Emily Kissner
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Pennsylvania, United States
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I'm a teacher and a writer. I always have a camera in hand, ready to record my experiences to create engaging articles to share with my students. You'll see my favorite places in my PowerPoints and teaching packs! Besides writing for TpT, I have also written two books on the topic of teaching reading: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling and The Forest AND the Trees: Helping Readers Identify Details in Texts and Tests.
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Main Ideas and Details in Expository Text
Multi-level resources for teaching main ideas! This set includes over 50 pages of targeted instruction to help students find topics and main ideas in paragraphs and expository texts. A 60-slide presentation guiding students through the process of finding topics and main ideas, with carefully written texts and attractive photosUncluttered practice pages with paragraphs for students to find topics and main ideasTexts written at different levels with activities, graphic organizers, and multiple cho
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.2
, RI.4.2
, RI.5.2
 +1
Cause and Effect Texts for Teaching Text Structure
Cause and effect articles! This packet includes everything you need to introduce students to the text structure of cause and effect in expository texts. You'll find 11 texts with a wide variety of before, during, and after reading activities. Texts (text-dependent questions and activities included) What Is A Tsunami? Surviving the Winter Raising a Stink About Stinkbugs The Reason for a Rainbow Mysterious Milk Sickness Invasive Species Synthesizing Information activity Great Peshtigo Fire Wri
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.3
, RI.4.3
, RI.5.3
 +1
Character Traits and Emotions: Making Inferences
Inferences about character traits and emotions can be tough for readers. This file includes resources, lesson plans, and stories for teaching students how to infer character emotions and character traits in literature.
Highlights include lists of character emotions and character traits and a dramatic activity to help students identify character emotions. Vocabulary activities, open-ended response questions, and charts for independent reading are also included, as well as 8 lesson plans to help
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.3
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.3
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Lessons for Nonfiction Reading
Completely revised and updated! Paraphrasing and summarizing remain important skills for reading comprehension of expository text. This resource includes pretests, three text sets, and assessments to help students in grades 3-6 improve at paraphrasing and summarizing. These activities complement the research-based strategies discussed in my book, "Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling." Students will begin by practicing paraphrasing in a whole class activity, and reviewing with handouts. Thre
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.2
, RI.4.2
, RI.5.2
Problem and Solution Texts for Teaching Text Structure
Eight original informational texts for teaching the text structure of problem and solution! Texts include before and after reading activities to help students learn key vocabulary and characteristics of the problem solution text structure. Texts include: -The James River Ferry -The Flooded City -Salamander Crossing -Rain Gardens -Cooking in a Colonial Kitchen -Schoolhouse Problems and Solutions -The Biotic Index -When Solutions Attack Answer keys and rubrics are included. This file includes ove
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.3
, RI.3.8
, RI.4.3
 +5
Chronological Order Texts for Teaching Text Structure
Chronological order articles! This resource bundle has everything you need for teaching the text structure of chronological order in expository text. Complete lesson plans help you to differentiate for the needs of all students in your class.
Activities for the texts include a before reading page that highlights key vocabulary and aspects of chronological order. During and after reading activities will help students to notice and use the chronological order text structure. Multiple choice quest
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.3
, RI.4.3
, RI.4.5
 +4
Reading Intervention for Academic Vocabulary, Text Structure, and Fluency
Help readers to develop skills in fluency, academic vocabulary, and nonfiction text structure! This is a six-week intervention for intermediate readers. Thirty days of instruction help readers to build their fluency, academic vocabulary, and awareness of text structure. I created these texts and activities based on research in what helps readers to improve. A clear routine engages students in repeated readings, choral readings, and placing text details into graphic organizers. Vocabulary PowerPo
4th - 7th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.4.3
, RI.4.4
, RI.5.3
 +3
Article Response Comparing Texts 3: Argumentative Essays
Argumentative texts for your classroom! This set includes two argumentative essays, each arguing different sides of the question "Should zoos exist?" Students will choose one of the texts to summarize, and respond to an analysis question. A comprehension quiz and summarizing lesson are also included. This is part of a set of activities that can be used for homework, independent practice, and progress monitoring. Other packets in the series: Article Response Comparing Texts 1Article Response Com
5th - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.6.2
, RI.6.5
, RI.6.8
Watersheds, Wetlands, and Water Resources Informational Texts and Activities
A collection of materials to help you teach and review the water cycle, watersheds, use of water resources, water pollution, and wetlands. 90 pages include: -five texts about water use, including "Biotic Index", "Water Pollution", "Marvelous Macroinvertebrates", "Migrating Fish", and "Lentic and Lotic Waterways" -two hands-on activities, complete with student activity pages and reflections -vocabulary development and review -literature links -a 38-slide Powerpoint to teach students about water r
4th - 6th
Environment, Informational Text, Science
Text Structure Readers Theatre
Help students understand expository text structures! Six scripts (chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem/solution, description, and overall text structure) highlight key features of each text structure. Each script includes roles for 4-6 students, with 28 total roles. A planning sheet helps you to keep track of which student has been assigned to each role. A sample 4-day lesson sequence is included, as well as student sheets for examining the scripts and refle
4th - 6th
Reading, Writing-Expository
Molly's Pilgrim Common Core Aligned Activities
Molly's Pilgrim is a classic book for third and fourth graders. This unit includes Common Core aligned activities to help readers learn important vocabulary words, come to an understanding of the theme, explore the point of view of the story, and debate the importance of the setting. Students will end their work with the novel by writing a passage-based essay, with a prompt, graphic organizer, rough draft frame, revising and editing checklists, and rubrics included.
