Comprehending JACK

This is a writing intervention designed for 4th, 5th, or 6th grade. This packet is divided into nine different weeks. Ideal for tier 2 or tier 3 intervention. This is also a great packet to use for summer writing for all students. With nine different weeks, students will be busy all summer. This packet includes: • compare and contrast writing • persuasive writing • narrative writing • paragraph structure • topic sentences • supporting detail • introductory phrases It also addresses a rang

A graphic organizer for brief summaries. This graphic organizer is ideal for students who need to work on capturing the main idea in their summary. Students may only use 20 words to summarize.

This includes a short story in the format of a PowerPoint. Also included is Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then Individual Posters based off of the short story. There is also a set of graphic organizers to use.

Q.A.R. questions worksheet for Balto. There is a page for each chapter. Each chapter has all four question types.

Address the Literature Common Core standards with questions that can be asked after reading any book. Questions are divided by standard.

This lesson is an introduction and exploration of narrative hooks. This file includes a PowerPoint with an overview of 6 different hook strategies. There are also two different handouts/worksheets. One worksheet is to generate hooks following the strategy given specific narrative prompts. The other worksheet is to be used for student's own narrative writing. This lesson typically takes 2-3 class periods as it takes students awhile to generate and develop the different hooks for the differen