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Higher education reading strategies pdfs
Vocabulary Builder, PDF & Google Drive worksheet, Use with ANY text, Grades 6-12
Add a little fun to your current unit with this easy-to-use worksheet that can be used with ANY reading assignment, including short stories, novels, plays, and even non-fiction/expository articles. Students just choose a word from the reading assignment they don’t know and then follow the simple 11-step worksheet to become masters of that word.This 2-page file (includes both a printable PDF and Google Drive version) includes a blank form and a completed sample to show students, if you wish. The
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Chapter Summary Template
I use this template to have the students take time to reflect on each chapter as they read. It allows them to recall and summarize the chapter events, give their thoughts and opinions on the chapter, and predict what might come next in the book. It has also been updated as an Easel activity. Enjoy!!
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Critical Thinking Mystery Activity: Murder of a Millionaire
In this fun murder mystery activity that encourages critical thinking and reading skills, students have to follow the clues to figure out who killed the rich CEO of a powerful company at his home during a dinner party. Who can figure it out especially when he was found in a locked room? With multiple plot lines, this one feels like an old Agatha Christie cozy mystery. Was it a jealous husband? A corrupt lawyer? Whodunit?This is a printable version in PDF. Looking for other versions? Click the li
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Complete Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Printable Activity Bundle
Reading Text Connection Task Cards - Text to Self, Text to Text, Text to World
Making text connections is vital to student comprehension and can enhance reading motivation and engagement. This pack includes 28 different task cards which can be used in multiple activities. They can be used with ANY fictional text and therefore can be used throughout the whole year.The task card questions include:- 12 x Text to Self - 8 x Text to Text - 8 x Text to World Simply print these task cards out and laminate them!♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥♥♥
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Reading Comprehension & . Fluency Passages for High School Students
This is a print-n-go - turn-key fluency and comprehension program for high school students. Please look at the preview - it is the print version of the resource.The 10-Minute Fluency and Comprehension is a comprehensive, simple, and research-based program that builds students’ reading fluency in just minutes a day. For students in grades 9-12, this peer-driven solution pairs same-skill-level students to read age-appropriate and record each other's progress with fluency and accuracy to meet today
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Complete Literature Guide
This novel, by Ken Kesey, is an excellent novel to ready with higher level high school students and college students. It is extremely interesting and provides a lot of content to analyze and discuss.
Within this literature guide are deep and dynamic analytical questions that ask students to focus on quotes, characters, plot development, themes, literary devices, and writing assignments that ask students to provide a comprehensive review of the content.
There is background information about Ken
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Task Cards for The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Are you tired of using handouts? Are you looking for a good way to differentiate? Have you tried using task cards? Task Cards are a great teaching tool that can be used in a variety of ways.
You can:
1) Put all the cards on a ring and give each student (or group) a set of cards.
2) Leave the cards loose and give different students (or groups) different cards depending upon their level.
3) Give students a choice (Pick 28 out of the 32 cards to complete by the end of the memoir.)
There are 32 ca
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: ELA Task Cards Bundle
Guided Reading Level - Comprehension Question Bookmarks
These bookmarks ask questions based on Guided Reading Levels. Levels A-Z are included! Students can use the bookmarks independently, in partners or small groups, or you can use them as anchor charts and reference materials. The possibilities are endless!Looking for additional Guided Reading Level resources? Check out the products below!Guided Reading Level Characteristics and Student Behaviors
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Guided Reading Level Bundle - Characteristics, Behaviors, & Bookmarks
Close Reading Text Based Strategies, Grades 6-8, Struggling Reader Interventions
Are you looking for strategies and ideas for your struggling middle school readers? Perhaps you are designing a reading intervention, or you simply want to strengthen your content reading strategy toolkit.
This professional development product is a 20-page teacher workbook on close reading and text-based discussion. Using two texts (one Social Studies and one Science text), this product defines and demonstrates 8 different ways to differentiate for readers of varying abilities. These strategi
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Real World Rhetoric #3, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #3 attempts to convince readers that the college admissions process would be improved by using a lottery-based system. This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literature Analysis Worksheets, Printable and Digital
These literature analysis and comprehension worksheets are an excellent modern and engaging activity to have students take ownership of their learning and dig more deeply while closely reading any short story, novel, or literary piece of your choice. Now in printable and digital format -- and no prep for you. Student Experience: The questions and tasks on these graphic organizers correlate directly with not only CCSS anchor standards, but also with higher-level thinking analysis skills on topic
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Also included in: Teaching Literature BUNDLE, Printable and Digital Resources
HUGE Growing Bundle of High Interest Low Level Reading Comprehension Activities
500 + Growing high interest - low level reading comprehension passages for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards English Language Arts. All non-fiction / informational Text. There will be 20-30 new reading passages added several times per year. This bundle is growing. You pay one price and have access in perpetuity. The price of the bundle will go up as I add more sets.Reading Levels: Set 6 and Set
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Anecdotal Record for Informal Reading Assessment {Common Core Aligned} 3rd Grade
This is a grade-level license product. Feel free to use among all the teachers on your grade level.
