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1 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT Weekly practice with FCAT Formats Weekly practice with Common Core State Standards Consumable

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4 Lesson 3 Name Skill Overview When you read Off and Running and Vote for Me!, did you notice anything about the selections that was the same? Did you think about the differences between the two? If so, then you have already compared and contrasted two selections. When you compare and contrast two selections, you think about how the two pieces of writing are alike and different. Comparing and contrasting reading selections can give you a deeper understanding of what you read. No two selections are exactly alike, but they may have things in common. Two selections could have the same main idea or focus on the same concept. Selections can also share the same subject. For example, a poem and a report could each be about the Everglades. Similar settings, characters, and plots can also appear in different selections. Despite any similarities, each story is unique in some way. By contrasting the selections, you determine how they are different. Two selections might be about the same topic but written in different genres. Main characters might be alike in some ways but will differ in others. The setting of one story might be a desert while another is the forest. To organize your thoughts when you compare and contrast, you can use a graphic organizer such as a Venn diagram. Things that are different go in areas on the outside. Things that are similar go in the overlapping section in the middle. Three Little Pigs Three pigs are the main characters. The wolf tries to blow each pig s house down. Both The wolf is the bad guy. Stories are fairy tales. Little Red Riding Hood A girl is the main character. The wolf tries to eat the girl. 9

5 Name Skill Practice Lesson 3 Read the passage Yelena s Stage Fright and the article Singing on the Big Stage before answering Numbers 1 through 3. Yelina s Stage Fright When Yelina won our class talent show, the principal asked her to sing at the big school-wide talent show. We were all happy for her, and she was thrilled, too, at first. She bought a new outfit to wear. Then she started to worry that she would mess up and people would laugh at her. Yelina practiced singing in front of a mirror and worked on relaxing when she got nervous. On the day of the talent show, it was pouring outside. As we headed back into school after lunch, Yelina tripped and landed on the ground with a thump, her new clothes covered in mud. She started shaking and crying hysterically. I can t get up in front of everyone like this, she said. I m going to sing terribly today. With minutes left before the talent show, our teacher rummaged around in a closet and found a dress left over from the spring musical. Yelina put it on, looked in the mirror, and hung her head. It doesn t even fit, she moaned. We didn t think Yelina would even venture out onto the stage. Everything that happened had given her a bad case of stage fright. Then she took a deep breath and marched right out on stage. She started singing softly at first, but by the end of the song, her voice boomed with confidence. She looked like she was having a lot of fun. Everyone in the audience clapped and cheered for several minutes. We all think Yelina will be a famous singer someday! As you read, think about the characters, setting, and genre of the story. When you finish reading, think about the main idea and key plot events of this passage. 10

6 Name Lesson 3 Singing on the Big Stage Theo is a sixth-grade student in Seattle, Washington. His favorite subject is science, and his project on volcanoes won him a medal last year. He plays trumpet in the school band and also plays on his neighborhood soccer team. But tonight Theo is doing something that s very special to him. He is in Symphony Hall to sing in a concert with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Theo is a member of Northwest Boychoir. The choir has 150 members, ages 6-13, in five different groups, and they come from over 100 different schools. This year, Theo made it into to the highest performing group. They perform in their own concert series, but they are also called upon to sing with the Symphony and other professional music groups. Every two years they go on tour to other parts of the United States and sometimes to other countries. You can even hear them at SeaWorld Florida, performing on the background soundtrack for its big show. Theo has been singing with Northwest Boychoir since the first grade. They rehearse twice a week. It can get tricky, juggling the choir with school and everything, Theo says. It takes up a lot of time, but it s also a lot of fun. I ve made tons of friends in Boychoir, especially at our summer camp. And it s a treat getting out on that big stage and singing for all those people. It s not scary at all if you know the music well. That s why rehearsal is so important. What happens when Theo s voice changes and he gets too old to be in Northwest Boychoir? Then I can join Vocalpoint! Seattle, Theo says. That s a chorus made up of teenagers. Both boys and girls get to participate, but they don t sing classical music. They get to sing rock-and-roll, even stuff you hear on the radio. I m really looking forward to it! from The Seattle Record As you read, think about how this selection is like the first one. Think about how it is different. How is Theo different from Yelina? How is he the same? 11

7 Name Lesson 3 Now answer Numbers 1 through 3 in the Answer Box. Base your answers on the passage Yelina s Stage Fright and the article Singing on the Big Stage. 1 What is one way Yelina and Theo are different? A. Yelina goes to school, but Theo does not. B. Yelina does not like to sing, but Theo does. C. Yelina will be a famous singer, but Theo will not. Think about the ways Theo and Yelina are different. Which answer choice fits best? D. Yelina is nervous about performing, but Theo loves it. 2 What is one idea found in both of these selections? F. Singing groups spend a lot of time practicing. G. It is always hard to sing for people. H Stage fright is scary. I. Singing can be fun. Read the answer choices carefully before you choose the best answer. Look back at the selections if you re not sure. 3 What is one difference between Yelena s Stage Fright and Singing on the Big Stage? A. Yelina s Stage Fright is nonfiction, and Singing on the Big Stage has a main character. B. Yelina s Stage Fright teaches something, and Singing on the Big Stage does not. C. Yelina s Stage Fright is fiction, and Singing on the Big Stage is nonfiction. D. Yelina s Stage Fright ends sadly, and Singing on the Big Stage ends happily. 1 A B C D 2 F G H I 3 A B C D STOP 12