We are very excited to share with you what we’ve been working on for the February issue! It will be going out to classrooms and available at Scope Online in a few weeks. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek.
SNEAK PEEK
See what’s in the February issue of Scope
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
“The Killer Wave”
This riveting story explores the lasting impact of a little-known disaster: the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.
Featured Skill: key ideas and details
PAIRED TEXTS
“Into the Poison Cloud” and “6 Qualities of a Successful Inventor”
Meet incredible inventor Garrett Morgan, whose pioneering gas mask changed the way America fights fires. The article is paired with an informational text about what it takes to succeed as an inventor.
Featured Skill: synthesis
FICTION
“Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push”
This moving story by Walter Dean Myers explores a complex relationship between a father and son.
Featured Skill: character
DRAMA
Once Upon an Ice Moon: A Cinderella Story
Students will love performing our sci-fi take on Cinderella.
Featured Skill: identifying defining characteristics
DEBATE/SCAVENGER HUNT
“Should School Be Canceled for Bad Weather?”
On bad weather days, should students get the day off or switch to remote learning? Two teens face off in the debate. Your students decide who makes the stronger argument.
Featured Skill: analyzing arguments
SHORT READ
“The Bug That’s Eating America”
In this bite-sized article, students explore how the problem of the invasive lanternfly might be solved.
Featured Skill: constructed response
NEW! ROOT POWER
“The Journal of Captain Hela”
In this delightful new feature, students explore Greek and Latin roots and prefixes in a graphic-novel-style story.
Featured Skill: vocabulary acquisition
POEM
“Mistake”
After analyzing the diamante poem “Mistake,” students compose their own diamante poems.
Featured Skills: analyzing and writing poetry
GRAMMAR
“Into the Deep”
Journey to one of the most mysterious places on Earth—the Mariana Trench—while practicing number and amount.
Featured Skill: conventions of standard English
Text-to-Speech