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Follow Written Instructions
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on how to follow written instructions The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students follow steps that tell how to make or do something using steps or clue words such as first, next, then, last, etc. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Interpret Information From a Chart
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on interpreting information from charts. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students learn the organization of a chart and how to interpret the information provided. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Interpret Information from Diagrams
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on interpreting information from diagrams. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students learn the organization of different diagrams and how to interpret the information provided. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Identify Text that Uses Sequential Order
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on identifying text that uses sequential order. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students look for clue words that identify sequence (first, last, then, next), and then circle yes or no if the sentence uses sequence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Identify the Main Topic of a Multi-Paragraph Text
This Common Core reading informational text lesson focuses on determining the main topic in a text. In this lesson, students will determine the main topic of a text and then the key details that support that main topic. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
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Answer What, Why, and How Questions
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.
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Identify the Focus of a Paragraph
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.
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Compare & Contrast Two Texts on the Same Topic
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.
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Strengthen explanatory writing by editing
W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.3.5W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here.)
2(11)(D)(ix) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including capitalization of months, days of the week, and the salutation and conclusion of a letter.
2(11)(D)(x)2(11)(D)(x) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including end punctuation, apostrophes in contractions, and commas with items in a series and in dates.
2(11)(D)(xi)2(11)(D)(xi) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words.
3(11)(D)(ix)3(11)(D)(ix) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including capitalization of official titles of people, holidays, and geographical names and places.
3(11)(D)(x)3(11)(D)(x) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including punctuation marks, including apostrophes in contractions and possessives and commas in compound sentences and items in a series.
3(11)(D)(xi)3(11)(D)(xi) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words.
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Maintain a Focus in Writing
This writing strategies lesson focuses on maintaining focus in writing. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use the central idea and details of a passage to determine other details that belong or do not belong in the passage. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Write a Friendly Letter
W.2.4 (W.2.4 begins in grade 3)
This writing applications lesson focuses on how to write a friendly letter. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students practice using the parts of a letter (date, greeting, body, closing, signature) to write a letter to a friend or family member. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Group Related Ideas
This writing strategies lesson focuses on grouping related ideas. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use the central idea to correctly group related ideas. This lesson uses the grouping of ideas to write short paragraphs. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Plan and Write an Opinion Piece
This writing lesson covers how to plan an opinion piece. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will develop a planning chart that asks two questions about a given topic. The two questions identify their opinion on the topic, and then at least two reasons why they think that.
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Edit Writing
In this Common Core writing lesson, students will practice rereading and editing texts. In this lesson, students will edit texts for proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
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Revise Writing
This Common Core writing lesson focuses on students revising written work to make it better. In this lesson, students will read a text with the main idea identified. Then, they will add or delete sentences that support or don't support the main idea. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
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Write a Narrative
This Common Core writing lesson helps students practice writing a narrative. In this lesson, students will review given story details (character, setting, events, and ending) and place these in a graphic organizer. Then, the students will write a narrative in complete sentences based on the prewriting organizer. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled after the Common Core assessment items.
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Plan and Write Informative Text
This writing lesson covers how to plan informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the research and identify related information that is needed to complete a graphic organizer. Then they complete the graphic organizer which asks for a topic and three facts. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
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Write Informative Text
This writing lesson helps students practice writing informative text. In this lesson, students will read given research notes on a topic, then develop a topic sentence and supporting detail sentences.