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Notice &
Note
3 Big Questions

Prepare to Read

GENRE STUDY Informational texts give facts and examples
about a topic.

• Authors of informational texts may organize their ideas using

headings and subheadings. The headings and subheadings
tell readers what the next section of text will be about.

• Authors of informational texts may organize their ideas
by main ideas. Each main idea is supported by key details,
including facts, definitions, examples, or quotations.

SET A PURPOSE Think about the title and genre of this text.
Based on what you have learned, what do you think daily life
was like for children living in cities and towns during the Great
Depression? Write your ideas below.

CRITICAL
VOCABULARY

lax

vocational

rigid

ease

insisted

crusade

administer
Meet the Author:
Russell Freedman perennial

improvised

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