Keep Reading

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).

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.

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.