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Reading strategies Common Core RL.8.1 handouts
Close Reading Passages For Middle School - Close Reading Guide and Strategies
Close Reading For Middle School Students Featuring Excerpts from Stories from Classic Literature. These NO PREP close reading 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:•Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving•The B
Grades:
6th - 9th
Silent Reading Journal - Complete Independent Reading Workbook Printable Unit
This is a Independent Reading Assignment - Just print and hand out! Three expectations in this project; Reading, Response Journal, and an Final Project. The focus is on using reading strategies to help students enjoy reading! This also provides students with choices, to ensure engagement.
Contains rubric for final project. I typically have students work on their Independent Reading Assignment for the first 15 - 20 minutes of class!
Keywords: Silent Reading, Reading, Reading Journal, DE
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5th - 11th
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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
Outsiders Close Reading Materials for 4 Chapters, S.E. Hinton The Outsiders CCSS
Help your students learn how to dig deep into analyzing text with these four close reading lessons to use with chapters 2, 4, 6, and 10 of S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders.Each of the four lessons includes a student handout of a select bit of text with generous margins to allow for students to annotate the selection with their thoughts, ideas, and/or questions. After students are given 8-to-10 minutes to finish their annotations, pull the class back together to annotate a copy of the material
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7th - 10th
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The Odyssey Character Trading Cards Writing Activity - Unit Plan Lesson - Homer
Embark on an exciting journey through the world of The Odyssey by George Orwell with these vibrant character cards! Unleash the power of learning with a total of 24 cards, available in both dynamic black and white and color options. An editable version on Google Slides is also included for easy customization. Students can effortlessly type in their responses, making learning not just interactive but a breeze!For that extra boost, a handy suggested answer key is also included! Here are the cards
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Animal Farm Study Guide Questions for Every Chapter
Help your students analyze and understand George Orwell's novel Animal Farm with these study guide questions. This resource includes 100 questions (10 for each chapter) for students to answer as they read Animal Farm. This resource includes:⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 1 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 2 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 3 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 4 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 1 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 6 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapter 7 Questions⭐️ Animal Farm Chapte
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8th - 12th
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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
Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities - Roles, Rubrics, and Worksheets
These literature circle roles include 7 inquiry-based job descriptions to facilitate student-led book clubs. These responsibilities offer students the opportunity to practice essential reading strategies. This unit also includes editable and ready-to-print rubrics, a pacing guide, and scaffolding worksheets.Included with these Literature Circle Roles:✏️ Handouts Outlining Literature Circle Roles and Responsibilities✏️ Scaffolding Worksheets for Each Role✏️ Task Chart Graphic Organizer and Pa
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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
Graphic Novels Unit | Student Notes | Book List | Graphic Novel Activities
Graphic Novels - Activities and Resources for Middle School and High School - This teaching resource bundle contains student notes and activities for a complete graphic novel unit. Everything you need to teach the characteristics and features of graphic novels, and to show students how to read this form of writing with purpose to encourage deep analysis. Graphic Novels are effective high interest resources to engage and motivate reluctant middle school and high school readers.*******************
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5th - 8th
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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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Reading Information & Literature Mini Lesson Whole Year Bundle Grade 8
Digital + Print! No planning! Save tons of time using these mini lessons to teach all your 8th grade reading information texts and reading literature lessons! Spend more time helping your students and less time planning and searching for resources!Plus, you can use these lessons with any texts. You'll be able to:scaffolddifferentiate workshopconferencework on test prepand dig down into those reading skills every day without a ton of work!You'll love that this resource gets you back to teaching
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8th
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Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discuss
Grades:
5th - 9th
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: Short Story Bundle: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Printable Worksheets
Literary Elements Print & Go for ANY Book or Story
Whether you are looking for rigorous critical-thinking questions or a place where students can doodle as they read, I've got you covered with my literary elements print & go handouts that can be used with any book or story. The literary elements covered include: character development, setting, point-of-view (first, third limited, & third omniscient), plot, theme, tone & mood, and figurative devices. These can be used at ANY point in the novel or story. Great for literacy circles or s
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
Grades:
8th - 11th
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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
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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The Landlady by Roald Dahl Close Reading Assessment and Writing Project
This short story resource is designed to help students analyze a complex work of literary fiction. Specific questions presented in an assessment practice worksheet guide students through the process of analyzing the plot, characterization, setting, and theme of The Landlady by Roald Dahl.This lesson plan includes:Teacher preparation instructionsSuggestions for generating daily writing tasksDuring teaching instructionsStudent assessment practiceTheme NotesAnalysis promptsAnswer keyCulminating wri
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6th - 8th
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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
Close Reading-NO PREP Two-Minute Tasks
TWO-MINUTE CLOSE READING TASKS-NO PREPAs most teachers know, there are always those two minutes of class (sometimes five minutes), where attendance has to be taken or homework needs to be checked. Rather than just letting the students sit and idle, teachers like to fill this time with a short assignment that can engage their students for a short period of time, but also give an activity that will not take a whole lot of time.☆How would you like 5 English Language Arts & Classroom Resources f
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6th - 12th
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Animal Farm by George Orwell - Text Evidence Anticipation Activity
This pre-reading strategy uses critical thinking and inquiry learning to engage your students for their upcoming reading of the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. Designed to meet requirements of the Common Core and help prepare students for PARCC, this activity requires students to complete close reading and use explicit textual evidence to make logical inferences and predictions. Additionally, students must walk around the classroom to gather their evidence, so it is an excellent activity fo
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6th - 10th
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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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The Raven Interactive Reader
Explore Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" in a struggling-reader-friendly format. Students are prompted to stop at points throughout the poem in order to delve into vocabulary, prediction-making, internal rhymes, and beginning mood analysis. Skills questions are color-coded to help students see where relevant words and phrases occur in the text. This file is print-ready or digital-ready in MSWord. Recommended for 6th-9th grade.The Raven Interactive Reader by Kimberly Brands is licensed under a Creat
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Interactive Reader Activity Bundle
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