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Strange But True Stories

     




Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These stories are the ultimate in high-interest reading. Fact or fiction? Real or unreal? Let yourstudents decide. The people, places, and things in these story collections range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from creepy to utterly terrifying, from the odd to the awful. Yet, all are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid scholarship of serious investigators. Whether it's a puzzle from the past-like the disappearance of Roanoke Colony-or a modern miracle-such as the survival who'd been "flash frozen"-your students will be enthralled. Five 76-page readers with teacher's resource guide.

FEATURES:
  • Each book contains 15-20 incredible reading experiences
  • Dozens of reproducible activities in the Teacher's Resource Guide extend and enrich students' reading and language arts skills
  • Attractive, airy page design encourages even your most disengaged readers
  • Low-readability and short length of stories give many students their first experience of "reading for pleasure"
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Motivation is one key to success in differentiated instruction.
  • Students enjoy reading scary books and stories; Strange But True Stories capitalizes on student's interest and motivates them to read.
  • Reading success for secondary students includes modeling, activating prior knowledge, vocabulary development, and visualizing.

READING LEVEL 3.5 to 4.0
INTEREST LEVEL 5 to 12, Adult