A teacher resource containing the updated answer key for multiple-choice questions, a scoring rubric for the open-response question, and a high-quality exemplar response.

A graphic organizer for students to compare the strategies and outcomes from both passages. It features an evidence grid and sections for identifying similarities and differences.

A comprehension assessment featuring 5 multiple-choice questions and one open-response question. It targets MCAS ELA standards including key ideas, craft and structure, and integration of information.

Expanded and more complex 5th-grade level non-fiction passages. Passage 1 details the mechanics of open-ocean cleanup in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, while Passage 2 explains the strategy of intercepting urban runoff at river mouths.

A comprehensive 4-page Teacher Key and Lesson Plan designed to support the implementation of Lessons 16-25. It includes a structured 60-minute daily routine, explicit teacher scripts for vowel instruction, scaffolding strategies for TESOL students, and a complete answer key for every blank, comprehension question, and mechanics exercise in the student handouts.

A comprehensive 4-page expansion for Lesson 25 of a reading intervention program. It focuses on the prefix 'de-', the Latin base 'duc' (to lead), and the vocabulary word 'deduce'. It includes a final synthesis reading passage that reviews multiple vowel sounds and decoding strategies, comprehension questions with discussion frames, and a final reflective writing task. Designed for high school TESOL students.