Promote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages multiple-choice questions and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of today s standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questions. All units include writing activities linked to higher-order thinking and questioning skills. The writing ideas are designed to incorporate the skills necessary for excellent writing as well as help assess a student s ability to respond to a written prompt. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards. • Publisher - Mary D. Smith. • Author - Susan Mackey Collins. • 144 pages in Paperback. • 9781420638936. • Grade 3 Ages 8-9. • 11 H x 8.5 W x .5 D. • Sold as 1 Each.