Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,™ Lexile,® and Reading Recovery™ are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. by Alma Ransford Genre Expository nonfiction Comprehension Skills and Strategy Main Idea and Details Fact and Opinion Text Structure Text Features Captions Headings Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.6.1 ISBN 0-328-13398-1 ì<(sk$m)=bd jih< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U Reader Response 1. What is the main idea of the section called Our Nation’s Songs? Tell two details that support the main idea. Use a graphic organizer like this one. Detail: Detail: by Alma Ransford Main Idea: 2. How do the headings prepare you for what is coming next in the selection? Give an example. 3. Two of the glossary words begin with the same prefix. Name the words and identify the prefix. What other words do you know that begin with that prefix? Name two and use each in a sentence. 4. Why do you think the scene described on page 6 inspired Francis Scott Key? Would it have inspired you? Why or why not? Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona A symbol is something that stands for something else. For example, if you see a sign with an “H” on it, you know a hospital is nearby. Symbols are all around us. There are many different types of symbols. Your school may have a mascot or special school colors. Symbols give us information, but they can also stand for ideas and ideals. Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Rig