Blake Michael

This is a guided, close reading of Part One of Fahrenheit 451 with comprehension and analysis questions embedded directly into the next. The document has line numbers so students can cite directly to the text. It is provided in both PDF (easier for printing) and Word (easier to edit to customize for your class). There is no key. As a close reading guide, it serves as a companion to the novel. Teachers may choose to assign only a few pages for close read or select passages for inclusion in in-cl

This is a chunked close reading of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry with a variety of embedded questions, ranging from comprehension to analysis. Following the story is a non-religious summary of the biblical story of the Magi. Students are asked to analyze how the biblical story supports the reader's understanding of the story. This product can be uploaded to Google Docs to enable students to type directly into the document. It works especially well as a sub plan!

This resource is designed to support students in understanding the first chapter of The Outsiders by chunking the text, adding line numbers for ease of citation, adjusting formatting to support student annotation, and incorporating guided questions about text details, vocabulary, and plot. There is a version which explicitly asks students to use both direct and indirect characterization (in both PDF and Word) and a version which avoids this language (in both PDF and Word). Note: The Outsiders

This activity provides students with five opportunities to balance a chemical equation visually. Molecules are presented as combinations of individual, color-coded atoms. Students derive the balanced chemical equation from the visual balancing of atoms.