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Thinking Outside the Box
EXTRA
READINGS
RADICALLY GOOD IDEAS FROM TEENS SETTING IT UP Thinking outside the box has no age limit! Read three stories from around the world about how teens are helping themselves and others.
A Pre-reading Vocabulary Before reading the text, match the following terms with their definitions.
1. earnings
a. outline; plan
2. piggy bank
b. money taken out of a bank
3. withdrawals
c. salaries
4. draft
d. money box
5. set of wheels
e. equal to
6. joyride
f. gather together
7. trick out
g. enhance, improve
8. retrofitted
h. thrilling, sometimes hazardous, drive
9. round up
i. car
10. nothing short of
j. stop moving forward
11. hold back
k. quickly set in motion
12. jump-start
l. modified
B While Reading
1. VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
Use the strategies and resources you’ve learned about in this and previous chapters to help you understand unfamiliar words. In Chapter 3, you learned how to use a dictionary entry to help you find the right definition (page 64). Remember to check for cognates (page 6) and to use the context cues to help you understand words (page 34).
2. READING STRATEGIES Review the reading strategies you’ve learned in this and previous chapters as you read the text. Use the RIDA strategy (page 65). As you read, imagine the scene, describe it to yourself and take note of any details to help you understand the text. Alternatively, use the RAP (page 7) or RTN (page 41) strategies.
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