All Printables for the September 22, 2014 Issue

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1 All Printables for the September 22, 2014 Issue ARTICLE-SPECIFIC PRINTABLES READ. WRITE. WIN!: VIDEO CHAT WITH YOUR DOG Official contest entry form: Students describe inventions for a chance to win a $25 gift card. HAIKU POETRY CONTEST Official contest entry form: Students write a haiku for a chance to win a $50 gift card. PLAN YOUR POEM: HAIKU POETRY CONTEST Students use a graphic organizer to plan out a haiku for submission to the poetry contest. VOCABULARY REVIEW: ONLINE DISASTERS Students complete a quiz based on the vocabulary words from Online Disasters. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: ONLINE DISASTERS Students answer multiple-choice reading-comprehension questions about Online Disasters. VOCABULARY REVIEW: ADOPTED AT 19 Students complete a quiz based on the vocabulary words from this issue s True Teen Story. MAKING INFERENCES: ADOPTED AT 19 Students fill in a chart with clues and inferences based on Adopted at 19. GIVE US SOME DETAILS: THE GIVER Students fill in a graphic organizer with details to support a central theme of this play. FLASHING BACK: THE GIVER Students identify flashbacks in this play, and explain why each flashback is important to the story. ORDER, ORDER: WHEN KILLER MICE ATTACK Students identify the sequence of events and use it to write a summary of this article. YOU BE THE EDITOR: IS TV MAKING YOU PREJUDICED? Students identify errors in a short text about this issue s debate. WRITE AN ARGUMENT ESSAY: IS TV MAKING YOU PREJUDICED? Students use a graphic organizer to plan a persuasive essay about this issue s debate. MOVIE PLURALS AND POSSESSIVES: CELEBRITY SCOOP Students choose the correct plural or possessive words to fill in the blanks. PLAYING WITH PLURALS AND POSSESSIVES: CELEBRITY SCOOP Students complete a Mad-Libs style activity using plural and possessive words. FOR USE WITH ANY ARTICLE VOCABULARY JOURNAL Students use a graphic organizer to learn and analyze three words from the magazine. WHAT S THE MAIN IDEA? Students complete a graphic organizer about the central idea of an article or play. SAME AND DIFFERENT Students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast articles in the magazine. CAUSE AND EFFECT Students fill in a graphic organizer with causes and effects from an article or play in the issue. SUM IT UP Students summarize an article in the magazine by filling in a chart using the five W s. PROBLEM SOLVERS Students identify problems presented in an article or play in the magazine, then explain how each problem was solved (or how it could be solved in the future).

2 Read. Write. Win! Topic sentence Video Chat With Your Dog What invention can you imagine to solve a common problem? Read the article Video Chat With Your Dog on page 2. Then write a paragraph with your best idea. The entry form is below, and the rules are on the second page of this PDF. 1. Start with a topic sentence. 2. Next, write three sentences about your idea for a great new invention. 3. Finish with a concluding sentence that sums up your paragraph. Three sentences Conclusion Please continue on another sheet of paper if you need more room. To Enter Official Entry Form Student name: Age: Grade: Teacher name: School name: School address: School phone number: My parent or legal guardian consents to my participation in this contest. Parent s or legal guardian s signature: your paragraph to actionmag@scholastic.com or mail it to: Video Chat With Your Dog Contest, Scholastic Action, 557 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY No purchase necessary. Open to legal U.S. residents in grades Entries must be received by October 27, Void where prohibited. Complete rules and details are on page 2 of this PDF.

3 Official Rules: 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter, fill out the official entry form completely. entries to or mail to Video Chat With Your Dog Contest, Scholastic Action, 557 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on October 27, Scholastic Inc. ( Sponsor ) assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, damaged, stolen, postage-due, illegible, or late entries. All entries (and rights in the winning entries) become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. 2. Contest is open to legal residents of the United States in grades 6 through 12 as of September 22, 2014, except employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies (collectively, Related Entities ), and the immediate families of each. Contest is void where prohibited by law. 3. Entries will be judged based on logic, clarity, and grammatical accuracy. Judging will be completed on or about November 10, 2014, by Sponsor, whose decisions on all matters relating to this contest are final. 4. Winners parents/legal guardians will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release. Form must be received within 14 days after notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. 5. Prize: Five winners will each receive a $25 Amazon gift card. 6. No prize substitution except by Sponsor in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. By accepting the prize, winner agrees that Sponsor, Related Entities, and their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in the contest and/or the acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, and they will be held harmless against any claims of liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize awarded. By entering, participants warrant that their submissions are their original work and that Sponsor s use of any writing submitted will not violate any rights of any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any copyrights. Participants further agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor harmless from any claims arising from Sponsor s use of participants submissions. 7. The winners will be notified by Sponsor via phone or mail on or about November 10, In addition to other rights granted herein, the winners likenesses and/or biographical information and their entries may be published by Scholastic and/or news outlets, and winners may be contacted by Sponsor to arrange an interview to appear in such outlet, without further compensation. 8. Sponsor: Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

