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Reading strategies Common Core SL.9-10.5 resources
Reading Graphic Texts - Infographics Lesson, Graphic Organizer, Examples - OLC4O
Introduce graphic texts and teach information literacy! Students will learn how to read different types of graphic texts using the slideshow lesson, graphic organizer, and examples of infographics provided. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this engaging lesson. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lesson for Reading Graphic Texts:✏️ How to Read Graphic Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google S
Grades:
6th - 12th
Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA
Literature circles and book clubs are an empowering way to keep up reading and discussion practices. Lit circles are a highly effective way to allow students to connect socially and intellectually and hold each other accountable. With this student-led unit, students will create their own reading calendar and pacing plan, prepare independently for weekly book clubs, schedule and run their own weekly meetings and assess their own work. The teaching philosophy incorporated here is “Student as Worke
Grades:
8th - 11th
The Hate U Give Complete Unit Plan (Critical Literacy Series #1, Common Core)
Grab the first unit in a 10-unit series I am designing that incorporates critical literacy practices. This unit incorporates several research-based critical literacy practices (Berhman, 2006; Morrell, 2008; Pescatore, 2008) to include incorporating supplemental texts, creating opportunities for student-directed research, and taking social action.Additionally, the unit meets several Common-Core standards and includes visible-thinking routines and high-impact reading comprehension strategies. Stud
Grades:
9th - 10th
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Book Cover Design Project / Fillable .pdf + Google Slides
Help students visualize content with this Book Cover Design Project, which asks students to design the book jacket for your class' current novel. Students work with symbolism, setting, and characterization to design a meaningful cover. Then, they conduct brief research to create the about-the-author section. Next, the practice concise summary in order to finish the back cover. Finally, students share their book covers with their peers. I've included the expectations and rubric I use when I assig
Grades:
7th - 12th
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SSR Sustained Silent Reading Projects for Every Quarter! (Year Long)
This resource is designed to help with those teachers who are implementing Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) programs in their classrooms.This is a great way to start your classroom and get students settled in, focused, and productive as soon as the bell rings.This product includes expectations and handouts for each quarter. 1st Quarter focuses on Folklore2nd Quarter focuses on Fiction3rd Quarter focuses on Non-Fiction4th Quarter focuses on PoetryThis has been built for a 9th grade classroom, but i
Grades:
6th - 12th
Mythology Analysis: Common Core Activity (Jason and The Argonauts)
This is a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation set of directions for a small, collaborative group analysis of the exciting, heroic ancient Greek myth of "Jason and the Argonauts" (aka. "The Quest for the Golden Fleece"), commonly used in ELA classrooms, whether it be a Mythology elective, Creative Writing, or a unit on mythology in any ELA course, grades 6-12. This PPT is, however, easily adaptable to the literary analysis as collaborative teams of ANY myth or folk tale/legend, even, as it targets th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Klara and the Sun Characterization Activity & Group Work
What it is: This two-day activity will encourage your students to analyze the characters in the novel Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. It includes a definition of characterization, detailed directions, and a teacher example. Your students will work in groups to identify key passages, analyze them, and then present their findings to the class.Who it's for: This is designed for secondary students who have read at least the first two sections of Klara and the Sun. I used this with advanced 10th
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Klara and the Sun Bundle
DEAR Reading Program Challenge And Projects
For all freshmen English classes at my school, we require students to read self-selected books and present a project on their book to the class. Studies show that self-selected reading increases vocabulary, comprehension and empathy, which are all benefits that students need to increase their knowledge and preparedness for the "real world." This year, I implemented a new challenge for my kids: read 1,000 pages by the end of the semester, and you will be recognized with a certificate and your pho
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: ELA Narrative Unit Reading and Writing Bundle
Klara and the Sun Close Reading Mini-Project
What it is: This close reading activity encourages students to review their novels and create a poster using the program called "Canva". Canva for Education (at least in my district) is free for educators, and students love to use it to create their projects! Also included is an extension activity, where students practice analytical writing skills.Who it's for: Please check that you have access to Canva before purchasing this item. This is designed for secondary students who have read at least t
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Klara and the Sun Bundle
"Marigolds" Anticipation Guide
This Anticipation Guide is a pre-reading strategy used to familiarize students with key concepts and themes found in Eugenia Collier's short story, "Marigolds". Students are given discussion sentence starters to facilitate discussion within their groups. The Anticipation Guide can be used as a background image on Google Jamboard or Google Slides.
