Flu Report for January—Tennessee

CITY STAGE

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Memphis High High High Low

Nashville High Peak Peak High

Knoxville Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate

Chattanooga Low Low Peak Peak

LEGEND

Peak High Moderate Low None

Write “yes” if the sentence is a conclusion you could draw or something you could infer from the chart. Write “no” if it is not.

______ 1. The people in Knoxville seem to be the healthiest during January.

______ 2. As the month came to an end, not as many people in Memphis were sick.

______ 3. The situation was really bad in Chattanooga the whole month.

______ 4. Peak is probably equal to an epidemic, or a widespread numbers of cases.

______ 5. This chart shows all people who had the flu in January.

Source: Cases reported by doctors who saw ill patients.

My reading prediction was

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Prediction:

Directions: Scan the paragraph to preview what it says. Then write a sentence to predict what you think you will learn when you read it carefully. Then, answer the questions.

What’s scanning? It’s moving your eyes down the page and just noticing key words or phrases. Got it?

Prediction:

You may be acquainted with your family veterinarian, or vet, who treats your family pet. However, the field of veterinary medicine is not limited to taking care of dogs and cats. Some vets specialize, or restrict their practice, to certain kinds of animals, such as horses, birds, reptiles, or zoo animals.

Other kinds of vets may treat just certain types of animal problems—for example, eye or skin diseases. Farmers and ranchers may hire vets to manage their cattle, dairy, or poultry farms. Professors of veterinary medicine work at universities teaching students who will some day become vets. Still other vets conduct research or work for companies that make human drugs. So you see, many types of work are possible for someone who chooses to become a vet.

Did what you learn match your prediction? ______________________________________

If no, write a sentence about something you did learn.

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Directions: Scan the paragraph to preview it. Then read the statements. Check the ones that you predict the paragraph will include. Then read the paragraph and check the statements again to confirm your predictions.

Hey, you know how to scan. Just move your eyes down the paragraph without stopping to read all the words.

Prediction Confirmation

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1. The saber-toothed tiger lived in North America.

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2. This animal lived during the Ice Age.

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3. It was about the size of a lion.

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4. It did not walk like a cat.

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5. It ate mastodons.

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6. Its huge upper teeth were a striking feature.

You will never see a live saber-toothed tiger. That is because it became extinct about 11,000 years ago during the Ice Age. Even though it is called a tiger, scientists don’t agree that it was truly a big cat. It was the size of a present-day lion, but it had several features that made it somewhat different. For one, it had striking-looking teeth. Two large, blade-like teeth hung down about seven inches from its upper jaw. It also walked flat-footed, much the same way a bear walks.

By comparison, all cats walk on their toes. Its legs were short, which means it couldn’t run fast or far like most cats can.

Directions: Look quickly at the bold topic sentences below, but don’t read the rest of the text yet. Now write a sentence to predict what you think each tip will tell you.

Then read the whole page.

Scanning helps you use what you know to predict what the article will be about. Use this strategy every time you read.

• Keep your goals in mind. _____________________________________________________

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• Plan your study time. _________________________________________________________

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• Pick the best place to study. ___________________________________________________

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• Don’t study for too long. _____________________________________________________

Keep your goals in mind. Making an effort to do well in school is easier if you keep in mind what you are trying to achieve. Pick two kinds of goals. Pick one that you can do now or this year. Then pick one for when you get older, like when you go to college or get a job. When things get tough as they sometimes do, picture yourself meeting those goals. This will help you get back on track.

Plan your study time. You cannot earn good grades if you do not plan well.

Sports activities and time with family and friends can take over your life, leaving you with little time to study. The solution is to make a daily study schedule and follow it.

Pick the best place to study. Not everyone studies well in a bedroom or at a desk. Those are good places, but experiment with studying in different places until you find what works best for you.

Don’t study for too long. Your brain needs a break now and then in order to work well. Study for no more than one hour before you take a quick break. Get a snack, pet the dog, or say hello to a family member but then go right back to work.