This includes before, during
3rd - 4th
English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.6
, RL.4.2
 +1
Article Response Comparing Texts 1: Argumentative Essays
Argumentative texts to compare! In this set, readers will find two argumentative texts focused on the topic of allowing cats to roam outdoors. The activity set includes the article, an assignment cover page, a summarizing page with rubric, an analysis response question with rubric, and a comprehension quiz with answers. This is part of a set of activities that can be used for homework, independent practice, and progress monitoring. Other packets in the series: Article Response Comparing Texts 2A
5th - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.6.2
, RI.6.3
, RI.6.6
 +1
Persuasive Writing Unit for Grades 3 through 5
This unit includes resources to start teaching persuasive writing to intermediate writers. You'll find: -A comprehensive teaching guide with lesson plans -A Powerpoint that teaches the difference between fact and opinion -Student handouts about facts, reasons, and examples -Diagramming activity for persuasive text -Persuasive writing prompts -A graphic organizer for planning a persuasive piece of writing -A guide to writing introductions -A guide to writing conclusions -A scaffolded first draft
3rd - 5th
Reading, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.4.1
, W.5.1
 +11
Animal Classification Readers Theatre
Looking for an interesting way to teach basic animal classification? This folder contains readers theatre scripts for teaching about the five groups of vertebrates--reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, and birds. Each script is two pages and includes parts for 4-5 students. All together, you will have parts for 23 students. The scripts are--well, a little silly! In Molly's Mammals, a pet shop owner who wants to sell only mammals deals with customers who want other kinds of pets. Other scripts i
3rd - 5th
Reading, Science
Close Reading with Chronological Order Texts: Grades 3-4
Text structure instruction and close reading! This packet includes three chronological order texts, along with complete lesson plans, answer keys, and teaching tools. Everything is provided--just print and go.
Lessons help students to explore and extend meaning in chronological order texts. "A Monarch's Life Cycle" introduces chronological order in a life cycle text, with activities including event cards to cut out and multiple choice questions.
Students explore procedural texts with "Fabric
3rd - 4th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.3.3
, RI.3.5
, RI.3.9
 +3
Summarizing Stories
Looking for a quick way to improve student summaries? This mini-unit includes detailed lesson plans, a Powerpoint, teaching materials, and stories to use to help students write short, concise summaries. -14 page teaching guide, with guided reading suggestions for each lesson -Summarizing Stories Powerpoint -Collapsing Lists of Events -Summarizing Dialogue -Choosing the Best Summary -Summarizing parts of stories -Assessment -Rubric -Additional stories for remediation and review If you are looki
3rd - 5th
Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.4.2
, RL.5.2
Also included in:Â Summarizing Stories Bundle
Poetry Unit for Poetic Structure, Speaker, and Rhyme Scheme
This 2-week unit plan helps students to understand poetic structure, speaker in poetry, and rhyme scheme. Included are: -9 lesson plans with teaching tips and suggestions (included in the preview file) -2 Powerpoints -Materials for creating a student learning log -Student handouts and activities. -Open-ended response teaching activity and assessment -Short assessment Thumbnail views of selected items, the lesson sequence, and lesson plans are included in the Preview file. Please review this car
3rd - 5th
Literature, Poetry, Reading
Text Structure Card Match and Centers
This folder includes "Text Structure Card Match", a whole class activity suitable for reviewing text structures. In addition, you'll find four learning centers for text structure.
"Causes and Effects with Frogs" is suitable for struggling readers, and has students match causes with effects.
In "Paragraph Match," students match paragraphs about a water park with their text structures. "Assateague" includes a variety of paragraphs and graphic organizers, challenging students to depict the infor
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
Sea Turtles Expository Text Mini-Unit
An engaging topic, interesting texts, and synthesis tasks combine for a memorable unit. In this unit, students will read two text sets about sea turtles, learning key features of expository text and active reading strategies along the way.
Text Set 1: Lights Out for Sea Turtles
A problem and solution article explains the problem of bright lights on beaches, and explains the ways that people have tried to solve the problem. This text is paired with a set of sample letters to the editor on the sa
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Writing-Expository
Narrative Poetry Response: The Spider and the Fly
A narrative poem with activities for homework or classwork. This file includes the classic 1829 poem "The Spider and the Fly" by Mary Howitt. A formatted homework packet includes a cover sheet with directions for repeated readings, a summary page with rubric, a response page with a theme response question and rubric, a 2-page close reading activity to help students build their comprehension of the poem, and a 4-question comprehension quiz. For another narrative response with an original story,
5th - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
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About the store
Experience
I'm a teacher and a writer. I always have a camera in hand, ready to record my experiences to create engaging articles to share with my students. You'll see my favorite places in my PowerPoints and teaching packs! Besides writing for TpT, I have also written two books on the topic of teaching reading: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling and The Forest AND the Trees: Helping Readers Identify Details in Texts and Tests.
Teaching style
My teaching style is thoughtful, reflective, and student-centered. In my reading class, I use guided reading, whole-group instruction, independent reading, and literacy centers to help my students grow as readers. My favorite classroom moments occur when students come to me with unexpected questions, connections, or ideas. This is what makes me come to school each day!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have published two books based on my teaching experiences. The first, Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling, was created from my frustration with teaching summarizing and the lack of resources available. I went back to the research journals to figure out why my students were having trouble and how I could help them. The second book, The Forest AND the Trees, explores how students use details to make inferences, visualize, and learn new information from text. Both books are available from Heinemann.
My own education history
I love to learn! I graduated from Penn State, and I have a M. Ed. in Language and Literacy from Millersville University.
Additional biographical information
Be sure to visit my blog:
http://emilykissner.blogspot.com
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