Six-Way Paragraphs: Middle 100 Passages for

Six-Way Paragraphs, a three-level series, teaches the basic skills necessary for reading factual material through the use of the following six types of questions: subject matter, main idea, supporting details, conclusions, clarifying devices, and vocabulary in context.

The Paragraph

vii

To the Student

ix

To the Instructor

xix

Feathery Homes

2

(2)

Outsmarting the Enemy

4

(2)

Rain Forests

6

(2)

Put a Lid on It

8

(2)

Two Unhappy Firsts

10

(2)

Sea Turtles

12

(2)

The Whale Clan

14

(2)

Give Them a Hand

16

(2)

Six-Legged Workers

18

(2)

The Collapsing Road

20

(2)

A Whale of a Story

22

(2)

The Hermit

24

(2)

Forever Amber

26

(2)

Jumbo

28

(2)

Stunt People

30

(2)

A Dragon That Flies

32

(2)

A Dangerous Weather Maker

34

(2)

Oldest, Youngest, or in the Middle?

36

(2)

A Very Old Riddle

38

(2)

Protect Your Hearing

40

(2)

The Wizard of Wall Street

42

(2)

Surviving in Very Cold Climates

44

(2)

Let's Shake on It

46

(2)

Slow but Sure

48

(2)

Scallops and Clams

50

(2)

Joker's Wild

52

(2)

The Mysterious Iceman

54

(2)

They'll Eat Anything

56

(2)

No Laughing Matter

58

(2)

Abe's Favorite Story

60

(2)

A Perfect Match

62

(2)

The Great Invasion

64

(2)

The Ship with Four Legs

66

(2)

The Octopus Plant

68

(2)

Monkey Do

70

(2)

Courage and Skill

72

(2)

No Chance to Dream

74

(2)

The World's Oldest Sport

76

(2)

Glass on the Beach

78

(2)

The Monstrous Flower

80

(2)

Famous Horses of the Past

82

(2)

A Safe Place to Sleep

84

(2)

The Ancient Cockroach

86

(2)

Without Hook and Line

88

(2)

Watch Out for Quicksand!

90

(2)

The Prince Tames a Horse

92

(2)

No Moisture Here!

94

(2)

Protected by Armor

96

(2)

Knock! Knock!

98

(2)

Never Say Die

100

(2)

Leaf-Cutters

102

(2)

A Hard and Beautiful Mineral

104

(2)

No Runs, No Hits, and Too Many Errors

106

(2)

The Code Talkers

108

(2)

Feeling the Forecast

110

(2)

The African Elephant

112

(2)

Jaws

114

(2)

Are You Superstitious?

116

(2)

The Badger

118

(2)

Altitude Sickness

120

(2)

A Light Blazing Across the Sky

122

(2)

The Great Stock Market Crash

124

(2)

The World's Greatest Athlete?

126

(2)

Vipers

128

(2)

The Black Death

130

(2)

The Man from Stratford

132

(2)

Once Poison, Now a Food

134

(2)

Developing the Desktop Computer

136

(2)

A Dish Fit for Royalty

138

(2)

Asteroids and Meterorites

140

(2)

El Nino

142

(2)

The Witch's Wind

144

(2)

A Fighter for Justice

146

(2)

What Makes a Dynasty?

148

(2)

A Leader of Her Country

150

(2)

A Maker of Mobiles

152

(2)

Fire Is Fearsome

154

(2)

Garlic: The Magic Cure-All

156

(2)

Cover Your Eyes!

158

(2)

Flying Tigers

160

(2)

A Bird That Never Really Dies

162

(2)

The Beginnings of Television

164

(2)

A Reward for Heroism

166

(2)

I Wouldn't Try It Again

168

(2)

Eye Facts

170

(2)

Life on Other Planets?

172

(2)

Early Passenger Planes

174

(2)

The Giant Saguaro

176

(2)

Horse Sense

178

(2)

Our Inner Senses

180

(2)

Countries in Miniature

182

(2)

Take a Ride on the Interstate

184

(2)

A Fabled African Land

186

(2)

The Great Wild West Show

188

(2)

A Terrible Year

190

(2)

A Gift to the People

192

(2)

Animals Beware!

194

(2)

The Day of the Dead

196

(2)

The Greatest Jumper

198

(2)

The Ageless Wonder

200

(3)

Answer Key

203

(6)

Diagnostic Chart

209

(6)

Progress Graph

215

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Six-Way Paragraphs: Middle 100 Passages for Developing the Six Essential Categories of Comprehension

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