Unit 1 How do we decide true what is - Pearson Global Schoolsassets.pearsonglobalschools.com/asset_mgr/legacy/20095/Readers... · Fable 3-13 Reading A Recipe . . . . . . . . .

Before Reading Your Anchor Book

1-1 Understanding the Big Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 4

Introduction to Fiction and Nonfiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1-2 Making Predictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . . 8“Won’t Know Till I Get There”.by.Walter.Dean.Myers“Environmental.Issues”.

1-3 Unlock Word Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . .14

Prefixes

While Reading Your Anchor Book

1-4 Reader’s Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . .16

1-5 Narrative Texts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . .18Marking the Text

from.“The Drive-In Movies” by.Gary.SotoThe Roswell Incident by.Philip.Brooks“The Three Wishes” by.Ricardo.E ..Alegría

1-6 Sensory Language (imagery). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing.Literary.Works. . . . . .26“Blackberry Eating”.by.Galway.Kinnell “The Sand Castle” by.Alma.Luz.Villanueva

Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j Going Homej Behind the Blue and Gray: The Soldier’s Life in the Civil Warj Edgar Allan

How do we decide what is true ?

Genre Focus: Fiction and Nonfiction

Unit 1

Free-Choice Book Enrich and extend your learning with a free-choice book.

j Racing the Pastj Jim Thorpe: Original All-Americanj Leon’s Story

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1-7 Analyzing Informational Text: Employment Application.. . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . .34

1-8 Common and Proper Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns Possessive Nouns Spelling Easily Confused Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . .36

1-9 Narration: Autobiographical Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . .40

1-10 Literature Circles: Symbolism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . .44

Monitoring Your Progress:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

1-11 Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . .48Food Labels

“Remember the Maine”

Ready for a Free-Choice Book?

1-12 Narrator and Point of View.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . .54from “Tangerine” by.Edward.Bloor“Zlata’s Diary” by.Zlata.Filipovic

1-13 Personal and Possessive Pronouns Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement Interrogative and Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . .68

1-14 Research: News Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . .72

After Reading Your Anchor Book

1-15 Literature Circles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . .76

1-16 Anchor Book Projects, Free-Choice Book Reflection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . .78

Unit Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

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Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j Miracle’s Boys j Tangerinej Bearstonej Redwallj Maniac Magee j The Clay Marble

Is conflict always bad?

Genre Focus: The Novel

Unit 2


2-1 Understanding the Big Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .88

Introduction to the Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

2-2 Making Inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . .92“Showdown at Victoria Falls” by.Karen.E ..Lange

“Antelopes” Informational.Text..

2-3 Suffixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . .98


2-4 Reader’s Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . 100

2-5 Characterization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 102from.“Bunnicula” by.Deborah.and.James.Howe

Character Motivationfrom “Sparky” by.Earl.Nightingale“Born Worker” by.Gary.Soto

2-6 Conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing.Literary.Works. . . . . 118from.“The Diary of Anne Frank” by.Frances.Goodrich.and.Albert.Hackettfrom “Stargirl” by.Jerry.Spinelli


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2-7 Simple Verb Tenses Perfect Verb Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 124

2-8 Exposition: Compare-and-Contrast Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 126

2-9 Literature Circles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . 130

Monitoring Your Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

2-10 Drawing Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 134“Space Trash and Treasure” by.Michael.Klesius

“Conflict Between the North and the South”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informational.Text


2-11 Understanding Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 140“The Tortoise and the Hare”

“The Snake Chief” retold.by.Kathleen.Arnott

2-12 Reader’s Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listening.and.Speaking. . . . . 152

2-13 Action and Linking Verbs Principal Parts of Verbs Irregular and Troublesome Verbs Spelling with Suffixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 154

2-14 Narration: Short Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 158



2-16 Anchor Book Projects, Free-Choice Book Reflection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . 164

Unit Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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What is important to know ?

Genre Focus: Nonfiction

Unit 3


3-1 Understanding the Big Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . 174

Introduction to Nonfiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

3-2 Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 178“One” by.James.Berry. Poem“I Was Not Alone” An.interview.with.Rosa.Parks..

by.Brian.Lanker.from.I Dream a World. Informational.Text.