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9th - 12th
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Pre-Reading for ANY Thriller or Adventure Novel - Escape Plan Presentation!
Get students immediately engaged and prepped to read your next adventure novel with this Escape Plan Presentation. This editable Google Slides Presentation covers all of the pre-reading activities to prepare your students to feel immersed in the world of your novel. This primarily works with an adventure novel or any novel that involves a character needing to escape. For a little added fun, we let loose on the various ways we can escape!In this presentation, students will need to create an escap
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6th - 12th
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The 7 Conflicts Lesson Plan and PowerPoint Presentation
This packet includes a 19-slide PPT presentation and a 29-page accompanying lesson plan. The 19-slide PPT is also available without the lesson plan.The lesson plan includes a range of teacher and student resources including activity sheets, note taking help, quiz, answer key, project assignment, rubric, and sample projects. The complete contents includes:IntroductionED1: Photo AlbumED2: Audience, Placement, and MaterialsED3: Common Core StandardsED4: Objectives and SWBATTR1: Introduction to th
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lord of the Flies Reading Log & Guided Responses
This resource is a packet of reading logs for each chapter with a "guiding statements and questions" sheet to prompt your students to connect with and write about the novel while reading. This tool helps students to write in a typical reading log, while using the skills that good readers use.
Grades:
7th - 12th
English/Language Arts Discussion/Socratic Seminar Packet
Get students discussing like mature adults with this packet filled with awesome examples of how to hold a conversation! Students will learn to ask meaningful questions and refer to each other by name while studying a novel. I use this for short stories, novels, films... it's very versatile! This packet contains a teacher procedure sheet, grading materials, and student directions for a class learning to hold a Socratic Seminar with an inner and/or outer circle. You can use this for a short story
Grades:
6th - 12th
Declaration of Independence: Group Project
From Electric English...
This is a group based project designed to familiarize students with the Declaration of Independence. This activity is a great way for students to understand the concepts set forth in this most important of American documents. For the assignment, they will break up into groups of four; each taking a role within the group; and discuss/translate this American seminal tex. They will then present their findings to the rest of the class. If you need a hard copy of the Declarat
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Independent Reading Project
The Independent Reading Project is an assignment that aligns with many standards and may be tweaked to conform to any classroom curriculum! This project may support any unit in the classroom either as a summative and/or formative assignment.
•Optional Tips for Teachers
•Independent Reading Paper Log
•IR Summary Sheet
•Independent Reading Project Ideas
•IR Project: Student Evaluations
Grades:
5th - 12th
The Hobbit Production Booklet: Chapters 14-19
This storyboard and production booklet activity is designed for the final chapters (14-19) of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, The Hobbit. It is an effective review for students of their prior reading and/or a reading comprehension check for the teacher. By focusing on the final chapters, students can try to predict what they might expect of the final version of the movie.
The final chapters of the novel can each be divided into four scenes. Students need to go back to the text to do a carefu
Grades:
7th - 11th
Literature Circle Discussion Graphic Organzier
This document will help you facilitate an engaging, dynamic, and student-centered discussion. Students can use this graphic organizer with a whole-class-assigned text or with an individual-student-selected text. This graphic organizer can be modified to fit the needs of your class or of individual students. You can differentiate your lesson upfront by providing direct instruction for reading, annotating, and recording in their graphic organizers; or you can scale it up by adding sections to the
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Not Grade Specific
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Genocide Presentation
This outline for a (group) presentation is ready to go so you don't have to come up with the guidelines and expectations for your students. I gave my students a week, but 1-2 class periods is probably all they need. They did these before reading Night.Some lists are different, some only have eight stages, but the ten stages of genocide that I used were Classification, Symbolization, Discrimination, Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Preparation, Persecution, Extermination, and Denial. D
Grades:
9th - 10th
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Also included in: Unit on "Night" by Elie Wiesel
Declaration of Independence: Group Project Hardcopy
From Electric English...
This is a hard copy of the Declaration of Independence that accompanies the group project I have posted for the same. This particular copy is very convenient for the project because I have already divided it up into sections to correlate with the parameters for the group work. Please take this and use it; whether you decide to purchase the group project or not:)
Grades:
10th - 12th
9th MyPerspectives Unit 1 Learning Goals
Here's an easy-to-distribute version of MyPerspectives Unit 1 learning goals!
Grades:
9th
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Reading Comprehension Strategies (MS/HS)
Supplemental Strategies to support reading comprehension for students in Middle/High School.
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7th - 12th
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