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Free middle school close reading outlines
RACES Writing Strategy FREEBIE
Use the RACES strategy to teach or review response writing. This freebie set can be used in multiple ways in your classroom. Use it to teach or review the concept, include the pages in interactive notebooks, and use as a template to answer constructed responses.This freebie includes a few pages from a comprehensive response writing resource. Click here to check out the Writing Responses with RACES resource.The acronyms RACES and RACER both included.RACES:*Restate*Answer*Cite evidence*Explain &am
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3rd - 6th
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Author's Point of View Cheat Sheet! {Freebie!} (First, Second, Third Person)
Free for all your needs in helping students remember the multiple methods that writers may use to narrate their stories. This author point of view cheat sheet is also super handy for writing units and helping students pick as well as stick to their narrative style.Each point of view is simply defined. Additionally clear examples of word choices that fit with each style are given. If you are looking to nail the common core standard "Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator
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4th - 9th
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Citing Text Evidence Sentence Stem Poster
UPDATED 6/1/24 with modern fonts!Help your students cite evidence in their writing with these text evidence sentence starters!This poster is part of my RACES strategy poster set:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RACES-Strategy-Posters-for-Constructed-Response-4312901?st=9480c45fdfd14f655e83f759151c131a\
Grades:
1st - 8th
Five-Sentence Summary Graphic Organizer
This two-page graphic organizer helps students organize their thoughts and write a clear, well-structured five-sentence summary of a fiction or nonfiction text. Many students struggle to include the most important details in their summaries, or these details are not presented in a logical order. This document breaks down the task of writing a summary into smaller tasks, beginning with identifying the who, what, where, when, and why of the story.This document contains two pages. The first page as
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Also included in: English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
Main Idea Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer
This single worksheet can be used in a variety of different ways. In my classroom, I have used to it to introduce the reading strategy, close reading, reciprocal teaching groups, guided reading groups, reading stations, reading rotations, partner work, assessments, anchor chart and a graphic organizer. It helps the students get through the necessary steps with probing questions that lead them into their final conclusion.The best part about this worksheet is that it can be paired with ANY TEXT! I
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1st - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE*
RACE Reading Response Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to help student organize and format their thoughts for structured reading response questions. If you are unfamiliar with the RACE strategy, it is a research based strategy to help students: R- restate the questionA- answer the questionC- cite text evidenceE- Explain your answer
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4th - 7th
Thinkmarks Bookmarks For Close Reading or Annotating Text
Thinkmarks Bookmarks for students to use when close reading or annotating text. I will be using these for Social Studies mainly on our World History Studies Weekly Newspaper. Print "Landscape."
I included 2 pages of the same thing so you can change your print settings to print 2 per page if you want smaller bookmarks or desk labels. Just click "Multiple," make it a 1x2 copy, and change the settings to portrait.
A special thanks to Nedti for the arrow graphics!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
The Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer
This is a graphic organizer that outlines the hero's journey. It provides blank spaces for each of the 12 stages of the journey (the call, the refusal, etc.) for students to fill in as they read a given text or watch a movie. This would likely follow a lesson based on the 12 stages. I use this doc with my AP Literature Kids as we reflect on The Kite Runner. In my World Literature Class, I pair it with The Alchemist. It can be paired with any texts (novel, short story, movie) that portray the cla
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Secondary Literary Analysis Essay Planning Guide (Google Doc)
Allow students to work through essay planning with guided instructions and stems for each piece. This outline includes an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion though this template is fully editable for any language or structure adjustments.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Text Dependent Analysis Organizer
I use this organizer to teach students how to accurately respond to informational text using 5 paragraphs. The organizer requires students to use the Say, Mean, Matter method. This helps my students prepare throughout the year for state testing. The first page is instructional. The second page is blank for student practice.
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3rd - 6th
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Digital Readers Workshop Model Mini Lesson Template
Do you use Readers Workshop in the classroom? Whether you are using workshop model every day or curious about trying it out, here is a handy-dandy digital mini lesson planning template. Say goodbye to loose papers and hello to an easy to save (and edit) tool to help you plan all the great stages of a workshop mini lesson such as:Unit of studyTeaching PointMaterialsMentor TextSkills to be TaughtStrategies to Reach the SkillsActive EngagementLinkGRAMMAR PARTY!Complete Grammar Bundle (Save Over 50%
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4th - 9th
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Plot Mountain
This plot mountain can be used to analyze a story or novel, it can also be used to construct an original short story (either individually or as a small group/whole class).
Easily used to work on Common Core State Standards Reading Literature 2, 7 and 9 across the grade leves
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2nd - 12th
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Mentor Sentence Weekly Breakdown
This *FREE* product gives an introduction to Mentor Sentences and a breakdown of what happens on each day.
Day 1: Invitation to Notice
Day 2: Invitation to Label
Day 3: Invitation to Edit/Revise
Day 4: Invitation to Write
This method of teaching grammar and writing helps to combine the two skills. This is designed to help children understand the order of words and their uses, and to apply these skills to their own writing.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Museum Book Report Project Planning Guide ELA/Reading
This digital resource should be used in the classroom to help 7-10 grade students plan for their final book project where they create a museum inspired by their book. Link to project here!
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7th - 10th
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Literary Film Analysis Vocabulary
A straightforward, easy-to-reference vocabulary list for students to refer to when studying film within an ELA/literature setting.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Annotation Bookmark
Looking for a way to get students to engage with text in a meaningful way? Use annotation symbols! These simple markings make the task of annotating easy and attainable while also providing the foundations for analytical thinking and discussion.
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5th - 12th
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: ANALYZING COMPLEX TEXTS
This graphic organizer can be used with any complex text, including poems, short stories, excerpts, or book chapters. The chart prompts students to look for and list different parts of a story, including characters, setting, point of view, symbols, etc. This is a great tool for small group work, independent study, and a mechanism to lead class discussion.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Romeo and Juliet Active Reading Notes
Use these reading notes for yourself or to help students keep track of the events from the play.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Text Dependent Analysis Format Intro Slideshow
This slideshow can be used to introduce the format of a text dependent analysis essay. It also provides transitions/sentences starters they can use to help support their writing.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Main Idea Reading Strategy Guiding Worksheet and Graphic Organizer
This single worksheet can be used in a variety of different ways. In my classroom, I have used to it to introduce the reading strategy, close reading, reciprocal teaching groups, guided reading groups, reading stations, reading rotations, partner work, assessments, anchor chart and a graphic organizer. It helps the students get through the necessary steps with probing questions that lead them into their final conclusion.The best part about this worksheet is that it can be paired with ANY TEXT! I
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Stop and Jot Note Template
I love using Stop and Jot reading strategy with my class, but sometimes we need a place to take our notes. I've created this template that can be used with any article, passage, or book.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Guided Notes: Identifying Theme
Two pages of guided notes meant to help students learn to identify themes. It goes in order with this video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puIyYoA-oc4
Grades:
4th - 6th
Fiction Plot Development Outline
Help students outline the elements of plot in fiction writing by completing this graphic organizer. Students can define the specific plot elements in the story, but then they can think deeper about the theme, conflict, use of symbolism, and even cultural context.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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