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This reading literature lesson covers how to summarize a story in a literary text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use a graphic organizer to take notes on setting, characters, and plot (main events, conflict, resolution). Then, they summarize the story based on a detailed checklist of what to include or not include.

This reading literature lesson covers how to analyze the impact of rhyme and repetition of sounds in literary text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify rhyme, repetition, and alliteration in poems, and then analyze how these devices helped convey the message of the poem.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on analyzing characterization. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage about a specific character and identify textual evidence that develops the character's traits. Each sentence from the passage is classified as character's words, actions, or thoughts. Then, students analyze the method the author used to create characterization. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying foreshadowing in literature. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text, identifying the main event that takes place at the end of the passage. Then, students re-read the text identifying and examples of foreshadowing (actions, dialogue, setting, etc.) of the main event. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on analyzing how literary elements shape responses to a work. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage and the responses. Then, they identify the factors (physical appearances, dialogue, thoughts and actions, etc.) that influenced the response, and the literary element (setting, characterization, them) being used in the text. Finally, students analyze how these elements shape a reader's response. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on contrasting points of view. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage and identify who is telling the story and their point of view (1st person, 3rd person). Then, if the narrator is 3rd person, students scan the text again identifying key words that signal whether the narrator is 3rd person omniscient or limited. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading literature lesson covers how to identify and use sound devices in a literary text. These include rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and repetition. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the sound device used and then use it themselves in a sentence. Both poems and speeches are used as examples.

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.

This reading informational text lesson covers how to cite textual evidence to support inferences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will read the informational text and identify phrases that support a given inference.

This reading informational text lesson covers how to analyze central ideas in an informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students have to identify the topic sentence and summarize the key details of each paragraph, and then analyze how these facts support the given central idea.

This reading informational text lesson covers how to assess the evidence that supports an author’s argument in informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify whether the evidence is accurate, appropriate, or adequate.

This reading informational text 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 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.

This reading informational text lesson covers determining a central idea in the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice identifying central ideas in expository text, and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas.