Six-Way Paragraphs: Introductory 100 Passages for Developing the Six Essential Categories of Comprehension,9780844221243

Six-Way Paragraphs: Introductory 100 Passages for Developing the Six Essential Categories of Comprehension

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780844221243
ISBN10: 0844221244
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-10-01
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

"Six-Way Paragraphs," a three-level series, teaches the basic skills necessary for reading factual material through the use of the following six types of questions: subject matter, main idea, supporting details, conclusions, clarifying devices, and vocabulary in context.

Table of Contents

The Paragraph vii
To the Student ix
To the Instructor xix
Feathery Homes
2(2)
Outsmarting the Enemy
4(2)
Rain Forests
6(2)
Put a Lid on It
8(2)
Two Unhappy Firsts
10(2)
Sea Turtles
12(2)
The Whale Clan
14(2)
Give Them a Hand
16(2)
Six-Legged Workers
18(2)
The Collapsing Road
20(2)
A Whale of a Story
22(2)
The Hermit
24(2)
Forever Amber
26(2)
Jumbo
28(2)
Stunt People
30(2)
A Dragon That Flies
32(2)
A Dangerous Weather Maker
34(2)
Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?
36(2)
A Very Old Riddle
38(2)
Protect Your Hearing
40(2)
The Wizard of Wall Street
42(2)
Surviving in Very Cold Climates
44(2)
Let's Shake on It
46(2)
Slow but Sure
48(2)
Scallops and Clams
50(2)
Joker's Wild
52(2)
The Mysterious Iceman
54(2)
They'll Eat Anything
56(2)
No Laughing Matter
58(2)
Abe's Favorite Story
60(2)
A Perfect Match
62(2)
The Great Invasion
64(2)
The Ship with Four Legs
66(2)
The Octopus Plant
68(2)
Monkey Do
70(2)
Courage and Skill
72(2)
No Chance to Dream
74(2)
The World's Oldest Sport
76(2)
Glass on the Beach
78(2)
The Monstrous Flower
80(2)
Famous Horses of the Past
82(2)
A Safe Place to Sleep
84(2)
The Ancient Cockroach
86(2)
Without Hook and Line
88(2)
Watch Out for Quicksand!
90(2)
The Prince Tames a Horse
92(2)
No Moisture Here!
94(2)
Protected by Armor
96(2)
Knock! Knock!
98(2)
Never Say Die
100(2)
Leaf-Cutters
102(2)
A Hard and Beautiful Mineral
104(2)
No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors
106(2)
The Code Talkers
108(2)
Feeling the Forecast
110(2)
The African Elephant
112(2)
Jaws
114(2)
Are You Superstitious?
116(2)
The Badger
118(2)
Altitude Sickness
120(2)
A Light Blazing Across the Sky
122(2)
The Great Stock Market Crash
124(2)
The World's Greatest Athlete?
126(2)
Vipers
128(2)
The Black Death
130(2)
The Man from Stratford
132(2)
Once Poison, Now a Food
134(2)
Developing the Desktop Computer
136(2)
A Dish Fit for Royalty
138(2)
Asteroids and Meterorites
140(2)
El Nino
142(2)
The Witch's Wind
144(2)
A Fighter for Justice
146(2)
What Makes a Dynasty?
148(2)
A Leader of Her Country
150(2)
A Maker of Mobiles
152(2)
Fire Is Fearsome
154(2)
Garlic: The Magic Cure-All
156(2)
Cover Your Eyes!
158(2)
Flying Tigers
160(2)
A Bird That Never Really Dies
162(2)
The Beginnings of Television
164(2)
A Reward for Heroism
166(2)
I Wouldn't Try It Again
168(2)
Eye Facts
170(2)
Life on Other Planets?
172(2)
Early Passenger Planes
174(2)
The Giant Saguaro
176(2)
Horse Sense
178(2)
Our Inner Senses
180(2)
Countries in Miniature
182(2)
Take a Ride on the Interstate
184(2)
A Fabled African Land
186(2)
The Great Wild West Show
188(2)
A Terrible Year
190(2)
A Gift to the People
192(2)
Animals Beware!
194(2)
The Day of the Dead
196(2)
The Greatest Jumper
198(2)
The Ageless Wonder
200(3)
Answer Key 203(6)
Diagnostic Chart 209(6)
Progress Graph 215

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