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Use these questions to help students reflect on any novel they read. The half-sheet format serves as an excellent bookmark to help readers keep track of their progress and remind students to think deeply about their reading. The questions can also be used as discussion prompts for reading conferences! **This resource is tailored for fiction texts, but it can easily be adapted for nonfiction texts.**

Deeper Reading: Using Metaphor to Deepen Comprehension. This exercise is designed by Kelly Gallagher to lessen the difficulty of thinking in metaphorical terms. It can be used in preparation for teaching a variety of complex texts. Adapted from K. Gallagher (2004) Deeper Reading.

If you are moving toward authentic vocabulary assessment, this resource may help! This vocabulary unit is built on the central text, "In the 'Land of the Free,' Are You Free to Sit Out the National Anthem?" (Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times). The text is a Kelly Gallagher 2016-2017 Article of the Week. The unit contains a vocabulary list of fifteen words, a sample learning exercise (Contextual Writing), an assessment, and an assessment key.

Punctuating Dialogue Scavenger HuntDoes teaching grammar have you feeling stressed, anxious, or even... bored? If you answered yes, this resource is for you! The Punctuating Dialogue Scavenger Hunt sends students on a search through their favorite books - past or present - to uncover the rules of punctuating dialogue. Students will learn the punctuation guidelines for seven sentence scenarios: The entire sentence is a quotation.The sentence opens with a quotation, then continues.The sentence beg

If you are moving toward authentic vocabulary assessment, this resource may help! This vocabulary unit is built on the central text, "Nerd Alert: Reading is Good For Your Health" (Jen Christensen, CNN.com). The text is a Kelly Gallagher 2016-2017 Article of the Week. The unit contains a vocabulary list of ten words, a sample learning exercise (Contextual Writing), an assessment, and an assessment key.

Looking for a new way to pair students together? Try using Contact List Partners! This printable looks like the Favorites screen from an iPhone. Students will love customizing their contact list favorites, and you can keep control over choosing the pairing number for each activity!

If you are moving toward authentic vocabulary assessment, this resource may help! This vocabulary unit is built on the central text, "Editing the Human Race" (TheWeek.com). The text is a Kelly Gallagher 2015-2016 Article of the Week. The unit contains a vocabulary list of fifteen words, a sample learning exercise (Contextual Writing), an assessment, and an assessment key.

This chart helps AP Language and Composition students keep track of which writing styles and strategies are most appropriate for each type of essay that appears on the AP Exam.

This reading log helps students keep track of what they read each day by noting significant moments in the text. The second page can be reproduced to meet any reading goal you set for your students!

Use Maria Fabrizio's Wordless News (www.wordlessnews.com) in the classroom! This Companion Worksheet walks students through a three step process: 1) Describe the image, 2) predict the headline, and 3) summarize the article. This activity works great as a bell-ringer or warm-up! The worksheet includes space for up to four articles.