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Reading strategies Common Core RL.6.3 handouts
Halloween Close Reading Passages for Middle School - Halloween Activities
Halloween Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Spooky Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP Halloween activities are great for practicing close reading and annotation skills. Everything needed to get your students started with Close Reading is included – detailed step by step instructions, annotation guide, reading passages, and graphic organizers. Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!Story excerpts include:•The Masque of the Read Death
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Monkey’s Paw-- A Short Story to Teach Literacy Standards
"The Monkey's Paw" is a classic tale of horror that every student will love. This study is intended to teach literacy standards. The study includes1. Text is divided for close reading.2. Questions are positioned by the appropriate text.3. The skills include:a. Defining unknown vocabulary.b. Analyzing dialogue.c. Analyzing setting.d. Characterization.e. Making inferences based on text.f. Analysis of the use of word choice and its effect.g. Analysis of foreshadowing.h. Analysis of sym
Grades:
4th - 9th
Fiction Notice & Note Signposts Doodle Notes
Engage students' whole brain while teaching this fun reading strategy! Doodle notes engage verbal and visual centers in the brain which helps students retain information longer.
Notice & Note Signposts are engaging reading tools that send students on a scavenger hunt through a text to make deeper meaning. These notes would be a great way to introduce the topic to your students.
Each signpost has its own notes sheet:
- Tough Questions
- Again & Again
- Words of the Wiser
- Memory Mom
Grades:
4th - 12th
RL5.3 RL4.3 4-6 Comparing and Contrasting Characters in Fiction Assessment
This is a fiction text (3 pages long) about a girl that is faced with a decision to be honest with her parents, or tell a lie to be able to attend a sleepover. There are two girls, Mandy and Kelly, that have traits that can be inferred using text evidence. Characters have things in common and differences. Students will be assessed on their ability to read and comprehend the text, make inferences about characters, and then compare/contrast the two characters using a graphic organizer and then
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4th - 6th
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Interactive Notebook Graphic Organizers - Reading Strategies Notebook Projects
This reading response graphic organizer resource contains a variety of reading comprehension activities designed for Upper Elementary and Middle School. These reading graphic organizers are perfect for interactive notebooks and contain a variety of reading strategy based activities, including worksheets, foldable activities, and reader response prompts.These resources are perfect for interactive reading notebooks, guided reading practice, read alouds, language centers, or for comprehension check
Grades:
4th - 7th
Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading Passages
Students will be learning how to identify the theme of a passage. They will be shown different ways in which theme is shown in a passage and will analyze those lessons. The teacher will model this strategy using a few very short stories, and the students will apply this strategy individually on two longer fictional texts.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Conclusion - ELA SkillsSetting & How It
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â ELA Test Prep Bundle #3: 10 Lessons, Reading & Writing Activities, Printable
The Stranger: Story Arc & Plot in Short Story; Comprehension Questions
In this lesson students read a very entertaining and mysterious short story, entitled 'The Stranger'. Throughout the course of the reading, students are expected to stop, answer short response questions by providing evidence. Also, students will be paying particularly close attention the story arc and how the plot changes from introduction to rising action, to climax, etc. A teacher answer key is provided, as well as descriptions and examples of all parts of a story arc.Updated December 2023 to
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Short Story Bundle: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Printable Worksheets
Hatchet novel study adapted resources Spec.ed/ESL quizzes worksheets handouts
Hatchet by Gary Paulson novel study. Complete no-prep bundle. 126 pages of specially adapted resources - Handouts worksheets wordsearches quizzes. Chapters 1-19 scaffolded resources for Special education/ESL, but also suitable for High school lower level students and home schoolers. Ideal for differentiating lessons.A variety of hand outs, quizzes and worksheets you can use with lower level students whilst studying the novel to ensure differentiation.Divided into 3 sections-Chapters 1-7Chapters
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Adapted Learning Bundle Novel study/Shakespeare
SWBST Fiction Summary Mini Lesson
This summarizing poster uses SWBST (Somebody Wanted But So Then) with icons that make sense! Use the graphic organizer and SWBST reference sheet to teach the elements of summarizing fiction. Icons help the students visualize and remember the SWBST acronym:SomebodyWantedBut SoThenThe graphic organizer can be used to summarize any fictional work from a short story to summarizing a chapter book.Sizing: Anchor chart can be printed on letter sized paper as a full page handout (or 2 per page in print
Common Core Close Reading (The High School Annotation Survival Guide)
Close reading a text is an essential skill to teach, especially in a high school English class following a Common Core aligned curriculum. My annotation strategy teaches students to record the gist of each paragraph or chunk of text on the right and talk back to the text using symbols on the left. For the gist, students first must determine the type of noun the chunk of text is about. They then decide what is being said about the noun.
