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Holt Literature and Language Arts
First Course Resources
"Yeti-like Monster Gives Staid Town in Illinois a Fright"
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Web Resources 
Loch Ness Sea Monster Fossil a Hoax, Say Scientist: An article from National Geographic.com that debates whether a fossil discovered is truly from the Loch Ness Monster.
Photo in News: Loch Ness Monster Was an Elephant: A site that provides information explaining that the famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster may have been a swimming elephant.
The Search for Monsters of Mystery: A map showing the territories of the six legendary monsters.
The Search for Monsters of Mystery: A video and information on Bigfoot.
In Search of Bigfoot: An article from the BBC News explaining scientists' theories that the DNA from the hair found in the Bigfoot footprint is from a bison.
Annotated Teacher's Edition 
Reading Skills, Making Inferences, page 16: Students can use the graphic organizer to track inferences about the police chief's words Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Differentiating Instruction, Advanced Learners, page 17:
Students can research sightings of mysterious creatures using the Internet Resources and publish information in a PowerPoint with a focus on facts about the monster and whether the student believes in the existence or not.
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