Prentice
Hall Literature Series |
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Skill: |
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Skill: |
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UNIT ONE | |||
"The
Summer of Running" |
Shopping | Passing in Hallways | p. 6 |
"The
Stray" |
Greeting a Person Walking A Dog |
Idioms: Word with "dog:" i.e.dog-eared |
p.18 |
"Saying
Yes" |
Appreciating Cultural Differences | Recognizing Your Strengths | p. 32 |
"Jeremiah's
Song" |
Visiting someone who is ill | Expressing Grief | p. 38 |
"The
King of Mazy May" |
Experiencing Success | Changes in Adolescence | p. 52 |
"The
Circuit" |
Introducting Yourself | Introducing Others | p. 66 |
"Hard
as Nails" |
American Table Manners | Making an Appointment |
p. 72 |
"An Astronaut's Answer" | Interviewing Skills | Setting Personal Goals | p. 87 |
UNIT TWO | |||
"How
to Write A Letter" |
Writing
a Thank You Letter |
Showing Appreciation | p. 102 |
"Aaron's
Gift" |
Dealing with Group Pressure |
Making an Apology |
p. 112 |
"Water"*** |
Table
Etiquette |
Dealing with Defeat |
p. 120 |
Showing
Empathy |
See also film "Miracle Worker" | P. 120 | |
"Zlateh
the Goat" |
Dealing with
Fear |
Idiom: "To look downcast" | p. 128 |
"Count
that Day Lost" |
Volunteering
|
Making New Friends | p. 141 |
"Star
Girl" |
Offering
Assistance |
Showing Empathy | p. 146 |
"Old
Ben" |
Expressing
Grief |
Idiom: "A snake in the grass" | p. 154 |
"Feathered
Friend" |
Participating In a Group Discussion | Idiom: "keeled over", "jet lag" | p. 159 |
"As
Close As We Can" |
Giving Compliments | Accepting Compliments | p. 167 |
UNIT
THREE |
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"The
Pig man& Me" |
Making
New Friends |
Solving a Disagreement
|
p. 182 |
"Thunder
Butte" |
Respond
to Others' Feelings |
Expressing Feelings | p. 194 |
"Mowgli's
Brothers" |
Disagreeing
with Others |
Arguing Respectfully | p. 210 |
"Names" | Appropriate
Language |
p. 224 | |
"The
Southpaw" |
Expressing
Feelings |
Expressing Success | p. 229 |
"Alone
in the Nets" |
Sportsmanship |
Setting Goals |
p. 232 |
"Women
in Sports" |
Interacting
with Opposite Sex |
p. 238 | |
Wright
Brothers" |
Self
Improvement |
p. 240 | |
"Dream
Dust" |
Setting Goals | Idiom: "Bed of Roses" | p. 248 |
"Gentle
Giants" |
Showing
Respect |
p. 254 | |
UNIT
FOUR |
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"Lob's
Girl" |
Reporting
Emergencies |
Making a Get Well Card |
p. 270 |
"The
Tiger Be King" |
Accepting
Defeat or Loss |
Accepting No | p. 282 |
"The
Lion and The Bulls" |
Contributing
to Group |
See Fable Form | p. 284 |
"Greyling" | p. 290 | ||
"Bud, Not Buddy" | Making New Friends | Following Safety Rules | p. 310 |
"A Backwards Boy" | Adolescence | Setting Goals | p. 316 |
"Justice at Last" | Tolerance of Differences | Responding to Defeat | p. 325 |
UNIT FIVE | |||
"The Fun They Had" | Arguing Respectfully | p. 352 | |
"Breaker's
Bridge" |
Completing Agreements | Being On Time | p. 392 |
"Why
Tortoise Shell Is" |
Knowing Your Strengths | Fable: "The Tortoise and the Hare" | p. 411 |
UNIT
SIX |
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"Becky
and the Boys" |
Interacting with Opposite Sex | Asking a Favor | p. 448 |
"Overdoing It" |
Facing Fear | Using Humor | p. 460 |
"Eleven" |
Coming of Age | Embarrassment | p. 465 |
"Lawyer
& the Ghost" |
Conversational Skills | p. 478 | |
"The
Wounded Wolf" |
Submission & Dominance | Bark up the wrong tree | p. 482 |
"All-American
Slurp" |
Tolerating Differences | p. 496 | |
"The Stone" |
Accepting Consequences | p. 505 | |
"The
Shutout" |
Responding to Prejudice | Idiom: "Curve ball" | p. 532 |
"Letter
to Scottie" |
Setting Goals | Idiom: You're a good egg. | p. 542 |
"My
Papa, Mark Twain" |
Sense of Humor | Accepting Compliments | p. 554 |
"How
Internet Works" |
Netiquette | Internet Safety | p. 576 |
"Phantom
Tollbooth" |
Reading Body Language | p. 614 | |