4 Haiku Poetry Contest A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem with a specific number of syllables per line: five syllables in the first line, then seven, then five again. Write your own haiku. Then enter it for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card and to have your poem posted on Action s website. Official Entry Form Student name: Age: Grade: Teacher name: School name: School address: School phone number: My parent or legal guardian consents to my participation in this contest. Parent s or legal guardian s signature: To Enter your poem to actionmag@scholastic.com, or mail entries to: Haiku Poetry Contest, Scholastic Action, 557 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal U.S. residents in grades Entries must be received by November 1, Void where prohibited. Complete rules and details are on page 2 of this PDF.

5 Official Rules: 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter, fill out the official entry form completely. entries to or mail to Haiku Poetry Contest, Scholastic Action, 557 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on November 1, Scholastic Inc. ( Sponsor ) assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, damaged, stolen, postage-due, illegible, or late entries or mail. All entries (and rights in the winning entries) become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. 2. Contest open to legal residents of the United States in grades 6 through 12 as of September 22, 2014, except employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies (collectively, Related Entities ), and the immediate families of each. Contest is void where prohibited by law. 3. Entries will be judged based on originality, clarity, and how well the entry follows the instructions. Judging will be completed on or about November 10, 2014, by Sponsor, whose decisions on all matters relating to this contest are final. 4. Winner s parent/legal guardian will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release. Form must be received within 14 days after notification or an alternate winner will be selected. 5. Prize: Winner will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Winner s submission will be posted on Sponsor s website, 6. No prize substitution except by Sponsor in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. By accepting the prize, winner agrees that Sponsor, Related Entities, and their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in the contest and/or the acceptance, possession, or use of any prize and they will be held harmless against any claims of liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize awarded. By entering, participants warrant that their submissions are their original work and that Sponsor s use of any writing submitted will not violate any rights of any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any copyright rights. Participants further agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor harmless from any claims arising from Sponsor s use of participants submissions. 7. The winner will be notified by Sponsor via phone or mail on or about November 10, In addition to other rights granted herein, the winner s likeness and/or biographical information and his or her entry may be published by Scholastic and/or news outlets and winner may be contacted by Sponsor to arrange an interview to appear in such outlet, without further compensation. 8. Sponsor: Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

6 Plan Your Poem A haiku is a traditional three-line Japanese poem. To enter Action s haiku contest, plan your poem using the form below. Then your finished haiku to actionmag@scholastic.com. An official contest entry form can be found online at SPOTLIGHT SKILL: Writing a Haiku ANCHOR STANDARD: W.4 USE WITH: Haiku Poetry Contest, p. 3 TOPIC: A haiku usually describes a very specific scene from nature or a season. In a few sentences, describe what your haiku will be about. WORDS: Brainstorm a list of words or phrases associated with your scene. Make sure they are descriptive and visual terms so your reader can picture a scene similar to what you have in mind BY SCHOLASTIC INC. TEACHERS MAY MAKE COPIES OF THIS PAGE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THEIR STUDENTS. DRAFT: Write a draft of your haiku. Remember that the first line should have five syllables, the second line should have seven syllables, and the last line should have five syllables. CHECK: Check that each line of your poem has the right number of syllables. Go back to your draft and draw slash marks between syllables. When you re done, share your poem with classmates to see if they picture a scene like the one you set out to describe. If not, write a second draft using different words or phrases. Action Teacher s Guide September 22, 2014 T5

