LiteracyCenterCardsGrade6Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-358713-XISBN13978-0-15-358713-9Grade6Lesson1©HarcourtWORDSTUDYCard1AChoosetheRightWordsMATERIALS•journal•penorpencil•StudentEdition:“MaxxComedy”Copythesesentencesintoyourjournal.Choosethewordsfromtheboxthatbestcompleteeachsentence.crestfallenecstatichystericalincapacitatedlamentedmirthperishablericocheted1Mycoachwaswhenthepitcherwasfortheseason.2Gregorybecameandscreamedasthebeeoffthewalls.3“They’vegonebad,”Johnny,realizingtheappleswere.4WefeltwhenLiscored.Thecrowd’sdisappointmentturnedto.Grade6Lesson1©HarcourtREADINGWhatHappenedtoMaude?MATERIALS•StudentEdition:“MaxxComedy”•journal•penorpencilReadthestory“MaxxComedy.”MostofthestoryfocusesontheproblemsfacedbyMax,butMaudehadaproblemofherown.1Inyourjournal,describeMaude’sproblemandwhereshewasatthetime.2Howdidherlocationaddtotheproblem?Whatdidshedotosolveit?Card2AGrade6Lesson1©HarcourtWRITINGPlease...MATERIALS•journal•penorpencilInthestory,Maxarrivedjustasthecontestwinnerwasbeingannounced.Whatifhehadarrivedfifteenminutesearlier?1Inyourjournal,writeadialoguebetweenMaxandthejudges,inwhichMaxconvincesthejudgestolethimperform.2ChoosewordsthatwillexpresshowdesperateMaxistocompete.Card3AGrade6Lesson1©HarcourtTECHNOLOGYBecomeaComedianMATERIALS•computerwithInternetaccess•journal1WhatifyouwantedtobecomeacomedianlikeMax?UsingtheInternet,findthreejokebooksmeantforkidsthatyoucouldusetostartyourcareer....