3-3 Word Roots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . 184


3-4 Narrative Nonfiction Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 186“The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees”

by.Susan.E ..Quinlan Informational.Text“The Vulture’s Flight” from.Through.Animals.Eyes

by.Lynn.Marie.Cuny Informational.Text

3-5.. Expository Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 194“Keeping It Quiet”. Informational.Text“Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by.Diane.Ackerman. Informational.Text

Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j Amistad: The Story of a Slave Shipj The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Petsj A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson j You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stantonj Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraqj The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World


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3-6.. Adjectives; Articles; Comparisons with Adjectives; Troublesome Modifiers; Spelling Base Words and Endings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 202

3-7 Exposition: How-To Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 206

3-8 Literature Circles: Descriptive Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . 210

Monitoring Your Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

3-9Author’s Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 214“Face It” by.Janet.S ..Wong. Poem.“Ice Dogs Explorer On Siberia-To-U.S. Dogsled Attempt”

by.Brian.Handwerk.for.National.Geographic.Ultimate.Explorer. Informational.Text


3-10.. Author’s Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 220“The Mustard Seed” retold.by.Marilyn.McFarlane Folktale“The Origin Of The Seasons” by.Olivia.Coolidge. Myth

3-11.. Persuasive Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis . . . . . 230“Wash, Don’t Spread” Informational.Text“Preserving A Great American Symbol” by.Richard.Durbin Informational.Text

3-12 Mood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing.Literary.Works. . . . . 236““The Talking Skull” from.A.Pride.of.African.Tales

by.Donna.L ..Washington. Fable

3-13 Reading A Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyzing.An.Informational.Text. . . . . 244

3-14 Adverbs; Conjunctions and Interjections; Combining Sentences Using Coordinating Conjunctions. . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 246

3-15 Persuasion: Persuasive Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 250



3-17 Anchor Book Projects, Free-Choice Book Reflection. . . . .Anchor.Book.Activities. . . . . 256

Unit Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

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Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j Number the Stars j The Westing Game j Fearless Fernie: Hanging Out with Fernie and Me j The Liberation of Gabriel Kingj Cheaper by the Dozen j The Hero’s Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life

Do we need words to communicate?

Genre Focus: Poetry and Prose

Unit 4




Introduction to Prose and Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

4-2 Paraphrasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . . 270from “Count that Day Lost” by.George.Eliot. Poem“Alien Invaders” Informational.Text.

4-3 Idioms and Multiple-Meaning Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . 276


4-4 Figurative Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing.Literary.Works. . . . . . 278from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by.T .S ..Eliot“April Rain Song” by.Langston.Hughes“Simile: Willow and Ginko” by.Eve.Merriam“Esperanza Rising” by.Pam.Munoz.Ryan. Novel“Life” by.Naomi.Long.Madgett. Poem.

4-5 Imagery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 286“Dust of Snow” by.Robert.Frost. Poem“Ghost Crab” by.Rachel.Carson. Essay“Daily” by.Naomi.Shihab.Nye. Poem.

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4-6 Point of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 292from Madam C.J.Walker by.Jim.Haskins. Novel“Cleaning the Well” by.Paul.Ruffin. Short.Story“Geraldine Moore The Poet” by.Toni.Cade.Bambara Short.Story

4-7 Simple and Compound Subjects; Sentence Types; Revising for Stronger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 302

Sentences; Spelling Words with Prefixes and Suffixes

4-8 Description: Descriptive Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 306

Monitoring Your Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

4-9 Context Clues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 312from.“La Lena Buena” by.John.Phillip.Santos. Novel“Wiping Out Yellow Fever” Informational.Text


4-10 Sound Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 318“The Question” by.Karla.Kuskin. Poem“The First Book” by.Rita.Dove. Poem“Martin Luther King” by.Raymond.Patterson.. Poem“Who Am I?” by.Felice.Holman Poem

4-11 Forms of Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . 324“Concrete Cat” by.Dorthi.Charles. Poem“Haikus” by.Soseki.and.Chiyojo. Poem“How I Got My Name” from.Locomotion.by.Jacqueline.Woodson. Poem

4-12 Reading Poetry Aloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listening.and.Speaking. . . . . 330

4-13 Direct and Indirect Objects; Predicate Nouns and Adjectives; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

4-14 Narration: Narrative Poem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 332




Unit Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

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Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j TKj TKj TKj TKj TKj TK

How do we decide who we are?