7 Name: Vocabulary Review: Online Disasters The words in the Word Bank below were defined in the story Online Disasters. Do you remember their meanings? Choose the best word to fill in each blank. SKILL: Vocabulary Review/ Context Clues ANCHOR STANDARDS: L.4, L.6 USE WITH: Online Disasters, p. 4 Word Bank applicants consequences impulses psychology reputation 1. Emily has a as a loyal and trustworthy friend. 2. My brother gets in trouble because he acts on his too quickly. 3. I m planning to study in college so that I can understand people better. 4. There were 200 for this job, so I was lucky to get it. 5. If you get caught cheating on a test, the can be pretty bad. Now that you remember what each word means, use your own words to complete each sentence below. 6. All of the applicants for the babysitting job were asked to explain why they. 7. I f I fail this math class, one of the consequences will be that. 8. To control her impulses and make better decisions, Julie learned. 9. Experts on psychology can answer questions about. 10. Jonah has a reputation as a good sport because. Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

8 Test Your Knowledge Answer these questions about Online Disasters. Fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question. SPOTLIGHT SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep ANCHOR STANDARD: R.1, R.2, R.6, W.9, L.3 USE WITH: Online Disasters, p Which sentence best summarizes this article? Basketball is a very exciting game. Having a Twitter account is a mistake. Some grandmothers are easily shocked. Online posts can have serious consequences. 2. Why did Pat Welch send a tweet using foul language? He was extremely angry. He was excited and wasn t thinking clearly. His coach told him to send the tweet. His best friend dared him to send the tweet. 3. Why did Pat delete the tweet? Because he got in trouble for it. Because he had misspelled a word in the tweet. Because he realized that sending it was wrong. He deleted it by accident. 4. Which quote from the text supports the answer to Question 3? I knew it was wrong. I m sorry, I m scared now. Today, Google acts as your résumé. That s your reputation. T10 Action Teacher s Guide September 22, Which of the following statements does the text support? Most U.S. teens use social media sites. Larry Rosen is a school psychologist. Teens who use Twitter will not get jobs when they re older. Sarah tweeted to American Airlines because she wanted to be famous. 6. Where in the article can you find information about the eraser law? in the headline in the vocabulary box on p. 4 in the section Digital Do-Over? in the photo caption on p Which of the tips on p. 6 could have helped Sarah stay out of trouble? How? 8. Reread the last line of the article. Why should readers take advice from Pat?

9 Name: Vocabulary Review: Adopted at 19 The words in the Word Bank below were defined in the story Adopted at 19. Do you remember their meanings? Choose the best word to fill in each blank. Word Bank SKILL: Vocabulary Review/ Context Clues ANCHOR STANDARDS: L.4, L.6 USE WITH: Adopted at 19, p. 8 advocate biological character dreaded foster care 1. Kim was in when she was 10, and she still keeps in touch with the family she stayed with. 2. I going to camp last summer, but I loved it when I got there. 3. Lisa is a strong for homeless animals; she talks people into adopting them. 4. Josh has a good ; he stands up for kids who are being bullied. 5. My mother had red hair like mine; my stepmother has brown hair. Now that you remember what each word means, use your own words to complete each sentence below. 6. The rules at my school say I m too young to work on the newspaper, but my mom was a great advocate for me when she. 7. People can usually tell that Jack is my biological brother because 8. I decided to learn more about Pete s character before I 9. Jimmy always dreaded Thursdays because. 10. Lola spent a year in foster care because... Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

10 Making Inferences After reading Adopted at 19, fill in the missing inference and clues below. Making an inference means using clues from a text to figure out something that isn t stated. For example, if you read Nina started sneezing the minute the cat walked in and Nina turned away from the cat, rubbing her red, watery eyes, you can infer that Nina is allergic to cats. SKILL: Making Inferences ANCHOR STANDARD: R.1 USE WITH: Adopted at 19, p. 8 CLUES Use these two clues to make an inference. Clue 1: Although she had never met Logan before, Ara Hunt went to his home to help him when he got hurt. Write your inference here: INFERENCE Clue 2: Shortly after meeting Logan, the Hunts allowed him to move into their home. Write two clues that support the inference at right: Clue 1: Clue 2: Shyann was adopted around the same time that Logan entered foster care. Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

