Lessons tagged with "text"
Write an Explanatory Text
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson covers how to write explanatory text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write sentences that describe each of several steps. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.
Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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.
Plan and Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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.
Determine the Main Idea
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational text lesson focuses on determining the main idea in a text. In this lesson, students will determine the main idea of a text and then the key details that support that main idea. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. (Also aligns with 3.RI.1 and 3.RI.10.)
Describe Text Using Information From Illustrations and Words
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational text lesson explains how pictures add information to a text. In this lesson, students will describe where particular kinds of information are located within a text and its illustrations.
Determine the Main Events of the Plot
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the main events of the plot. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage, and the bold problem and solution. Then, they identify the main events of the plot. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Compare Myths and Fables
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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.
Plan and Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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, three facts and details, and a conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
Draw Conclusions
- Grade:
- 5
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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.
Provide a Summary of the Text
- Grade:
- 6
- Subject:
- English Language Arts, English Language Development
Provide a Summary of the Text
Plan Informative Text
- Grade:
- 6
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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 topic, three facts and details, and a conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
Make Assertions
- Grade:
- 6
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on making reasonable assertions about text through accurate supporting citations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and identify the topic and supporting citations. Then, they make a reasonable assertion and support their answer with evidence from the text. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 7
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson covers how to write informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write at least one complete sentence for each section of the planning chart completed in the Plan Informative Text lesson. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.
Analyze Cause-and-Effect Text
- Grade:
- 7
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on analyzing text that uses the cause-and-effect organizational pattern. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and identify signal words that indicate cause-and-effect relationships. Then they determine the cause and the effect. Finally, they identify the pattern -- single cause with single effect or multiple effects, or multiple causes with a single effect. In addition to the lesson, there are seven pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 8
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson covers how to write informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students write at least one complete sentence for each section of the planning chart completed in the Plan Informative Text lesson. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.
Plan Informative Text
- Grade:
- 8
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
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, three facts and details, and a conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
Plan & Write Argumentative Text with Claims
- Grade:
- High School, High School 9-10
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
Plan & Write Argumentative Text with Claims
- Grade:
- High School, High School 9-10
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
Rotation Stations (Vowel-r eer [eer & ear] & Other Activities)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Describe the Relationship Between Illustrations and Text
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Rotation Stations (Vowel-r air [air & are] & Other Activities)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Rotation Stations (Digraph ch and Trigraph tch & Other Activities)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Answer What, Why, and How Questions in a Story
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
This lesson provides teachers with a great way to teach What, Why, and How Questions. Resources include a nice handout, and whiteboards are recommended.
Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This Common Core writing lesson covers how to write informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments. In this lesson, students write at least one complete sentence for each section of the planning chart completed in the Plan Informative Text lesson. Then, they use an editing checklist to identify and correct any errors. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of topics for review and extended thinking.
Plan Informative Text
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This Common Core writing lesson covers how to plan informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core 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 topic, three facts and details, and a conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
Rotation Stations (Letter Pattern ng & Other Activities)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Rotation Stations (Letter Pattern qu & Other Activities)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development