Are you looking for an assessment form that let's you check off 18 Common Core standards in one assessment? Well, this form will do that for you! I have taken the Common Core standards for ELA and plugged them into an anecdotal record sheet for an informal running record. This sheet for 3rd grade only. I run a bunch of blank sheets, put them in a 3 hole binder where each student has their ow
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3rd, Higher Education
AP™ English Multiple Choice Reading Strategy bundle: (5) poetry/prose analysis
*This is a bundle of passage-based literary analysis questions and answers, also available for separate purchase. Be sure not to duplicate.*
This group (or individual) activity is purely focused literary analysis and helps students master the difficult multiple choice questions required of the Advanced Placement™Literature exam, although it can also provide excellent practice for any high school passage-based reading test. This series of (5) chunks of text totals (50) questions and answers dem
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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SOAPSTone Worksheet Template
This is a SOAPSTone worksheet template. I found that when my students were asked to use a the SOAPSTone strategy they had a difficult time remembering what to put in each category's designated box. I attempted to resolve this issue by putting the SOAPSTone in worksheet form with questions, comments, and reminders to guide their text analysis.
Check out my Extended Metaphor Activity that incorporates a modified version of my TPCASTT Worksheet Template!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Emergent Readers Set for February, Valentines Day
This set contains 5 emergent readers to help your beginning readers learn and LOVE to read. The titles are February themed based and include the following:-A Visit to the Dentist-American Symbols-100th Day of School-Groundhog Day -Valentines for FriendsAll readers include “touch dots” for students to practice tracking print and touching words and strong visual cues to help support students when reading. ****We also offer each book without touch dots for the students that are ready for less suppo
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PreK - K, Higher Education
Text Analysis Activity - CRIME SCENE Activity - Reading Comprehension Passage
This introductory TEXT ANALYSIS crime scene activity, plus interactive bulletin board is PERFECT for October, as well as a great way to introduce HOW TO ANALYZE DETAILS and INFORMATION FROM A TEXT!**CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW DOWNLOAD FOR A CLOSER LOOK!!**Included:- Interactive Bulletin Board (print and assemble)- Mini-Lesson and Anchor Chart idea- Crime Scene Evidence, Police Report, and Suspect Information (print and assemble)- Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizer- Differentiated Graphic Organize
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5th - 7th, Higher Education
In Cold Blood Teacher's Bundle - Questions, Vocabulary, & Movie Guide
In Cold Blood is a nonfiction novel by Truman Capote.
The bundle includes the following activities at discounted price (click to see individual activities):
1. Comprehension Question Study Guide and Answer Key - Requiring students to analyze the text and respond personally to the ethics surrounding the murder of the Clutter family. The questions are divided into 11 sections. An answer key is provided.
2. Vocabulary Unit and Answer Key - Packet broken down into three sequential sections and
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Read Like a Professor AP Literature Bundle
I assign How to Read Literature like a Professor as summer reading as I think many AP Literature teachers also do. For years, I struggled with ways to intentionally incorporate the take-aways throughout the year. As a result, I have created a series of quick activities that can be used with any novel or play at any point during the year.This bundle includesNEW: Reading Like a Professor Book ClubsHow to Read Literature Like a Professor Analysis Handout--"The Professor Says-I Say"How to Read L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Poetry Meter - Trimeter, Tetrameter, Pentameter Analysis (Poems & Nursery Rhymes
Using famous poetry and nursery rhymes, learners will practice their poetry ability to recognize the number of poetic feet / beats in a line of poetry and determine what kind of meter the poetry is made of.>>> dimeter -- 2 feet per line>>> trimeter -- 3 feet per line>>> tetrameter -- 4 feet per line>>> pentameter -- 5 feet per line>>> hexameter -- 6 feet per line>>> heptameter -- 7 feet per line>>> octometer -- 8 feet p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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17 Research Based Reading Comprehension Strategies
This comprehensive guide was created for middle and high school teachers who are interested in incorporating reading strategy instruction into their content areas. The guide includes seventeen classroom ready lesson plans, including six strategies that should be used before reading, seven strategies that take place during reading, and four strategies that will work after reading. Each strategy includes a purpose, explicit steps and student handouts. All of the strategies are research based and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate: A PDF & Easel Digital Novel Study
Custom-made and ready-to-use, this independent work packet is designed for students in grades 4-7 reading the high-interest novel, The One and Only Ivan (2013 Newbery Award winner). It is available for download as a PDF or as a TpT Digital activity that enables the teacher to add text boxes for student responses and to assign to students using Google Classroom. Included is a 23-page student workbook (or, the buyer has the option of making this a digital activity instead...just click on the
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4th - 7th, Higher Education
Walden Close Read - Thoreau - Transcendentalism, High School
Help students to narrow their focus when reading Walden. This close reading assignment will get students thinking deeply and returning to the text, improving their skills and understanding in the process!
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This Close Read provides directions, a passage from "Walden "by Henry David Thoreau, and return-to-the-text questions
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Transcendentalism Bundle - Notes, Close Reads Emerson, Thoreau, More!
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