{"product_id":"9781596730427","title":"Skill Sharpeners Reading Grade 6+","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommon Core Top Pick for Language and Reading Literature and Informational Text\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Conventions of Standard English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Vocabulary Acquisition and Use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Literature and Informational Text\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Key Ideas and Details\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Integration of Knowledge and Ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e View all Common Core Top Picks for\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003eReading Literature and Informational Text\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 6+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Hercules and the Many-Headed Hydra\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"A Clever Jester Fools a King\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Sausage\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNonfiction Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Terra Cotta Warriors: An Army of Clay\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Animal Partnerships\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary Soldier\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eActivity pages include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e comprehension questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e a vocabulary exercise for every story\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOther skills addressed include the following:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e critical thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e interpreting graphic information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e using a dictionary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e summarizing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xc7uFWjCqLY?rel=0","brand":"Evan-Moor Educational Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053370491120,"sku":"9781596730427","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596730427_p0.jpg?v=1769901784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596730427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}