Ivy Connection

Character's Feelings Change Perfect Half Page Graphic Organizer Notebook Sheets Exit Slips

Compare and Contrast The Old Woman Who Named Things and An Angel for Solomon SInger by Cynthia Rylant. Story ElementsGraphic OrganizersDiscussion QuestionsTask CardsActivities

Included: •Building Background - Character - Setting - Problem •Making Predictions •Confirming and Revising Predictions •Discussion Questions •Comparing and Contrasting Characters •Discussion Task Cards and Culminating Activities

Included: • An Angel for Solomon Singer book summary •Building Background CharacterSettingProblem•Making Predictions •Confirming and Revising Predictions •Discussion Questions •Discussion Task Cards

Constructed Response Writing. A valuable resource for helping your students write an extended response constructed answer. Shows students the response writing steps. includes: - Response Writing Steps (from planning to writing) - Graphic Organizers - Sentence Starters - Transition words.

I created this 4-point Personal Narrative Rubric to show the level at which the writer plans her writing, shows an understanding of the features of the Personal Narrator Writing Genre, and uses proper grammar, usage and mechanics. We begin the unit by discussing the rubric so that the students know what to expect. The students use the rubric as a guide when they draft, revise and edit their work. In addition, students use the rubrics to evaluate the work of a peer. After the students publish t

Take running record notes on the Running Record Conference Sheet, and record the questions you plan to ask the student to assess their comprehension. This sheet also gives you space to record your observations, strengths, weaknesses and next steps for students.