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Read syllable-counting explanations and tips, then read the nonfiction song-lyric passage and: count syllables in 14 listed words, sort new words found in the lyrics by syllable count (1-4) into a graphic organizer, divide those words into syllable parts using / or -, and find and divide two 5-syllable words from the lyrics.
Annotate the passage (circle main idea, underline supporting details, box unfamiliar words), fill in main-idea/supporting-detail graphic organizers, complete vocabulary-in-context activities for reparations, negotiate, isolationism, and industrialization, organize events into Germany/Japan and Allied/Axis charts, answer 8…
Students read short biographical passages on each muckraker and an excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, complete a graphic organizer chart (problem exposed / method / resulting reform for each muckraker), and answer short-response reflection questions about the Sinclair excerpt.
Read the passage(s), define vocabulary from context, put words in ABC order and find them in a word search, match vocabulary to definitions, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, complete a graphic organizer answering 'How did historical figures adapt to their environments?' (example given: 'Creek Indians used the creeks for…
Students read an informational passage in either an on-level (Version A) or below-level (Version B) format, circle the best multiple-choice answers, match vocabulary terms to definitions, fill in graphic organizers about each historical figure and about Georgia's economy, complete four 'ticket out the door' exit slips, and fill in a…
Fill in blanks describing favorite school memory, school name, teacher name, and favorite subject; draw a self-portrait ('I looked like this on the last day of school'); complete a 'Best Book I've Read' organizer with title, author, and why the book is recommended.
Read a one-page informational passage about the beginnings of slavery in Latin America (European colonization, indigenous labor and disease, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, plantations/haciendas), then fill in a timeline based on events from the passage, and (per catalog description) apply vocabulary terms and answer…
Students read an informational passage about Martin Luther King, Jr., circle the heading/subheading and underline main ideas, complete 'ticket out the door' quick-check questions, define vocabulary (Civil Rights, Boycott, Segregation, Desegregated) and solve a word search, match vocabulary to definitions, answer multiple-choice…
Read syllable-counting explanations and tips, then read the song lyric passage and: count syllables in 14 listed words, sort new words found in the lyrics by syllable count (1-4) into a graphic organizer, divide those words into syllable parts using / or -, and find and divide a 5-syllable word from the lyrics.
Use the relief, recovery and reform sections to organize research on responses to the Great Depression. A two-page reference accompanies a two-page partly completed student organizer. Review the reference before use: its fifteen entries include the later FAA, and the AAA and FHA names need correction. Students can check the supplied examples against reliable historical sources before completing the remaining spaces.
After reading a nonfiction article or book chosen by the teacher, write the title, identify the main idea, list facts from the text, and draw a conclusion including a personal opinion on the topic.
Record a question (from the book, a group discussion, or the teacher), list what is known from the book and what is known from background knowledge in two side-by-side columns, then write an inference statement that must include the word 'because'.
Teaches compare-and-contrast reading skills by having students compare Disney's movie version of Mulan with the traditional Chinese folktale, using a song passage.
A read-aloud book companion for Andrea Cheng's 'Grandfather Counts' providing reading comprehension activities covering prediction, story elements, sequencing, inference, cause and effect, character analysis, theme, and text-to-self connections.
For each of the 10 reading skills, read a short leveled passage (three versions at increasing Lexile/complexity, e.g. Level 2/3/4 of a 'Spring has arrived' poem for the Author's Purpose section) and complete three response formats per skill: a graphic organizer, open-ended written responses, and standardized-test-style multiple choice…
Read a handout explaining the five evaluation categories, then use a graphic organizer to assess a news article they select for credibility.
Students read a printed parody-song passage discussing similarities and differences between Disney's Moana movie and Polynesian origin stories, complete a compare/contrast graphic organizer, answer 10 multiple-choice compare-and-contrast questions, complete a synonym-identification exercise using words from the passage, and write a…
Complete a Tyranny word study with illustrations; fill in a graphic organizer on the Declaration's structure (ideals, arguments, complaints, conclusion); answer close-reading questions on paragraphs of the Declaration (including a section on grievances tied to specific Acts, and a question about the deleted slavery paragraph); complete…
Read the Maggie Walker lyric passage, identify five important events and record them in chronological order on a graphic organizer, and write a paragraph putting the events in order using sequence words.
Listen to/read song lyrics, complete a same/different graphic organizer, answer 10 multiple-choice compare-and-contrast questions, and write a compare-and-contrast paragraph using transition words.
Students read a handout on how student loans work in Canada and the US, research student loan rules in their own state/province using a graphic organizer, complete a 2-page worksheet calculating loan repayments and interest using percentage math (with help from an online student loan calculator), and respond to reflection prompts; a…
Read the song lyrics/biographical passage about Phillis Wheatley, identify five key events, record them on a sequencing graphic organizer, write a chronological paragraph using sequence words (first, next, then, later, finally, at last), and build a timeline with dates for four more events.
Free download Students read the short English story on the anchor chart, then study a worked example ("The Lion and the Mouse") that models identifying the main idea and supporting details, and finally fill in a blank graphic organizer (story title, main idea, details) for the story's own title and content.
A reading comprehension activity teaching students to identify and describe how a story character responds to major events and challenges, using a short narrative as a model.