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Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School
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What others say

"I have been using this resource for a while now and it is amazing. Well worth your money and the studets are engaged. The assessments are great and the slides are very visually appealing. Cannot recommend this resource enough! It has made differentiation and aided my workshop model. "
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CHRISTINA K.
"I found this resource to be incredibly helpful for my students with keeping on track and finding purpose behind their independent reading. Great buy!"
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Audrey C.

Description

Teach your students skills for close reading and literary analysis! This resource offers a variety of activities and graphic organizers that help students become active readers who can effectively analyze their texts. The close reading activities will teach them the habits of active reading and will guide them to have meaningful discussions about literature.

NOTE: This resource can be used for independent reading and for full-class novels. You will be able to teach specific reading skills and standards, whether students are reading the same text or different ones.

The resource includes:

✅ Detailed instructions for how to use the handouts and activities

✅ Handouts for the students that focus on analysis of individual literary elements

✅ Graphic organizers to help students prepare for written reflections and small group discussions about the literary elements they have been tracking

✅ An editable rubric

Literary Elements Covered:

⭐️ The basics of setting

⭐️ Setting & atmosphere

⭐️Setting as a tool

⭐️The basics of point of view

⭐️Point of view and perspective

⭐️Reliable and unreliable narrators

⭐️Narrative voice

⭐️The basics of conflict

⭐️Conflict resolution

⭐️Ways that authors create character

⭐️Understanding character (several options)

⭐️Author questions (a lead into theme)

⭐️Developing theme

⭐️Author use of language

Everything is editable!

Would you like to see how I use these in my own classroom? You can read all about it in this blog post.

You may also like:

You might also like:

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Active Reading & Close Reading Graphic Organizers - Middle School & High School

Room 213
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Highlights

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Grades
8th - 12th
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Standards
Pages
43
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
Lifelong tool

What others say

"I have been using this resource for a while now and it is amazing. Well worth your money and the studets are engaged. The assessments are great and the slides are very visually appealing. Cannot recommend this resource enough! It has made differentiation and aided my workshop model. "
star
CHRISTINA K.
"I found this resource to be incredibly helpful for my students with keeping on track and finding purpose behind their independent reading. Great buy!"
star
Audrey C.

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Description

Teach your students skills for close reading and literary analysis! This resource offers a variety of activities and graphic organizers that help students become active readers who can effectively analyze their texts. The close reading activities will teach them the habits of active reading and will guide them to have meaningful discussions about literature.

NOTE: This resource can be used for independent reading and for full-class novels. You will be able to teach specific reading skills and standards, whether students are reading the same text or different ones.

The resource includes:

✅ Detailed instructions for how to use the handouts and activities

✅ Handouts for the students that focus on analysis of individual literary elements

✅ Graphic organizers to help students prepare for written reflections and small group discussions about the literary elements they have been tracking

✅ An editable rubric

Literary Elements Covered:

⭐️ The basics of setting

⭐️ Setting & atmosphere

⭐️Setting as a tool

⭐️The basics of point of view

⭐️Point of view and perspective

⭐️Reliable and unreliable narrators

⭐️Narrative voice

⭐️The basics of conflict

⭐️Conflict resolution

⭐️Ways that authors create character

⭐️Understanding character (several options)

⭐️Author questions (a lead into theme)

⭐️Developing theme

⭐️Author use of language

Everything is editable!

Would you like to see how I use these in my own classroom? You can read all about it in this blog post.

You may also like:

You might also like:

___________________________________
Get tips, strategies, and freebies:
Learning in Room 213
Room 213 on Instagram

Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and products:
• Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store.
___________________________________
Copyright © ROOM 213
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.


Report this resource to TPT
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Reviews

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Rated 4.86 out of 5, based on 170 reviews
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Amazing GOs
Rated 5 out of 5
April 27, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
What a huge chunk of resources for graphic organizers to use. This will be sprinkled throughout my year- can't wait!
Michelle R.
1,407 reviews • Pennsylvania
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Helpful Graphic Organizers
Rated 5 out of 5
March 6, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
One of my favorite tools for teaching is a good graphic organizer! This is helpful for all students, especially your special populations (SpEd, EL, etc) to support their access to the content and curriculum.
Hillary W.
42 reviews • California
Grades taught: 9th, 10th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Great organizers
Rated 5 out of 5
December 8, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Worked well for my students! Close reading can be tricky, so I appreciated the structure provided by the materials.
Meg G.
137 reviews • Pennsylvania
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Close Reading resource
Rated 5 out of 5
November 6, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This helped students to read actively. The graphic organizers enabled students to visualize their reading and read more indepth.
Patti H.
259 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 10th, 11th, 12th
helpful jumping-off point
Rated 4 out of 5
October 28, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
I find these organizers helpful, even if I ended up tweaking a fair bit of them. It's the ideas/format that really help!
Olivia G.
159 reviews • Outside the United States
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
October 1, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Great resources! It was very helpful for my English I students. Thank you!
Mical Sigle
(TPT Seller)
1,155 reviews • Oklahoma
Grades taught: 9th
Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
August 6, 2025
These have been really helpful throughout the school years to use for various activities.
Lauren Lamoreau
(TPT Seller)
147 reviews • Maine
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Essential, Flexible, and Perfect for Text Analysis!
Rated 5 out of 5
August 5, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This set of graphic organizers is a must-have for any middle or high school ELA teacher. The organizers are thoughtfully designed to support active reading, annotation, and deep comprehension across a variety of texts — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more. I love the variety included, which allows me to choose the right tool for different lessons and reading goals. Whether I’m introducing close reading or guiding students through text-dependent questions, these organizers make the process more accessible and structured for all learners. They’ve helped my students become more intentional, engaged readers — and made my planning so much easier. Absolutely worth the purchase!
Joyce N D.
1,066 reviews
Grades taught: 7th

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Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
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