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In this 20 page reading plan for the historical fiction novel "The Fighting Ground" by Avi, you will find everything you need to begin your guided reading group or novel study. Your first lesson begins with a before reading anticipation guide on two of the novel's themes. After previewing & predicting, your students will learn how to use sticky notes & summary sheets to help them understand the novel. The guide includes concise summaries of student readings, target vocabulary to practice using

In this 28 page guided lesson plan for the novel "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson you will find everything you need to begin your guided reading lesson with your entire class or a small group. The guide contains strategies to develope vocabulary comprehension strategies, methods to help students to make connections and develop ideas about reading as well as to write summaries. It contains detailed summaries of student assigned readings. The teacher leads students to complete a story map abou

In this 12 page plan you will find everything you need to begin your novel study of "Something Upstairs" by Avi. It can be used with your entire class or a small guided reading group & incorporates many reading is thinking techniques. Summaries of student readings are included as well as a blank story map, Thinknotes, Vocabulary strategies list, Question Type list, and connection type list. All you need are copies of the novel and a few sticky notes.

This 21 page guided reading plan for the novel "Indian Captive The Story of Mary Jemison" contains everything you need to begin your whole class or guided reading group study. In addition to detailed directions on leading students in understanding this historical fiction, you will also find strategies to help students decipher vocabulary and to fix up comprehension. The guided contains: Venn Diagram, Relationships/character tree, Indian View Chart , Story Map, Monitoring Comprehension bookmarks

"Hoot" is a 13 page guided reading plan to be used with the novel by Carl Hiaasen. The plan includes instructions on how to guide student understanding, incorporates reading strategies that foster thinking while reaading, gives clear summaries of student reading assignments, and suggests journal extentions. At the end of the plan I've inserted a story map graphic organizer as well as small posters on question types, making connections to text, vocabulary strategies, and background information

In this 17 page guided reading lesson you will find all you need to begin working with students on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Underpants", the first novel by Dav Pilkey. You will be able to guide students in undertanding plot elements and in using techniques to enhance comprehension. This guide includes: concise reading summaries, ways to help students summaries, note taking strategies, and writing prompts. All you need are copies of the novel and some sticky notes. Enjoy!

This plan is a twelve page teacher guide based on the novel "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. It includes activities to foster thinking while reading and extended writing activities. Summaries of student readings are provided to make comprehension checks easy. A story map graphic organizer & small posters on vocabulary strategies, questioning types, how to make connections to the text, and a word web are also included. All you need to begin your guided reading group are copies of the nove

You can use this free Powerpoint of the five United States regions alone or with my United States Regions lesson bundle. Each region is introduced with a student identification of states. Students visit each region via two national parks. This Powerpoint can be used to help students create a distinct visual picture of each region.

In this 17 page guided reading unit for the novel "The Captive" by Joyce Hansen, you will find detailed directions on how to foster self monitoring skills and directions on how to increase reading comprehension for your students. The plan includes many Reading Apprenticeship techniques as well as guided reading strategies. It also includes the following: Venn Diagram, Relationships/character tree, Story Map, Monitoring Comprehension bookmarks, Thinknotes, Plot Map, Question Category List, Con

This is a 16 plan for the novel "Loser" by Jerry Spinelli to be used in guided reading groups or with an entire class. The plan includes specific directions for developing reading strategies, writing response logs, and appreciation of author's craft. At the end of the plan is a graphic organizer to keep track of student ideas, and small teaching posters on vocabulary strategies, question types, connections, and a word web example. All you need to begin are copies of the novel, some sticky not

This 15 page guided reading plan for the novel "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements can be used with your entire class or with a small group. It contains detailed directions on leading student discussions, concise summaries of student readings, techniques to foster student self monitoring of comprehension, and much more. At the end of the plan you will find a blank story map, Connection Type List, Question Type List, student Comprehension bookmark, Thinknote master, and a Plot Line Diagram. A

This 23 page plan for the historical fiction novel, "The Year of the Hangman" by Gary Blackwood, contains everything you need to begin your guided reading group or novel study. Students will first think about two debate questions about war. The plan includes concise summaries of student readings, vocabulary practice, suggestions for group discussions, and techniques to foster student thinking about their reading. You will also find these additional resources: Characterization Chart, Vocabular

In this 21 page plan for the novel "Coraline" a fantasy by Neil Gaiman, you will find all that you need to begin your novel study. It includes detailed directions on how to introduce the novel, how to guide students in the use of reading comprehension strategies, and how to teach summarizing. It also contains extended writing prompts. Detailed summaries are given for each assigned reading. All you need are copies of the novel for your small reading group; however, the plans could be used to

If you are studying historical fiction as a classroom genre, these eleven short lessons will help you focus your students' reading. Each lesson stands alone and should take about ten minutes to conduct. The lessons are centered on the topic of coming to America. Included are lessons on: characterization, supporting geography, supporting history, perspective, and much more. These lessons are modeled after the guided reading format.

You will find nine mini lessons to accompany your novel study of the American Revolution as well as a list of picture books to supplement your study and suggestions on how to use them. There are lessons on identifying writing techniques, noticing well developed characters, supporting themes, and using vocabulary strategies. Each mini lesson includes a clear focus, teacher whole class introduction of the skill, guided student practice, and independent student practice. These mini lessons could

This Powerpoint about the Kennewick Man goes with the lesson by the same name.

This instructional Powerpoint file contains 30 slides that will help your students understand how multiple readings of the same short nonfiction article will lead them to improved comprehension. The strategy involves three steps: read for the big picture, overview reread for the main ideas contained in paragraphs with supporting evidence reread to integrate with another informational source. Students are guided through the steps with visuals and then practice using the strategy with two short