Intervention Resource Guide

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Intervention Resource Guide

• Grade 9
• Exposition

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Table of Contents

• Seven sections of Readers Handbook are suggested
  for instruction.
• Skill Set and Topic Page
• Skill Set One Reading a Web Site 3
• Skill Set Two Reading a Graphic 6
• Skill Set Three Reading a Drivers Handbook 9
• Skill Set Four Focus on Reading Instructions 12
• Skill Set Five Focus on Reading for Work 15
• Skill Set Six Reading Tests and Test
  Questions 18
• Skill Set Seven Focus on English Tests 21
• Three Sections of Write Source are suggested for
  instruction.
• Skill Set and Topic Page
• Skill Set Eight Writing a Comparison Essay 25

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Unit Exposition Skill Set 1 Reading a
Website Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book 174,
176-179 Readers Handbook 513-527 Teachers
Guide 331-339 Student Applications Book
182-188 Blackline Masters back of Teachers
Guide Overhead Transparency No. 31 Website
(visit the rehand link) www.greatsource.com/reh
and
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
ns National Gallery of Art Home Page
518-519 Web page containing a
biography entitled Johannes
Vermeer 521 Reading Reading Critically 334,
437 520, 726-727 Strategies Skimming
337, 437 525,
728-729 Tools Website Profiler 334, 336
520, 524, 757 Web
335 522, 757 Timeline 338
527, 755 II. Ancillaries Content Page Ove
rhead Numbers Transparency Previewing a
Website 31 Blackline Masters Website
Profiler, Web, Timeline (back of Teachers Guide)
Student Applications Web site for sports
fans 182-188 Book with the URL
www.sportsfans.com
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• Skill Set 1 Reading a Website
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages
  513-520
• -Preview home page of the National Gallery of
  Art
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Reading Critically
• -Tool for applying the reading strategy
• Website Profiler
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, page 333-334
• Lesson Plan Book, pages 176-177
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 521-524
• -Read the home page for the National Gallery
  of Art.
• Read the web page entitled Johannes
  Vermeer.
• -Additional tool for applying the reading
  strategy

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 1 Reading a Website (continued)
Part 4 Assessment and Application Resources
Teachers Guide, page 339 Teachers might
structure activities so that students work with
partners or in groups of four to complete
them. Student Applications Book, pages
182-188 Teacher guides students to apply the
steps followed in the lesson resources above
when reading the home page for the website
www.sportsfans.com. Activities may be structured
so that students complete only part of a
task (1-2 minutes) and then report to the
rest of the class.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 2 Reading a
Graphic Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book 175,
180-183 Readers Handbook 541-553 Teachers
Guide 346-354 Student Applications Book
189-196 Blackline Masters back of Teachers
Guide Overhead Transparencies Nos. 32 and
33 Website (visit the rehand link)
www.greatsource.com/rehand
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
n Digital Kids presentation of data 543,
547 in circle graphs and bar graphs Reading Para
phrasing 349, 435 545,
722-723 Strategies Reading Critically
352, 437 551, 726
Tools Paraphrase Chart
349 545-546, 549, 749 Critical
Reading Chart 352 551,
743 Summary Notes 353
553, 754 II. Ancillaries Conten
t Page Overhead Numbers Transparencies Prev
iewing a Graphic 32 Reading a
Graph 33 Blackline Masters Paraphrase Chart,
Critical Reading Chart, (back of Teachers Guide)
Summary Notes Student Applications Data
from the United States Electrical
189-196 Book Agency entitled U.S. Kilowatt
Climb
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• Skill Set 2 Reading a Graphic
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 541-545
• -Preview data presented in a report
  entitled Digital Kids.
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Paraphrasing
• -Tool for applying reading strategy
• Paraphrase Chart
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, pages 348-349
• Lesson Plan Book, pages 180-181
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages
  545-549
• -Read the graphics showing data from
  Digital Kids.

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 2 Reading a Graphic (continued) Asse
ssment and Application Resources Teachers
Guide, page 354 Teachers might structure
activities so that students work with partners
or in groups of four to complete them.
Student Applications Book, pages 189-196
Teacher guides students to apply the steps
followed in the lesson resources above when
reading data from a line graph entitled
U.S. Kilowatt Climb.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 3 Reading a Drivers
Handbook Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book
None Readers Handbook 571-580 Teachers
Guide 365-371 Student Applications Book
197-204 Blackline Masters back of Teachers
Guide Overhead Transparencies No. 34 Website
(visit the rehand link) www.greatsource.com/reh
and
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
n from Rules of the Road 573-574,
578 Reading Skimming
368, 437 575, 728 Strategies Visualizing and
Thinking Aloud 370, 440
579, 736 Tools Key
Word or Topic Notes 368
575-576, 746 Web 369
577, 757 Summary Notes
370 579-580, 754 II.
Ancillaries Content Page Numbers Ov
erhead Previewing a Drivers Handbook 34
Transparency Blackline Masters Key
Word or Topic Notes, Web, (back of Teachers
Guide) Summary Notes Student
Applications Right-of-Way Rules 197-204 Book
from Drivers Handbook
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• Skill Set 3 Reading a Drivers Handbook
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 571-575
• -Preview excerpt from Rules of the Road
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Skimming
• -Tool for applying reading strategy
• Key Word or Topic Notes
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, pages 367-368
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages
  576-578
• -Read excerpt from Rules of the Road

