All Lessons

Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language
This reading literature lesson covers how to identify figurative language, and then use context clues to determine its meaning. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to identify similes, metaphors, and idioms and then explain the meaning based on textual evidence.

Identify Characteristics of Poetry and Drama
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the characteristics of poetry and drama. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage, noting any characteristics of poetry or drama (based on a given table). Then, they determine if the text is poetry or drama and explain their answer by listing all the characteristics they found. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Determine Conflict & Resolution in a Story
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the conflict and resolution in a story. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage and identify the conflict (or the problem a character is having). Then, they read further to determine the resolution and answer multiple choice questions about the conflict and its resolution. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Contrast Motives and Actions of Characters
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on contrasting the motives and actions of characters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage about two characters and complete a graphic organizer identifying the motives and actions of each character as well as the outcome. Then, they answer a multiple choice question that contrasts the motives and actions. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Compare & Contrast Text Structure (4 Types of Text Structure)
This reading informational text lesson covers how to compare texts based on different text structures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to identify a chronological, comparison, cause/effect, or problem/solution text structure, and then compare two texts with different structures.

Discern Main Idea (Stated)
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on discerning stated main ideas and supporting evidence in a text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text to determine how the sentences are related. They identify the topic and supporting evidence, and finally circle the main idea. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Discern Main Idea (Implied)
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on discerning implied main ideas and supporting evidence in a text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and determine which sentences are supporting evidence for a common idea. Then, they choose the implied main idea from four possibilities. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Draw Conclusions
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on drawing conclusions from a text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the question identifying the topic. Then, they underline evidence in the text that may lead to a conclusion about the topic. Finally, they choose one of four conclusions and then justify it. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on distinguishing between fact and opinion. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read each sentence and distinguish if it is a fact or an opinion. Then, they have to defend their answer in writing. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Analyze Sequential Order in Text
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on analyzing text that is in sequential order. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students answer in complete sentences a series of questions about the sequential order of the text. Their answers must reference clue words in the text. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Make Generalizations About Text
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on making generalizations from a text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the question identifying the topic. Then, they identify common traits or features in the text that may lead to a generalization about the topic. Finally, they make a generalization and then justify it. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Determine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on distinguishing between cause and effect. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use clues from the text they read, as well as prior knowledge to determine which event is the cause and which is the effect. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

Analyze Compare-and-Contrast Text Organization
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on analyzing text that uses the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use a graphic organizer to sort details from a passage to determine if they are comparing or contrasting information from the passage. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.