passages: Fiction and Nonfiction Old FrogÕs Tail Tadpole to Frog A Sleeping Beast Fire and Ice AnnaÕs New Home The Busy Hive A Box and a Can Space Junk An Important Day Geysers. One Golden Egg Gold Rush John Henry and His Sledgehammer A Time of Great Change A Long Journey A Birthday Gift Paired Passages: Nonfiction and Nonfiction White House Pets The Problem with Exotic Pets A Place in the World GPS: Showing You the Way On the Move Animals That Migrate Wearing Many Hats The Wright Brothers Keeping Balance Bringing Back the Wolves Cool Animal Tools Picking Up a Stone The Top of the World Unicorns of the Sea Paired Passages: Fiction and Fiction I Am the Wind Nana Ortiz and the Goblins The Greedy King Buried Treasure Baboon and Ant The Tower of Blocks The New Girl From Planet Zeron Fireflies The Light Show Help, Please My Cooking Journal Ice Cream! The City Blizzard Answer Key