Genre Focus: Drama

Unit 5




Introduction to Drama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

5-2 Summarize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 356from La Bamba by.Gary.Soto“War of the Worlds” Informational.Text

5-3 Borrowed Foreign Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . 362

Word Origins


5-4 Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . . 364from “The Governess” by.Neil.Simon“What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?” by.Avi Drama

5-5 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases; Spelling: Syllables with No Sound Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 380

5-6 Exposition: Writing for Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 382

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Monitoring Your Progress:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

5-7 Compare and Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . . 388“In Their Own Words: Kids Talk About Popularity”

“If you Lived in Samurai Japan” by.Virginia.Schomp


5-8 Stage Directions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literary.Analysis. . . . . . 394“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” by.Rod.Serling

Dramatization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396from.“The Phantom Tollbooth” by.Norton.Juster.adapted.by.Susan.Nanusfrom “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” by.Clark.Gesner,..

Based.on.the.comic.strip.Peanuts.by.Charles.M ..Schulz

5-9 Conflict in Drama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Literary.Analysis. . . . . . 404from.“The Circuit” by.Francisco.Jimenezfrom “Blanca Flor”.by.Angel.Vigil

5-10 Reading Drama Aloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listening.and.Speaking. . . . . 416

5-11 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases; Participial Phrases; Revising With Participial Phrases; Combining Sentences for Variety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 418

5-12 Exposition: Cause-and-Effect Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 422




Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430

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Unit Book ChoicesWith this unit you will read a book (your Anchor Book) as you learn unit skills. Here are six books that complement the unit well. j Hiroshima j Spies j Myths and Monsters: From Dragons to Werewolves j The Story of Muhammad Ali

How much should our community shape us?

Genre Focus: The Research Process

Unit 6



6-1 Understanding the Big Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . 438

Introduction to the Research Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440

6-2 Setting a Purpose for Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 442Whitewater Rafting Essentials Informational.TextMapping Web site map w/directions Internet.Page

6-3 Synonyms and Antonyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocabulary.Building.Skills. . . . . 446


6-4 Choosing Your Topic, Narrowing Your Topic . . . . . . . . . . The.Research.Process. . . . . 448.

6-5 Finding and Evaluating Sources; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The.Research.Process. . . . . 454

Avoiding Plagiarism; Taking Research Notesfrom.“My Seven: Why We Must Go Back to the Moon”

by.Harrison.H ..Schmitt. Informational.Text“The Bedouin and the Masai: Herders of Animals” Informational.Text

6-6 Analyzing an Informational Text: Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 466


j The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China j Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World

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6-7 Independent and Subordinate Clauses; Simple and Compound Sentences; Complex Sentences; Word Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 468

6-8 Exposition: Business Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 472

Monitoring Your Progress

6-9 Cause and Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reading.Skill. . . . . 476“Hiroshima” by.Laurence.Yep. Informational.Text“The Titanic” Informational.Text

6-10 Primary and Secondary Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing.Source.Texts. . . . . 478excerpt.from.the “Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy” Speech“The Interment Camps” Informational.Text

“Executive Order 9066” Presidential.Order

6-11 Drafting: Your Research Report; Drafting: Planning an Outline; Drafting: Writing Your Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The.Research.Process. . . . . 490

6-12 Revising Your Research Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The.Research.Process. . . . . 496

6-13 Proofreading and Publishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The.Research.Process. . . . . 500

6-14 Commas; Semicolons and Colons.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Language.Coach. . . . . 504

6-15 Research: Multimedia Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writer’s.Workshop. . . . . 506



Unit Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

English and Spanish Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523

Index of Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525

Index of Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

Index of Authors and Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530

Acknowledgments (continued) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 533

Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536

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Unit 1 How do we decide true what is - Pearson Global Schoolsassets.pearsonglobalschools.com/asset_mgr/legacy/20095/Readers... · Fable 3-13 Reading A Recipe . . . . . . . . .