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Trace and Evaluate an Author's Argument
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to trace and evaluate an author’s argument in informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students identify the author’s claims and determine if each claim is supported by relevant evidence. A final judgment is made on whether the argument has sound reasoning. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questi
Grades:
6th - 8th
Evaluate the Claims in an Author's Argument
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to evaluate the claims in an author’s argument. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will determine if an author’s claims are supported or unsupported based on reasons and evidence from the text. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questions modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
This lesson is a
Grades:
5th - 7th
Context Clues in Action Power Point Unit
This is a 22 slide power point presentation introducing context clues. It discusses what a context clue is, why it is important, and when students should use context clues.
The power point focuses on four common types of context clues: Definition, Synonym, Example/Description, and Antonym clues. Each type is defined and supported with example sentences.
There is a guided practice and summary also provided. This power point is designed to be completed in mini-lesson format over a 5 day period.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Summarize and Determining Importance Power Point
This is a 33 slide power point unit that teaches students how to determine the important and unimportant information when reading expository (nonfiction) text. Students will learn why this is an important strategy and see how it is applied.
Following the introduction there is a modeled, shared and guided lesson to work on summarizing, note-taking, and identifying the main idea. There are three note-making printables to use during the presentation to keep students focused and on task.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Speech ~ Night Pre-reading activity
Night is the heart wrenching first hand account of Elie Wiesel's internment in the Auschwitz Camp during the Holocaust. In order to truly lead into the novel, it is important to impress upon students that Elie Wiesel spent his life devoted to reversing racism around the globe. Reading his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech will do just that. To accommodate scaffolding, I have included one version that caters to teaching persuasion and rhetorical analysis and a second that asks questions pertaining to
Grades:
7th - 9th, Higher Education
Student Choice Menu Boards, Middle School ELA
Whether you are a teacher needing to send home work with students for distance learning, a parent filling in gaps during breaks or summer, a homeschooling parent, a teacher planning an extended absence from your classroom, or a teacher teaching online for any number of reasons, these standards-based student-choice menu boards are no prep, highly engaging, and purposeful. Student Experience: Students choose six of the nine activities/tasks per week. Students can choose from reading, writing, m
Grades:
5th - 8th
Fluency in Action PowerPoint! Teaches the Fantastic Five of Fluency
Revised Edition 2014
The purpose of this 34-slide PPT is to introduce and provide examples of what fluent reading sounds like.
There is a front-to-back Fluency Bookmark included that you may choose to print off and laminate for students to use as a guide.
Throughout the PPT, there is suggested teacher language to use in order to provide descriptive feedback to students in the 5 areas of fluency: rate, pausing, phrasing, stress, and intonation.
The second part of this fluency PPT deals with
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Determine the Figurative Meaning of Words and Phrases
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to determine the figurative meaning of words and phrases (not types of figurative language). The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to use context clues from literary passages to help explain the figurative meaning of specific words and phrases. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questions mo
Grades:
5th - 7th
Slake's Limbo Figurative Language STAAR
I love this book! I was a joy to teach my students about symbolism with. It is simple and repeated and helped them get a great grasp of figurative language. This unit includes questions, vocabulary, and plenty of activities about figurative language including symbolism and personification.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Word Parts: Lesson 1 (How to Become a Root Word Detective)
This lesson explains the process of breaking words into parts to identify meaning. It gives several examples, including breaking down the longest word in the English language to derive a definition. Next, it introduces eight common roots and goes through several activities to help students memorize these. First, it asks learners to break down a few familiar words for meaning. Next, students are asked to draw the meanings as a mnemonic device. Then, students are given a list of words that u
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7th - 9th, Adult Education
Also included in: Word Parts Bundle: Lessons 1 - 4
A LONG WALK TO WATER Chapter MC Quizzes
A comprehensive MC test for each of the 18 chapters of this book. This product is 39 pages of state tests style questions focusing on comprehension, vocabulary, figurative language and mainly BLOOM'S TAXONOMY upper level critical thinking skills. I give students the SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS listed separately on this site AS they read, then use these MC the following day to check for comprehension and memory. This packet works well as a home unit too. Please email me at zelayaa.az@gmail.com for all
Grades:
6th - 10th
Reading Introduction to Making Meaning Context Clues Guided Notes
Determining the meaning of unknown words is a higher level reading skill that can be challenging for readers to attain. Teaching students the types of context clues will arm them with information they can take right into their next time they spend with a book or passage. Context Clues 101 is a Power Point presentation that will enable you to effectively introduce the concept of context clues to your students. It can be used with in-person instruction, remote instruction, or distance learning.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: End-of-Year Test Prep - Context Clues Super Bundle Intro Task Cards
