Creative Courage

This is a review for the Reading Rewards Intervention program. Complete this after completing Lesson 5, prior to giving the assessment. The words are taken directly from the assessment, with a few extras thrown in. There is a word search, word scramble, crossword, and matching.

This is an anchor chart that allows your students to find and identify elements of modern fantasy within texts.

This quiz is on 4 TYPES OF CONFLICT. (Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, Character vs Society & Character vs Self) The students will be asked 10 questions. The first 4 are multiple choice about the definitions of each type of conflict. Then there are 4 multiple choice questions asking students to identify the type of conflict demonstrated in a short passage. And finally there are 2 true or false questions on the topic. OTHER MATERIALS on Types of Conflict in shop: - An 8 day Types

This is a listing for a 3-5 day lesson on the FANTASY GENRE. There are videos to introduce the idea, an anchor chart for students to take notes on and a TDA to complete on the story Moongirl. (A link to the video version of the book is attached in the slide deck). The TDA is created as a fill in the blank to use as a scaffolded option. Teachers can delete or keep this within the document. Students are asked to create this TDA online by sharing within Google Classroom or LMS, but this can a

These pages include before, during and after reading questions to go along with the Wonders Leveled Readers (Unit 1). There's a separate page for the Orange, Blue, and Green groups! There is no answer key, but many of the questions can be found in the teacher's manual. Before Reading: Preview the story, decode difficult words, and identify features of the genre. During Reading: Students are asked guided reading questions focusing on the weekly skills. After Reading: Students write a short parag

This is a listing for a 5 day unit on the Article, Our Beautiful Town is Gone by Lauren Tarshis. Found in the September 2019 issue of Storyworks magazine. Each day students are asked to dig deeper into the passage. - Day 1 - The students given background info on Wildfires. - Day 2 - The students listen and answer surface level questions on the article. - Day 3 and 4 - The students reread sections and answer deeper level questions on the article. Such as, "How does the text help us unders

This is a listing for a 3-5 day lesson on TEXT FEATURES. Each article and text features is based on a different type of natural disaster. There are links to the books these images are taken from. Students can go to these digital books to read more on the topic or find other examples of the discussed text features. This presentation can be used to Possible uses: - Introduce the topic or review learning from previous years by presenting to the whole class or small group. - Have students take n

This is an anchor chart for students to fill in in order to review/learn about the 8 key reading strategies (Predict, Visualize, Infer, Monitor/Clarify, Connect, Question, Summarize and Evaluate). Also attached is a teacher copy that is completed.

General Story Map that can be used to check student comprehension. I use it for independent reading in conjunction with the 40 book challenge.

This is a listing for a 4-5 day unit on the book, Lucia & the Light by Phyllis Root. Each day students are asked to read and work on a TDA question. - Day 1 - The students listen and complete a plot map summary. Then complete a brainstorm based on the TDA question. (Students can do this independently or with a partner. - Day 2 - The students reread and review the elements of fantasy and the brainstorms created yesterday. - Day 3 - The students reread identify elements of figurative langu

This is a listing for a 4 day unit on the article, America's Deadliest Disaster by Lauren Tarshis. Found in the September 2018 issue of Storyworks magazine. Each day students are asked to dig deeper into the passage. - Day 1 - The students listen and answer surface level questions on the article. - Day 2 and 3 - The students reread sections and answer deeper level questions on the article. Such as, "How does the text help us understand?" and "What does the text mean?" - Day 4 - The stu

This review activity goes over 4 TYPES OF CONFLICT. (Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, Character vs Society & Character vs Self) This can be used to after teaching the topic to have students demonstrate their understanding and prepare for a quiz. The students will review what conflict is, review the 4 types of conflict and then watch short clips from YouTube to figure out what type of conflict is being demonstrated. Students move a flashlight to find the answer on the slide. There

At the beginning of the year, I pre-teach areas that will be tested on the DRA assessment. This sheet is structured similar to the DRA summary section of the test.

A reference sheet & brainstorm for students to use to complete text dependent questions.

General Comprehension Check for fiction passages