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High school reading strategies printables for Microsoft Word
Reading Comprehension Strategies: Definitions & Activities
A guide to introduce READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES to your students. Designed to help identify things they should be doing as ACTIVE READERS!The importance of being able to read isn’t something that can be overstated; Reading strategies are a gateway for any and all students to truly understand and engage with a text. By integrating reading strategies into their lessons, teachers can help students develop the understanding and critical thinking skills they need.THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES:- A Read
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Unit Lesson Plan
This extensive unit plan for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each chapter of the novel. The novel unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Haddon’s craft and en
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Comparing and Contrasting Poems: Graphic Organizers
This 3-sheet set includes graphic organizers for Poetry Analysis. Page 1 is the Student Worksheet; Page 2 is the Teacher's Answer Sheet; and, Page 3 is a Generic version which can be used for other poems. Great lesson for the introduction to Poetry Interpretation and Analysis, also good for review or test prep. Can be used with students in grades 4th - 8th.
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Symbolism Worksheet
My students were really struggling with the concept of Symbolism in large texts. I designed a worksheet and a unit specifically at helping them understand symbols and abstract vs. concrete language. This worksheet comes with 6 short paragraphs with a common symbol. Students use this worksheet to help sharpen their understanding. This is only a beginning step in the scaffolding process to understanding symbolism. I teach 10th grade, but many of my students are low level. I could see this being us
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7th - 10th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Gnomeo and Juliet film guided questions
This is a set of 10 questions that supplement the film, Gnomeo and Juliet. Students watch the film and answer questions relating to various reading strategies such as summary, characterization, compare/contrast, mood, allusion, plot, conflict and resolution, and drawing conclusions. There are also extra credit opportunities for the students to complete.
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Brave
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Annotation Symbol Anchor Chart
This printable features 10 valuable annotation symbols that students should utilize during a close reading of a text. The document can be given to students and posted in your classroom. Great resource for English teachers of all grades, as well any teacher with a strong reading focus.
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4th - 10th
Lord of the Flies, Chapter 4, Close Read for Jack's Mask
This ready-made close read challenges students to analyze and evaluate an important section of Lord of the Flies when the character of Jack discovers he can use clay to paint his face for more effective hunting. The piece is aligned with Common Core standards for reading, particularly R.2, R.3, and R.4. The close read assignment "levels the playing field" with every student challenged to read and think, regardless if he or she has "left the book in my locker" or "couldn't read because I had socc
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7th - 9th
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Abe Lincoln - Classroom Station #7 - Oh Captain! My Captain!
This item is #7 in 9 classroom stations about Abe Lincoln. It is entitled Oh Captain! My Captain!
*Students will read Walt Whitman's biography and answer some questions about him.
*Students will read information about Abe Lincoln and his connection to Whitman and the poem, Oh Captain! My Captain!
*Students will learn about what an elegy is and have to determine whether Walt Whitman's poem Oh Captain! My Captain! is an example of that.
*Students will read the poem, Oh Captain! My Captai
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5th - 10th
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Biography Bank: MARIE CURIE, SCIENTIST w/ 15 Reading Comprehension Questions
This printable mini-lesson is a biography about the famous woman scientist, Marie Curie. The informational text (a little over 2 pages) includes Curie's work with radium and her winning of two Nobel Prizes. There are 15 reading comprehension questions that are divided into sets of 3; those being matching, true or false, and multiple choice. There are 4 choices for the multiple choice questions. Reading skills assessed are main ideas, finding details, cause-effect, drawing conclusions, and making
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6th - 9th
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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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Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt
Introduce the concept of rhetorical appeal! Marginal boxes allude to the concepts of Ethos, Pathos and Logos by asking students why Nancy Sherman chooses to use specific supports for her claim. For example, to explain that survival guilt is an indication of a good person, Sherman calls upon three philosophers. Honors classes easily discuss this in relation to ethos and building credibility for the argument, a standard English course would look at this as a call to experts. Along with this, stud
Grades:
9th - 12th
Defective Detective Inferencing Worksheet
This is a short worksheet that follows along with the short Youtube clip "Defective Detective". (http://vimeo.com/25541923) The worksheet focuses on inferences and how the detectives incorrect inferences lead him to trouble.
