Lessons tagged with "reading+literature"

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the beginning, middle, and ending of a story. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify parts of a story by labeling them as B, M, or E. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

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.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on comparing and contrasting characters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students compare and contrast what is the same and different between characters in a story. 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 comparing and contrasting plots. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students compare and contrast what is the same and different between the plot in two stories. 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 comparing and contrasting setting. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students compare and contrast what is the same and different between the settings in two stories. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

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.

This reading literature lesson has students reading two similar stories and finding similarities and differences. Students will read the stories and determine the major similarities and differences

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the beginning, middle, and ending of a story. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify parts of a story by labeling them as B, M, or E. 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 the beginning, middle, and ending of a story. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify parts of a story by labeling them as B, M, or E. 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 the beginning, middle, and ending of

This language and literature lesson has students read poetry while emphasizing rhyme and rhythm. Students will identify rhyme schemes and rhythm patterns. The class should discuss the impact of these patterns.

This reading literature lesson explains how to determine the central message of a text. In this lesson, students will discuss the main events of a text and choose which of several possible sentences would best show the central message.

This reading literature lesson explains how pictures add information to a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). In this lesson, students will describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. (Also aligns with 3.RL.3.)

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on describing structural differences between myths and fables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage and identify characteristics of either a myth (humans, gods & goddesses, etc.) or a fable (animal characters, moral, etc.). Then, they determine if the passage is a myth or a fable. 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 teaches students how to determine the theme of a piece of literature. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, a theme is defined as a message or lesson about life. Many universal themes are used such as Love conquers all, looks can be deceiving, and do unto others as you would like done to you.

This reading literature 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 two versions of a story from a different perspective and compare the stories. The lesson focuses on how the change in point of view affects the story. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on identifying the proposition-and-support pattern in the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and identify the proposition of the author by identifying and details in the text. Then, they determine if the text uses proposition-and-support and defend their answers. 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 focuses on comparing the broad patterns of events in stories. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. There is also a separate whiteboard insert for students to more easily do the student work without flipping back and forth in the handout.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying figurative language - hyperbole and personification. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify examples of hyperbole or personification in a short passage and explain the meaning. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on explaining the use of figurative language. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify instances of figurative language and then use context clues to help them interpret the meaning of the phrase. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading literature 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 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.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on interpreting metaphors. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify metaphors in sentences and determine what qualities the two objects have in common. Then, they interpret the meaning of the metaphor. In addition to the lesson, there are five 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 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 reading literature lesson focuses on explaining how points of view can create suspense and humor. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a story, identify the thoughts and feelings of the characters, and determine what effect is created. 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 requires students to identify important events. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. 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 requires students to describe the events in a story using specific details from the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students must answer specific questions about events in the story.

This lesson provides teachers with a great way to teach What, Why, and How Questions. Resources include a nice handout, and whiteboards are recommended.