Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA
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Grade Levels
6th - 8th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.6.1
CCSSRI.6.2
CCSSRI.6.3
CCSSRI.6.4
CCSSRI.6.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
42 pages
Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA
10.3k Followers
Description
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing all of the various texts intimately enough to judge students’ accuracy, and #3. Questioning whether students have read at all or are just trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
This resource has been designed to address ALL of those issues, which can make your life infinitely easier. There are several ways to use it, and you can use it multiple times during the year.
Each response log has a summary question, a connection question, and a question pertaining directly to a specific standard from the Reading Informational Text strand. To provide differentiation, students are given two question choices: one is geared toward a lower level, the other toward a more challenging level.
What is included?
♦ Suggestions for Use with Grading Options and Rubric
♦ Teachers’ Instructions
♦ Student Instruction
♦ Three Sample Answers (using two books and one article)
♦ Prereading Log: Setting a Purpose for Reading: Book Edition
♦ Ten Response Logs (for books)
♦ Post-reading Log
♦ List of 42 Nonfiction Books with Synopses and Lexile Levels
♦ Glossary: Academic Vocabulary (for reference)
The logs are so versatile that they can be used as an assessment packet, or they can be used individually for class reading assignments. They can also be used as discussion starters in reading circles. Because they are differentiated, they will “grow” with your students.
Options are included, so you can use this for books or with articles.
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Thanks for checking this out!
Darlene
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing all of the various texts intimately enough to judge students’ accuracy, and #3. Questioning whether students have read at all or are just trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
This resource has been designed to address ALL of those issues, which can make your life infinitely easier. There are several ways to use it, and you can use it multiple times during the year.
Each response log has a summary question, a connection question, and a question pertaining directly to a specific standard from the Reading Informational Text strand. To provide differentiation, students are given two question choices: one is geared toward a lower level, the other toward a more challenging level.
What is included?
♦ Suggestions for Use with Grading Options and Rubric
♦ Teachers’ Instructions
♦ Student Instruction
♦ Three Sample Answers (using two books and one article)
♦ Prereading Log: Setting a Purpose for Reading: Book Edition
♦ Ten Response Logs (for books)
♦ Post-reading Log
♦ List of 42 Nonfiction Books with Synopses and Lexile Levels
♦ Glossary: Academic Vocabulary (for reference)
The logs are so versatile that they can be used as an assessment packet, or they can be used individually for class reading assignments. They can also be used as discussion starters in reading circles. Because they are differentiated, they will “grow” with your students.
Options are included, so you can use this for books or with articles.
You might like
Book Report and Craftivity for Fiction: The Exploding Box
Poetry: Close Reading Step by Step Strategies for Success
How to Write an Essay Requiring Text Based Details
Argumentative Essay Writing{Common Core Aligned}
Informational Essay Writing: Complete Common Core Unit
Thanks for checking this out!
Darlene
Total Pages
42 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 month
Last updated Nov 1st, 2014
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.6.2
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCSSRI.6.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
CCSSRI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
CCSSRI.6.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
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