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Reading strategies Common Core W.7.9 handouts
Earth Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage - Plastic Waste & Pollution
Perfect for Earth Day! This reading comprehension passage explores the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and our health. Teach students to write a nonfiction summary using the graphic organizers provided. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Activity:✏️ 2-Page Informational Article - Colour & Grayscale“Why is Plastic Harmful?: The Effects of Plastic on the Environment and Your Heal
Grades:
5th - 10th
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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
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
CCSS Aligned Reading Graphic Organizers, Worksheets, and Templates for Any Text
Keeping students engaged with reading assignments—whether it's a novel study, close reading, textual analysis, or more—can be a challenging task, but teaching them the critical thinking and analysis skills they need is an important part of any ELA curriculum. These CCSS aligned reading graphic organizers, worksheets, and templates are great for teaching students skills like making inferences, finding main ideas, summarizing a text, identifying allusions, understanding figurative language, and mo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes - Poetry Analysis - Text-to-Text Connections
Explore Langston Hughes’ poetry and make text-to-text connections with his short story, “Thank You, Ma'am!” This analysis activity includes three poems by Langston Hughes: “Harlem,” “Mother and Son,” and “I, Too.” Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Explore themes, symbols, and literary devices in these brilliant poems.Included with this Poetry Analysis Activity for “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes:✏️ Three Poems by Langston Hughes - Digital & Print“Harlem”“I, Too”“Mot
Grades:
7th - 11th
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"A Rice Sandwich" Critical Thinking Mini-Unit {CCSS Aligned}
This is a two or three day mini-unit on Sandra Cisneros' "A Rice Sandwich" (an excerpt from The House on Mango Street. I've included a few graphic organizers that will challenge students in critical thinking, analysis, and using textual support in their work. You will get:✔ Character Traits: Evidence and Support Graphic Organizer (with key)and Writing Application✔ Personality Traits Graphic Organizer--Students will find and record personality traits of the main character, as well as minor charac
Grades:
7th - 8th
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7th Grade StudySync ANNOTATION Guided Notes
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade ANNOTATION lesson.Students can enjoy:Fill-in-the-blank guided notesVocabulary matchingReading checklistQuestions to consider while reading
Grades:
7th
Graphic Organizer for Research | Research Essay | ( ENGLISH, HISTORY, SCIENCE)
This resource replaces the traditional "research note cards" students used to use to gather information about their sources. This 21st-century resource asks for more refined reflection and aids students in the complex and complicated process of conducting research by helping them organize their ideas into a research matrix. The matrix is a chart that asks students to record the title and link of the source, write a direct quote or paraphrased information from it, note which sub-questions from
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Judging a Book By Its Cover: Pre-reading Activity for Any Novel (no prep)
Judging a Book by Its Cover is one of my favorite quick activities to do with students before we start any novel. This activity capitalizes on the excitement that individuals have when they are holding a new book in their hands. Fueled by innate curiosity, students will analyze the artwork and words on the front and back covers of their new book. By answering guided questions, students will generate questions of their own, making them eager to jump into their reading. By making judgments about t
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Not Grade Specific
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7th Grade StudySync CONTEXT CLUES Guided Notes
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade CONTEXT CLUES lesson.Students can enjoy:Fill-in-the-blank guided notesVocabulary matchingReading checklistQuestions to consider while reading
Grades:
7th
Guided Notes that with StudySync 7th Grade DRAMATIC ELEMENT/STRUCTURE lesson.
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade DRAMATIC ELEMENTS & STRUCTURE lesson.Students can enjoy:Fill-in-the-blank guided notesVocabulary matchingReading checklistQuestions to consider while reading
Grades:
7th
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade DIALOGUE lesson.
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade DIALOGUE lesson.Students can enjoy:Fill-in-the-blank guided notesVocabulary matchingReading checklistQuestions to consider while reading
Grades:
7th
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade IMAGERY lesson.
Guided Notes that go along with the StudySync 7th Grade IMAGERY lesson.Students can enjoy:Fill-in-the-blank guided notesVocabulary matchingReading checklistQuestions to consider while reading
Grades:
7th
FREEBIE! SOAPSTone Text Analysis Bookmark
SOAPSTone is an acronym for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker, and Tone. It is the BEST way I have found to teach analytical skills to students. You can use this strategy with poetry, nonfiction, speeches, videos, commercials, and even fiction passages (such as monologues). I use SOAPSTone as the starting point for all deep and meaningful text analysis that occurs in my classroom.
This bookmark makes a handy reference that students can look back on as they apply the SOAPSTone strat
Grades:
6th - 10th
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