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4th - 10th
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Summary with Two Active Learning Tasks
Two active learning tasks - Cloze activity, and Events ordering activity based on a 400 word summary of Act 3 of the play by William Shakespeare.
These activities are designed to test and promote students' learning of the plot. They could be used as an in-class assignment, homework or for revision.
For the cloze activity, students are asked to complete a summary of events in "fill in the gaps" format. Each scene is completed separately. There is a word bank to assist students. This is a fun wa
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9th - 11th
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Canterbury Tales Prologue Reading Guide
This packet contains a five-page reading guide which groups questions according the sections of the Prologue, the Introduction, the individual pilgrims, and the Conclusion. It also contains a few graphic organizers and an analysis of the social classes represented in the selection. It is designed for students who may otherwise have difficulty with comprehension of this work and contains line numbers for reference and an answer key.
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11th - 12th
Westing Game Character Chart - Graphic Organizer - With Answer Key
Answer Key Included!!! This is a character chart for ALL of the characters in Westing Game. It's impossible to completely understand this novel, without understanding the characters. Your students must write down the partners, clues connecting their physical and mental characteristics to other characters, etc. It's all here for you.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
COMMON CORE CLOSE READ THE HIGHWAYMAN BY ALFRED NOYES - 1370 LEXILE POEM
The Highwayman, a narrative poem by Alfred Noyes, has been one of my favorites since I started teaching language arts over 20 years ago. I've memorized it, recited it to kids and explained it over and over. In this activity, they will gain a deep and comprehensive understanding of the poem, the story, the figurative language and new vocabulary through close reading.
Instructions for annotating are included as well as a list of figurative language used and text dependent questions.
CCSS.ELA-Lit
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7th - 12th
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Beowulf Final Test - 41 Multiple Choice Questions
This is a 41 multiple choice question test for "Beowulf". The document is six pages (three for the test, three for the answer key). The document is editable if needed. Want to add to this test? Check out my Beowulf writing prompt in my Beowulf folder.Click HERE for my Beowulf folder
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Beowulf Quiz and Test Bundle - Multiple Choice and Writing
Antigone Background - Oedipus Stories
I formatted the sparknotes version of Oedipus Rex and Oedipus the King to guide students through the background before beginning Antigone. Students answer reading comprehension questions on the right side of the story and draw simple scene pictures to the left while also underlining the introduction of new characters. I have found it's a very good and simple way to give the background before starting the play of Antigone.
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9th - 12th
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Solve a Mystery Case using Deduction and Inferences
Manhattan's greatest detective, Herman Seesall, has volunteered to help one of his neighbors. Alice Flitterflatter is a wealthy widow who lives in the penthouse of Herman’s exclusive apartment building. Years ago, Mrs. Flitterflatter and her only son, Marquis, had a huge argument and haven’t spoken since. Marquis called his mother recently and suggested they meet to make up. Before their reunion, Mrs. Flitterflatter would like Herman to deduce the major events in Marquis's life in the past few y
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6th - 9th
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The Pardoner's Tale Reading Guide
This reading guide is designed for students who may otherwise struggle with literature from this time period. It includes a graphic organizer to aid in differentiating the types of irony within the selection. It also includes sequential reading questions about the events of the tale as well as literary devices, such as foreshadowing and metaphor.
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Grades:
11th - 12th
Context Clues Poster
This is an 8 1/2 x 11" Context Clues Poster. It has 6 different strategies and examples. You could put this poster in your reading area, use it during guided reading groups or whole group lessons, or give it to students to use as a reference! Help your students improve their vocabulary and reading skills with this poster!
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1st - 12th
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Nonfiction Text Structure Worksheet - Station 2
This item is a worksheet that has students reading short paragraphs and having to determine which text structure was used to organize it.
There are 15 passages. The answer key is provided.
This is the worksheet that goes with my nonfiction text features and text structures station #2. If you order the classroom stations this is included, but if you want it separate, then it is $1.50.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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