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Includes 4 writing response prompts from the novel The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Silent Literacy Circles can best be used with groups of 4 students. Create 4 different writing prompts, one per sheet. Students each start with a different sheet and respond to the given prompt. After an allotted amount of time, sheets are passed clockwise. Students can choose to respond directly to the prompt or agree/disagree with the previous response. All responses require citing of evidence. By the end of the

Use the RACE Response graphic organizer with your students when writing short responses that require textual evidence. PDF Includes: - Full Page RACE Response outline with fill in sections for planning writing - Mini Writing Prompt RACE Guide (2 per page or 4 per page)

Silent Literacy Circles can best be used with groups of 4 students. Create 4 different writing prompts, one per sheet. Students each start with a different sheet and respond to the given prompt. After an allotted amount of time, sheets are passed clockwise. Students can choose to respond directly to the prompt or agree/disagree with the previous response. All responses require citing of evidence. By the end of the activity, students will have written 4 short responses and will then have the opp

This graphic organizer is helpful for students when actively reading non-fiction text. The layout helps them to identify: 3 Things I Discovered 2 Things That Were Interesting 1 Thing I Still Have a Question About

Students use this graphic organizer to create their own questions about an article. They must identify the excerpt from the text the question is based upon. Then create their own question. Students can then provide the answer or exchange worksheets with a partner who must answer the question.

Students read independently and identify 5 key ideas from the reading. In pairs, students compare ideas and identify the 3 most important. As a whole class, they present the ideas they found in the reading and the class must discuss to decide the one main idea of the article.

This pre-writing activity can help students identify the main idea of an article and select the textual evidence they will use to support their claim before they begin writing.