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 3 Reading a Drivers Handbook
(continued) Assessment and Application
Resources Teachers Guide, page 371 Teachers
might structure activities so that students work
with partners or in groups of four to
complete them. Activities may be structured
so that students complete only part of a task
(1-2 minutes) and then report to the rest of
the class. Student Applications Book, pages
197-204 Teacher guides students to apply the
steps followed in the lesson resources
above when reading pages from a Drivers
Handbook entitled Right-of-Way Rules.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 4 Focus on Reading
Instructions Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book 188 Readers
Handbook 581-587 Teachers Guide 372-376 Stud
ent Applications Book 205-206 Website (visit
the rehand link) www.greatsource.com/rehand
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
n Cell Phone Instructions 583 DVD Player
Instructions 584 Reading Close Reading
373, 433 585, 714 Strategies
II. Ancillaries Cont
ent Page Student
Applications Memory Dialing Storing
Numbers 205-206 Book from About Your Cordless
Telephone
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• Skill Set 4 Focus on Reading Instructions
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 581-585
• -Preview two selections
• Cell Phone Instructions
• DVD Player Instructions
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Close Reading
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, page 373
• Lesson Plan Book, page 188
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages
  585-586

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 4 Focus on Reading Instructions
(continued) Part 4 Assessment and
Application Resources Teachers Guide, page
376 Teachers might structure activities so
that students work with partners or in
groups of four to complete them. Student
Applications Book, pages 205-206 Teacher
guides students to apply the steps followed
in the lesson resources above when reading a
selection from About Your Cordless
Telephone.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 5 Focus on Reading
For Work Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book 184 and
189 Readers Handbook 588-595 Teachers
Guide 377-380 Student Applications Book
207-209 Website (visit the rehand link)
www.greatsource.com/rehand
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
ns Memo on Workplace Safety 590 Job
Description 591 Work Schedule 592 Reading
Skimming 378 593,
728 Strategy II.
Ancillaries Content Page Stud
ent Applications Dress Code Policy 207-209 Bo
ok
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• Skill Set 5 Focus on Reading for Work
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 588-593
• -Preview three selections
• Memo on Workplace Safety
• Job Description
• Work Schedule
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Skimming
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, page 378
• Lesson Plan Book, page 189
• Part 2 During Reading

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 5 Focus on Reading for Work
(continued) Part 4 Assessment and
Application Resources Teachers Guide, page
380 Teachers might structure activities so
that students work with partners or in
groups of four to complete them. Activities may
be structured so that students complete only
part of a task (1-2 minutes) and then report
to the rest of the class Student Applications
Book, pages 207-209 Teacher guides students
to apply the steps followed in the lesson
resources above when reading a memo that explains
a Dress Code Policy.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 6 Reading Tests and
Test Questions Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book 185,
190-193 Readers Handbook 599-616 Teachers
Guide 382-390 Student Applications Book
210-216 Blackline Masters back of Teachers
Guide Overhead Transparencies Nos.
35-38 Website (visit the rehand link)
www.greatsource.com/rehand
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
n Passage from a sample English test 601-604,
607-611 entitled The Laugher by Henrich
Boll 613-615 Reading Skimming
385, 437 605, 728 Strategies Visual
izing and Thinking Aloud 388, 440
614-616, 736 Tools Inference Questions
Chart 386 609 Main Idea Organizer 386 611,
747 Think Aloud 388 616 II.
Ancillaries Content Page Numbers Ov
erhead Previewing a Test 35 Transparencies Read
ing Fact or Recall Questions 36 Reading
Inference Questions 37 Reading Essay
Questions 38 Blackline Masters Main Idea
Organizer (back of Teachers Guide) Student
Applications From Thirteen Senses A Memoir
210-216 Book by Victor Villasenor

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• Skill Set 6 Reading Tests and Test Questions
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook,
  pages 599-605
• -Preview a sample reading test.
• -Introduction of reading strategy
• Skimming
• -Presentation of steps to answer test
  questions
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, pages 382-385
• Lesson Plan Book, pages 190-193
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 606-613
• -Read selections from the sample reading
  test.