11 Name: Give Us Some Details SKILL: Central Theme and Details USE WITH: The Giver, p. 12 The central theme is the most important idea in a story. In the chart below, read the central idea of the play The Giver. In each box, write a detail that relates to the central idea. Detail 1: In Jonas s community, there are no animals. Things are probably cleaner but can you imagine a world with no puppies? Detail 2: Central Theme: A world under tight control could make life easier in some ways, but with less meaning and beauty. Detail 3: Detail 4:

12 Flashing Back Read the play The Giver in this issue of Action magazine. You ll notice that the story line flashes back to an earlier time at several points during the play. (Hint: Look for the times when the Giver holds Jonas s wrists.) Find each of these flashbacks. In the chart below, describe what happens in three of the flashbacks and why each one is important to the play. We started the chart for you. SPOTLIGHT SKILL: Flashbacks ANCHOR STANDARD: R.5 USE WITH: The Giver, p. 12 Scene What happens in the flashback? Why is it important? 3 Jonas is transported into a scene with cold and snowy woods. It shows that the Community used to have different weather. Action Teacher s Guide September 22, 2014 T7

13 Name: Order, Order The sequence of events is the order in which things happen in a story. Below, the main events from the article When Killer Mice Attack are listed in the wrong order. Number them from 1 to 6, in the order in which they took place. SKILLS: Sequencing/ Summarizing ANCHOR STANDARDS: R.3, R.5 USE WITH: When Killer Mice Attack, p Scientists put a painkiller into dead mice. A few snakes came to Guam on boats and planes. Guam s snake population went down. The mice were dropped onto Guam in tiny parachutes. People tried to bring down the number of snakes on Guam but failed. The number of snakes went up because the snakes had no natural predators. Now, use the events above to write a short summary of the article. Add words like first and then as needed. Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

14 Name: You Be the Editor Chris has written about the article Is TV Making You Prejudiced? His work contains errors. Read Chris s writing. Then answer the questions. SKILL: Proofreading ANCHOR STANDARDS: W.5, L.2 USE WITH: Is TV Making You Prejudiced? p Today my class read the article Is TV Making You Prejudiced? I am really interested in this debate. I love the show Duck Dynasty. 2. My teacher asked the class if we think every one from the South behaves like the people on the show. Yes! I said. Or at least I hope so. 3. Then Grace raised her hand. I don t think so, she said. Look at Matt. Matt moved here from Louisiana. He s pretty quiet. He likes to do crossword puzzles. So do his parent s. They re nothing like the characters on Duck Dynasty. 4. OK, said my teacher. We know Matt, so we know their are some Southerners who don t fit the stereotype we see on the show. But what if we didn t know anyone from the South? Would the show make us prejudiced? 5. No, said Adam. In this class, we read books and magazines. We talk about what we learn. If all we did was watch reality TV, maybe it would make us prejudiced. But there are lots of other ways to find information I think Adam is right. 1. In paragraph 2, Chris must delete the space between. the and class every and one at and least hope and so 2. In paragraph 3, Chris must delete the apostrophe from the word. don t He s parent s They re 3. In paragraph 4, Chris needs to replace the word with its homophone. know their some see 4. In paragraph 5, Chris must add a period after the word. Adam TV information think Action Teacher s Guide September 22, 2014 T11

15 Write an Argument Essay In an argument essay, you express an opinion and try to convince your readers to agree with you. Follow the steps below so you can write a strong argument essay. SKILL: Argument Writing ANCHOR STANDARDS: W.1, W.5 USE WITH: Is TV Making You Prejudiced? p. 20 STEP 1: DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK Consider the debate question. Does TV make people prejudiced? Check the box next to the point of view you will support in your essay. Yes! TV makes people prejudiced. No! TV doesn t make people prejudiced. STEP 2: WRITE A TOPIC SENTENCE The topic sentence tells readers what your essay will be about. It should clearly and strongly state the opinion you expressed in Step 1. Your topic sentence: Your summary of the issue: STEP 3: SUMMARIZE THE ISSUE Tell readers a bit about the issue. Don t focus on your point of view; explain the issue as a whole. Continued on next page Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

16 Write an Argument Essay (continued) STEP 4: SUPPORT YOUR OPINION Write three reasons or pieces of evidence that help make your point STEP 5: MENTION THE OTHER SIDE Why might someone disagree with you on this issue? Write one reason someone might give to support the other side of the argument. Then explain why you think it is weak or wrong. Argument for the other side: Reason this argument is weak or wrong: STEP 6: WRITE A CONCLUSION This is the last paragraph of your essay. Write a few sentences that remind readers of your main points. Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

