Other Skills: Character Traits Compare and Contrast Context Clues Fact and Opinion Figurative Language Main / Central Idea Point of View Rhythm & Rhyme Story Elements Summary Symbolism Theme
Journalistic writings are fact-based articles usually focusing on an event or news story. They may include interviews, eyewitness accounts, or investigative reporting. Journalistic works are usually written for publication in newspapers and magazines.
The purpose of a monument is to remind, inform, and inspire the viewer. The United States is fortunate to have some of the most...
Horses are magnificent creatures. They served a major source of transportation for thousands of years, and even today, they spa...
Over 57 million Americans -- almost 18% of the population -- claim Hispanic ancestry. This reading set celebrates the rich and ...
California, the Golden State. It was the discovery of gold there in the late 1840s that started a mass migration across the Nor...
It's hard to believe in this age of space stations and mars probes that man has only been flying in heavier that air machines f...
Primary sources take the reader to major historic moments as they are happening. This reading set has newspaper articles contem...
Tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards -- weather affects us all in some way or another. This reading set focuses on the mo...
In a celebration of peace, athleticism, and friendly competition, nations from around the world gather every four years to comp...
Women’s History Month is traditionally held in March, but the study of women’s history is valuable all twelve months of the yea...
from The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) November 1, 1910
Celebrating Halloween is a tradition that goes back ...