This mini bundle includes the following:
- The General An
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Direct and Indirect Characterization Poster
Can be used as a handout, poster, or anchor chart in your classroom!Features:1. Color and black-and-white option available2. PDF Quality guarantees crisp printout for large-scale anchor charts
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5th - 12th
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Full Year of Reading Anchor Charts
Anchor charts for every major reading skill in upper elementary! All anchor charts have four styles to choose between, in addition to editable and scaffolded versions. Many anchor charts offer multiple versions for further differentiation. Assign them online, print them to send home, or project them for students to copy. All charts follow the same rainbow color scheme for uniformity and predictability. This bundle includes...Nonfiction Text Strategies:- Main Idea- Informational Text Types- Nonfi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Literary Elements Guided Notes
Thanks for your interest in the Literary Elements Guided Notes resource! This resource is perfect for English/Language Arts classes and for special education students who need to learn story elements or literary elements. Â This resource includes multi-page guided notes documents that focus on specific literary concepts. Guided notes can also be known as skeleton notes or scaffolded notes. Each concept has a note page that comes in an editable electronic version (so students can take notes with t
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Interactive Bookmarks to Support Reading Comprehension {CCSS Aligned}
***20 different interactive bookmarks to fit all of your needs for Reading Workshop.How to Use: The bookmarks included in this product are intended to be used in a variety of instructional contexts. Simply print out enough so that each student has one and cut them apart. Read below to find out how to use them during different parts of Reading Workshop.Reading Minilessons: After a reading minilesson when students have independent reading time, have students fill out an interactive bookmark wh
Grades:
5th - 8th
White Fang -- Complete Novel Study -- Comprehension & Activities
This comprehension packet for the book White Fang by Jack London includes:activities for all 25 chapters;vocabulary for all 25 chapters;discussion questions for all 25 chapters;5 assessments that include matching, multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and short constructed response prompts;8 book activities;10 extended writing prompts;answer keys for discussion questions and assessments.
Grades:
6th - 9th
ELA Bundle: 74 Lessons, Printable Worksheets, Reading + Writing Comprehension
This is bundle of 74 NO PREP ELA lessons. There is a broad range of topics covered, such as reading and writing comprehension, literary devices, writing skills and strategies, poetry, etc. If you would like specific lessons or products bundled, please send me an email at travelingteacher882@gmail.com and just let me know what you'd like!For individual details and reviews, click on a particular resource. Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Pre
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6th - 8th
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Elements of Plot Fill in the Blank Diagram-The Paper Bag Princess
At the middle school level, I love starting the year with this story. I feel that so many students are extremely nervous about beginning middle school. The use of a story that they have maybe read or heard before and one that is very accessible to work with makes it the perfect platform to go into the hard texts. This activity works well after the students have had experience with the elements of plot. By the time students get to middle school, most have and this is a great way to review that le
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Full Semester-Middle School ELA Bundle- No PREP
All Summer In a Day Lesson Plan Sub Plan
This is a lesson plan for the short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury covering plot, climax, resolution, point of view, and narrative writing. The story can be found online or in most middle school literature anthologies between grades 7-8. This is a lesson plan that I have been using and updating for the past two years. A veteran teacher may use this lesson as a supplement to an existing unit, while a new teacher may see this as a starting point in a narrative reading and writing un
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6th - 8th
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Digital Plot Structure for ANY Text-Distance Learning
The Plot structure is an important piece of not only understanding a text but understanding the main events of a short story, text, or fable. Are you looking for your students to plot a particular short story or text? Assign this digital plot structure to assess your student's comprehension of a short story or text.In this product, you are receiving:1. Plot Diagram & Inciting Incident Writing-This plot diagram can be assigned to ANY chapter or short story, and your students are asked to type
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6th - 9th
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Close Reading and Comprehension Passages with Questions and Teacher Guides
45 pages worth of Close Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions and Activities! Perfect for Years 6-10.******************************************************Also included are Teacher Guides with specific breakdowns of each of the reading comprehension strategies used throughout, additional teaching strategies and extra activities to be incorporated in lessons.******************************************************The questions and texts have been designed to help your students develop their
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6th - 10th
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How to 10x INCREASE Student Engagement in ANY Reading Comprehension Lesson!
Are your students bored during a Reading Comprehension Lesson? You can 10x INCREASE Student Engagement during any READING lesson by using this Active Reading Strategy POWER UP! These handouts, worksheets, and strategies work with ANY TEXT. Improve reading comprehension by showing students HOW to use READING STRATEGIES to gain deeper meaning.This 10x INCREASE Student Engagement resource works with ANY SUBJECT - not just reading! The "Say Something" handout and "Idea Volleyball" strategies work w
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5th - 9th
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Literary Elements Reference Sheet (editable)
This Literary Elements Reference Sheet can be used both as an anchor chart in students binders or notebooks but also could be used as an anchor chart in your classroom. This document is completely editable so that if you have specific examples or references you make in your instruction, those can be added easily!In my classroom, I copy this document on colored paper and have students keep it behind a tab in their binder in which they keep important paper they will need to reference all year long
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Little Blog on the Prairie - 6th Grade Worksheets+Activities Bundle
This product is based on the McGraw Hill Wonders 6th grade Unit 1 lesson 1 story ( Little Blog on the Prairie)
It has the following -
1. 9 Story Questions blanks
2. Story Questions answer key
3. Causes and Effects/ Problems and Solutions activity
4. Author's Purpose Worksheet
5. Sequence of Events activity
6. Pillow Talk Activity
7. Compare and Contrast ( life on the farm and life in modern times)
8. Double Folds ( 3 pages and 2 columns)
9. Writing Prompt
10. Important details sheet
11. Summa
Grades:
6th, Staff
Holes -- Complete Novel Study -- Comprehension & Activity Packet
This comprehension packet for the book Holes by Louis Sachar includes:activities for all 50 chapters;vocabulary for all 50 chapters;discussion questions for all 50 chapters;5 assessments that include matching, multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and short constructed response prompts;8 book activities;10 extended writing prompts;answer keys for discussion questions and assessments.
Grades:
5th - 7th
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