17 Movie Plurals and Possessives Plural means more than one, as in three horses. Possessive means belonging to someone or something, as in the horse s tail. Complete each sentence below by writing the correct plural or possessive word in the blank. SPOTLIGHT SKILL: Plurals and Possessives ANCHOR STANDARD: L.1, L.2, L.3 USE WITH: Celebrity Scoop: Weird Fan Gifts, p I enjoyed reading play based on the movie The Giver. (possessive of Action) 2. The Giver was one of the best I ve ever seen. (plural of movie) 3. I liked it so much that I saw it three. (plural of time) 4. My little favorite movie is Frozen. (possessive of sister) 5. She and her can hardly wait for the sequel to come out. (plural of friend) 6. It s coming out on her friend birthday, so they re going to have a movie party. (possessive of Abby) 7. When I was younger, movie were always my favorites. (plural of party) 8. I love everything about movie, from the seats and the popcorn to the huge screens. (plural of theater) 9. Next summer, I plan to get a job taking at a movie theater. (plural of ticket) 10. That was my idea but I still think it s a good one. (possessive of dad) Scholastic Action Magazine September 22, 2014

18 Playing With Plurals and Possessives Fill in each blank with a plural or possessive word. (Look below each blank to see which type of word to use.) Your paragraph can be funny, but make sure that you use plurals and possessives correctly! SPOTLIGHT SKILL: Plurals and Possessives ANCHOR STANDARD: L.2 USE WITH: Celebrity Scoop: Weird Fan Gifts, p. 22 Last weekend, I went to my first concert. The band played five different kinds of (plural, type of instrument). Each one sounded a little bit different. There were five band members in all: the lead singer, the drummer, the guitarist, the bassist, and the keyboardist. The (possessive, one of the band members listed above) voice was really powerful. Every time the band started to play a song, a group of (plural noun) in the audience screamed in high-pitched voices. At the end of each song, people jumped to their 2014 BY SCHOLASTIC INC. TEACHERS MAY MAKE COPIES OF THIS PAGE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THEIR STUDENTS. (plural, body part) and cheered at the top of their lungs. During some of the slower songs, people turned on their cell phones and waved them in the air like By the end of the night, my (possessive, someone you would go to a concert with) battery was dead because of that and because (s)he took so many When we drove home in my it was a concert I ll never forget. (possessive, family member) (plural noun) (plural noun) cell phone car, my ears were ringing, but Action Teacher s Guide September 22, 2014 T9..

19 Vocabulary Journal Choose three words from this issue of Action. In each Word box below, write one of them, then what you think it means, a synonym (a word that has a similar meaning), and a sentence using the word. SKILL: Building Vocabulary ANCHOR STANDARDS: L.4, L.6 Definition Synonym for this word, if there is one Word Sentence Definition Synonym for this word, if there is one Word Sentence Definition Synonym for this word, if there is one Word Sentence

20 What s the Main Idea? Use the graphic organizer below to write the main idea and three details from an article or a play in this issue of Action. SKILL: Main Idea and Details ANCHOR STANDARDS: R.2 Main Idea Detail Detail Detail

21 Same and Different Use the Venn diagram to compare and contrast two people, things, or ideas in an article from this issue of Action, or to compare two articles. SKILL: Compare and Contrast ANCHOR STANDARDS: R.9, W.7 Both

22 Find the Causes and Effects In the boxes below, write down cause-and-effect relationships in an article or a play from this issue of Action. SKILL: Cause and Effect ANCHOR STANDARD: R.3 1 Cause (why something happens) Effect (what happens as a result) 2 3 4

23 Five W s Chart Fill in each row with details that answer the question about an article in this issue of Action. SKILL: Summarizing ANCHOR STANDARDS: R.1, W.2 What happened? Who was there? Why did it happen? When did it happen? Where did it happen?

24 Problem Solvers Identify as many as three problems presented in an article or a play in this issue of Action. Then write how each problem was solved, or how it could be solved in the future. SKILL: Problem and Solution ANCHOR STANDARDS: R.1, R.3, R.5 1 Problem: Solution: 2 3