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The novel, Refugee, by Alan Gratz follows three separate characters through important times in history (WWII, Cuba, Syrian War). The characters all have their own stories, but their lives connect in the end. This packet contains 130 comprehension questions that span the entire novel. The questions are separated into chronological order by chapter. The questions range from "within the text" to "beyond the text" to "about the text." There are many stopping points where the student will have to pa

Comprehension questions for all levels of thinking are organized in order by chapter of the novel. Vocabulary is also identified for each chapter. This holocaust novel is great nonfiction text for all readers in grades 6 - 8. The format of these questions may be altered or just printed out as is for the students to answer. The questions can also be used as discussion points for whole class and small group work.

These are chapter questions for this historical fiction novel that check for students' comprehension. The questions are all levels of thinking from "right there" to higher-order thoughts of analyzing and inferring.

This is a unit of guided reading questions using three groups of selected text to use with upper elementary and middle school students. Questions are aligned with the Common Core using Webb's Depth of Knowledge. A cumulative test to review all the stories is at the end of the unit, along with a vocabulary page to use for word-solving skills using context clues.

A synopsis of the novel is provided and then a summary organizer follows that students write their own synopsis after every chapter. Students then have questions to answer after completing reading a section. There is approximately one question per chapter.

Middle Grade novel, Toys: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions, by Don Wulffson (2014), is great informational text in a story format. This packet contains 4 sections of short-answer response questions based on summary, timeline, problem & solution, text features, and much more. There are three open-ended questions at the end which I used for a cumulative assessment.

This Dr. Seuss packet is appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students. A short biography is presented about Theodor Geisel's life and then a page is presented explaining how he became known as Dr. Seuss. This is a great introductory lesson for Read Across America.

This holiday gift exchange is a great way to spread some holiday cheer amongst colleagues. A printable poem and instructions are included to begin this pass it on holiday exchange.

Pre-reading questions followed by sets of questions for each chapter are included in this guided reading comprehension question packet. The questions cover Webb's Depth of Knowledge and Bloom's Taxonomy. Students are required to summarize, explain, analyze, compare/contrast, identify, and much more. This can be broken down to be used in literature circles, one-on-one, or whole class. Questions provide opportunity for discussion and to remain focused on the historical topic (WWII/Holocaust).

Introduce your students to 8 different genres (both fiction and nonfiction). Students will become detectives to identify the genre by first using the images of covers of novels to make educated guesses using text features. Next, on a separate page, students will read the synopsis of the book and adjust any of their first attempts at identifying the genre. (Genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, fantasy, autobiography, biography, informational, and poetry) Book titles and synops

Students use this checklist to self-evaluate their Close Reading skills applied to any reading assignment. This checklist notes the skills applied while reading and then looks at two levels of achievement. Close Reading strategies included are domain-specific vocabulary, text features, text structure, comprehension, and finding textual evidence. Students note how many times they read the text and score themselves on the level of effort they put in.

Right there and Abstract questions are developed for every chapter of this historical fiction novel. Students also have a place to write a summary after every chapter.

Students can work independently or in a small group to identify story setting, major and minor characters, tone, and episodes (events). This task asks students to use textual evidence to demonstrate knowledge of setting, tone, and character change. The task also asks students to identify the 3 most recent episodes in the story.

This double-sided task asks students to set reading goals, summarize, answer a choice question about genre, problem, or prediction, and then leaves a place for a teacher-created question. This "roll the dice" question can align directly with your mini-lesson or can be individualized for each student.

Students are provided with 20 sentences that are either compound or complex. Students have to identify which sentence is which.