Written by teachers for teachers and students, Read in Target for Grades 5/6, Student Workbook, features reading maps which help students refine the critical thinking skills necessary for reading comprehension. More than 25 activities are included which feature sample texts, student tips, reading maps, and critical thinking questions designed to increase reading comprehension and improve students' critical thinking skills. Includes the following skills: analyze characters, plot, setting, point of view and theme, evaluate author's purpose, fact versus opinion, understand organizational structure, infer, predict, compare and contrast, evaluate and critique, summarize, and identify cause and effect. Reading maps are excellent for reading assessment, in yearlong reading programs, in student portfolios, as standardized test preparation, for individual practice, and for reading intervention. Can be used in conjunction with any reading series and with a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts from multiple disciplines.