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1 Contents To the Student...5 Comprehension Skills Recognizing the Main Idea...7 Recalling s...8 Determining the Sequence of Events...9 Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships...10 Comparing and Contrasting...11 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions...12 Telling Fact from Opinion...13 Predicting...14 UN Family and Friends Lesson 1: Finding Facts About Your Family...16 Focus on a Skill: Recalling s Lesson 2: All Kinds of Families...23 Focus on a Skill: Recognizing the Main Idea Lesson 3: Born on the Fourth of July...30 Focus on a Skill: Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships UNIT Being a Good Citizen Lesson 4: Following the Law...38 Focus on a Skill: Determining the Sequence of Events Lesson 5: Keeping the World Clean...45 Focus on a Skill: Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships Lesson 6: Giving Back to the Community...52 Focus on a Skill: Recognizing the Main Idea
2 Keeping Up with Changing Technology Lesson 7: Television Time...60 Focus on a Skill: Predicting Lesson 8: Pedaling Through History...67 Focus on a Skill: Comparing and Contrasting Lesson 9: The Wonders of Wind...74 Focus on a Skill: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions UN Learning About Law Enforcement Lesson 10: The ABCs of the FBI...82 Focus on a Skill: Predicting Lesson 11: Police School...89 Focus on a Skill: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Lesson 12: The First Private Eye...96 Focus on a Skill: Telling Fact from Opinion Glossary My Glossary...107
3 Lesson 1 Finding Facts About Your Family What do you know about your family? Would you like to know more? It is fun to lear n about your family history. You can learn neat facts. Some people have even found famous people in their families. It is not hard to study your family s history. Would you like to give it a tr y? Recalling s When you read, you can note the big ideas and small ideas. The small ideas support the big ideas. These small ideas are details. The big ideas are main ideas. big ideas = main ideas small ideas = details s help to answer questions about the main idea. So details are just as important as the main ideas. When a detail is important to the main idea, try to remember it. Reread the paragraph at the top of the page. Then try to pick out the important details. Main Idea It is fun to learn about family history. Important s You can learn neat facts. It is not hard to study your family s history. As you read, look for key words in the main ideas. Key words in the above main idea are fun, learn, family, and history. Key words can help you find the important details. Notice that neat is similar to fun. And learn is similar to study. 16 Journey into Reading The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate.
4 VOCABULARY Read these words and definitions. ancestors background database hobby relatives n. grandparents and all the grandparents who came before them n. events that are part of a person s life n. a collection of information on a computer n. an activity that a person does for pleasure n. people who are part of a family, such as aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, and grandparents Use the words above to complete these sentences about Tran s family history. 1. Tran is learning about the of each of his family members. 2. There are many in Tran s family, such as aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters. 3. Tran can use a computer to find his family records. 4. Putting together a family tree has become a fun for Tran. 5. Tran is learning about his who came to America from different countries. The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate. Journey into Reading 17
5 TIME TO READ Growing a Family Tree What do you know about your family? Do you know when and where your parents were born? Do you know when and where your grandparents were born? You might want to know more about your own background. Making a family tree is a good way to map what you know and what you want to know about your family. You can start a family tree now! Finding Your Roots It is easy to start a family tree. You just have to find a relative who will answer questions. A parent is a great place to start. You can ask a relative to answer questions in person, on the phone, and through mail or . You will want to write down the questions you will ask. Use the questions below to help you. Where and when were you born? What are the full names of your grandparents? Where and when were your grandparents born? What are the full names of your great-grandparents? Where and when were your great-grandparents born? Create a fact sheet for each person in the family. This will make it easier to organize information after you talk with relatives. There are people who really like to share stories. So be prepared. A relative might not stop talking. Try to write down the stories. This is the fun part of learning your family history. Thank your relative for helping you. Make sure to get the first and last name of family members. And make sure that you have the correct spelling of names. This will help you in the future. 18 Journey into Reading The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate.
6 TIME TO READ You may want to learn more about your family history. Keep in mind that some women change their last names when they marry. So it is important to ask for a maiden name and a married name for women. Also, try to find out the dates and places of birth for family members. maiden name n. a woman s last name before marriage Know that some people do not know much about their ancestors. Others have forgotten. So be kind when relatives do not know the answers to your questions. Be sure to ask a few different relatives the same questions. You can begin your family tree with a simple web with you at the top. Then you can make branches to connect people to you. Help Finding Family You may get some good information from your relatives. But you might want to find out more. Here are a few places to look: courthouses: birth, death, and marriage records, records of wills and property ship records: names of people who moved to America long ago old newspapers: information on people s lives, births, and deaths People who make family trees often can find information in computer databases. Some of these Web sites cost money. But there are others that are free. A Growing Family Tree It takes time to make a family tree. People who make family trees think of it as a hobby. They may spend their whole lives learning. People may even go to other countries to learn more. They want to find out more about their ancestors lives. Mom Grandparents Me Dad Grandparents For more help with family trees, see and The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate. Journey into Reading 19
7 STRATEGY: s Web A details web will help you recall and sort ideas. The details web below shows the main ideas and details of the Finding Your Roots section of the passage. Use the phone, mail, or to contact relatives. Main Idea Ask questions of relatives and make a simple family tree. Make sure to have correct spellings of family names. Be understanding if your relatives do not know the family history. Look at the section titled Help Finding Family and fill in the web below. Check court records of births, deaths, and marriages. Main Idea You can find more information about your relatives. 20 Journey into Reading The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate.
8 COMPREHENSION Think about what you learned from the passage about making a family tree. Then circle the letter of the correct answer. Recalling s Using Context Clues Determining the Sequence of Events Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Writing a Response 1. Some women change their names when they _. A learn about their ancestors B work on a family tree C marry D die 2. Which word in the section Help Finding Family means official copies of papers? A offices C relatives B records D databases 3. What is the first thing you can do to start a family tree? A Ask a relative questions. B Buy a computer program. C Study in another country. D Study online records. 4. Why is it important to have the correct spelling of a person s first and last name? A to give honor to your family B to not anger the members of your family C to show relatives that you care about them D to find out more about your relatives in the future 5. You can decide from the passage that the author thinks making family trees is _. A boring C troubling B painful D enjoyable 6. Do you think it would be fun to make a family tree? Explain why or why not. Use details from the passage to support your ideas. The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate. Journey into Reading 21
9 WORD STUDY: Synonyms Synonyms are words that are alike in meaning. Relatives and family are synonyms. Read each sentence below. Find a word in the box that is a synonym for the underlined word. Then write that word on the line. prepared find understand fun kind 1. People find great pleasure in studying family history. 2. It is important to know that women s names may change when they marry. 3. The correct spelling of names can help you discover more information. 4. Be ready to learn a lot about your own history when making your family tree. 5. Be nice to all the people you interview about your family. After each sentence below, circle the synonym for the underlined word. 1. Many doctors believe that children need more sleep. rest tired quiet 2. A baseball coach is happy when his team tries hard. tired glad angry 3. Basketball games can be full of action. noise peace movement 4. The huge doors will lead to the office. large tiny size 5. My teacher found my library book. placed saved discovered 22 Journey into Reading The Continental Press, Inc. Do not duplicate.
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