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 6 Reading Tests and Test Questions
(continued) Part 4 Assessment and
Application Resources Teachers Guide, page
390 Teachers might structure activities so
that students work with partners or in
groups of four to complete them. Student
Applications Book, pages 210-216 Teacher
guides students to apply the steps followed
in the lesson resources above when studying a
selection from a sample reading test entitled
Thirteen Senses A Memoir by Victor
Villasenor.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Skill Set 7 Focus on English
Tests Lesson Resources
Texts Pages Lesson Plan Book
None Readers Handbook 617-623 Teachers
Guide 391-394 Student Applications Book
217-218 Blackline Masters back of Teachers
Guide Website (visit the rehand link)
www.greatsource.com/rehand
I. Overview Teachers Readers
Content Guide Handbook page page Selectio
n Passage from A Tale of Two Cities 620 by
Charles Dickens Tools Think
Aloud 620 II. Ancillaries Content Pag
e Numbers Student Applications Sample
Test 217-218 Book

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• Skill Set 7 Focus on English Tests
• Part 1 Before Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook,
  pages 617-618
• Read for information
• -Make Note Cards
• -Take a Practice Test
• -Build Your Vocabulary
• Additional Activities
• Teachers Guide, page 392
• Part 2 During Reading
• Resource Readers Handbook, pages 619-623

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Skill Set 7 Focus on English Tests
(continued) Part 4 Assessment and
Application Resources Teachers Guide, page
394 Teachers might structure activities so
that students work with partners or in
groups of four to complete them. Activities may
be structured so that students complete
only part of a task (1-2 minutes) and then
report to the rest of the class. Student
Applications Book, pages 217-218 Teacher
guides students to apply the steps followed
in the lesson resources above when attempting to
answer questions from sample tests.
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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Unit Exposition Overview of Instruction from
Write Source Skill Sets 8-10 Expository Writing
Texts Pages Write Source, Pupils
Edition 144-199 Write Source, Teachers
Edition 144A-199 Website (visit the iwrite
link) www.greatsource.com/iwrite
Synopsis of Concepts Writing Forms
Comparison Paragraph
Comparison Essay How-To
Essay Writing for Assessment Responding to
Expository Prompts Focus on Six
Ideas Present a significant
similarity in a thesis Traits of Writing
supported by details.
Organization Arrange points of comparison
chronologically in the middle paragraphs.
Voice Engage the
reader by sounding knowledgeable.
Word Choice Select precise nouns and
active verbs. Do not include unnecessary
modifiers. Sentence
Fluency Construct simple, compound, and complex
sentences that read smoothly.
Conventions Check for errors in
punctuation,
capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
Opportunities to Explain what
you think succeeding in school means. address
writing Provide vivid details to
support your ideas. prompts
Describe what two musical artists,
writers, or athletes have in common.
Then tell how
they differ.
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• Skill Set 8 Writing a Comparison Essay
• Part 1 Introduction
• Resource Write Source, pages
  145-150
• -Writing Warm-Up
• Emphasis Key Points
• -Writing an Persuasive Paragraph
• -Understanding the Goal
• Discussion of the Six Traits of Writing
• -Presentation of a model student essay
• Part 2 The Writing Process Applied to a
  Comparison Essay
• Resource Write Source, pages 151-179
• -Prewriting
• -Writing
• -Revising

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
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Skill Set 8 Writing a Comparison Essay
(continued) Part 4 Integrated Writing Skills
Resource Write Source, pages 543 and 557
-Unnecessary Adverbs -Sentence
Errors Part 5 Integrated Grammar
Skills Resource Write Source,
pages 547, 608, 656, 734 -Commas
-Plurals -Coordinating Conjunctions
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
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• Skill Set 9 Explaining a Process
• Part 1 Introduction
• Resource Write Source, pages
  185-187
• Opportunity to evaluate a model student
  essay
• Part 2 The Writing Process Applied to Explaining
  a Process
• Resource Write Source, pages 188-192
• -Prewriting
• -Writing
• -Revising
• -Editing
• -Publishing

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
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• Skill Set 10 Writing for Assessment
• Part 1Introduction
• Resource Write Source, page 193
• Read about expository prompts
• Part 2 The Writing Process Applied to Expository
  Writing on Tests
• Resource Write Source, pages 194-198
• -Prewriting
• -Writing
• Presentation of prompt and sample
  response
• -Revising

Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition
Refer to LAUSDs 9th Grade Standards Set 2
Exposition