Analyze a Theme in Literature
This Common Core reading comprehension lesson covers determining a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot, and providing an objective summary of the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. Underlining within the passages may vary by student. Student explanations should use textual evidence to suppo
Grades:
7th - 9th
53 Tabletop Anchor Charts Reading & Writing
READING: 46 different anchor charts and blank anchor charts for you to add you own for your classroom.•Studying Characters•Making Inferences•Timeline•Story Elements•Character Comparison•Theme•Summarizing Plot•Character Traits•NF Text Features•Story Mountain Plot•Sequential Order•Compare & Contrast•Description•Cause & Effect•Text Features•Problem & Solution•Main Idea & Details•Synthesizing•Internal vs. External•Figurative Language•Making Predictions•Referring to the Text•Visualizi
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3rd - 7th
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J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech
J.K. Rowling is my hero and a role model to all human beings! Not only has she reached rock bottom and built herself into the woman we all know and love, she is willing to share that painful experience with the world in hopes of inspiring others to persevere. Her “fairy tale” should be shared with each and every student as a means of empowerment. For that reason, I have made three forms of this resource. 1. Students are asked to analyze Rowling’s story-telling, word choice and tone as a means of
Grades:
7th - 12th
Distinguish Among the Connotations of Words with Similar Denotations
This Common Core language lesson covers how to distinguish between connotations of words with similar denotations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will analyze sentences for context clues that suggest which of three similar words can be used in the sentence based on each word’s denotation and connotation. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with qu
Grades:
6th - 8th
Holes Test - Complete Test on Novel Holes by Louis Sachar
This is a complete novel test, including answer key, for the novel Holes by Louis Sachar. It has 50 questions plus an optional essay. Questions 1-40 are multiple choice, while questions 41-50 are fill-in-the-blank character matches with a word bank to pick from. The optional one-paragraph essay following this has three essay choices. Like the novel, several of the questions are clever and wickedly funny. (See the preview!)As Mr. Sir would say -- "This isn't a Girl Scout camp!" It is, howev
Grades:
5th - 8th
Hit the Bullseye 250 literacy activities Spanish &English (Digital Download)
These are 250 literacy activities based on the 5 components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. All are in English and Spanish and are text-independent. Partners with CSSS and TEKS. Reading research-based and given for each activity. Whole group, small group, individual, homework, home schooling. I've really lowered the price! If more teachers at your school want them or your principal for the whole school, contact me for a discount. Marti Dryk, Ph.D.
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Reading Context Clues Situational Irony Through Pictures Introduction
Learning to comprehend situational irony directly correlates with a students ability to comprehend higher level texts when reading. This is a Power Point presentation with real-life, albeit humorous, examples of situational irony through pictures. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please follow me to keep up with my sales, new resources, and freebies on TpT! Just click the ★ next to my store name.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Retelling vs. Summarizing Activity
This activity was created by a certified English teacher and Reading Specialist. Students read short passages about popular fairy tales (Hansel and Gretel, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Three Little Pigs, and King Midas) and students are required to label each passage as a retelling or summarizing. An answer key is included.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Retelling & Summarizing Bundle
Using Frozen for Mood vs Tone
Each year, the use of videos in daily lessons is becoming more and more acceptable -- no essential. This mini-unit takes that into account by comparing two trailers to Disney's Frozen. Students will first watch the official trailer and discuss the tone and mood. Next, they will watch Bobby Burn's edited version. He does a masterful job of twisting dialogue and altering color schemes to recreate a horror trailer. After this, students will compare the two. The unit plan then proceeds to Roald Dahl
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Quarterback Comeback Jake Maddox novel Test w/Key, Vocabulary Added
12-question multiple choice quiz w/key -Carlos is a good quarterback for his Wildcats team, but he is a "ball hog" and wants to make of the most points himself. When his team plays a tough rival, the Huskies, Carlos has to learn the value of teamwork.A vocabulary lesson with practice writing complete sentences has been added to this product using words from the novel.Jake Maddox has written a series of short, high interest novels based on sports stories. Their vocabulary level is appropriate fo
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Ultimate Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills Bundle
Looking for a quick, easy way to introduce or refresh reading skills? This Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills bundle includes a video lessons taught by a certified English teacher and Reading Specialist, PowerPoints, guided note sheets, and quick assessments based on the lesson. This can be easily adaptable for online lessons, homework, flipped classroom assignments, etc. It is geared towards students in grades 6-12. The bundle includes reading strategies such as:Setting a purpose fo
Grades:
4th - 8th
Determine an Author's Point of View
This Common Core reading lesson covers how to determine an author’s point of view. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students will identify words or details in the text that convey the author’s point of view on a topic. Then, they will write a brief explanation justifying their understanding. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of independent practice with questions modeled after th
Grades:
5th - 7th
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