Samantha Hanson
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DUBLIN, Ohio, United States
About the store
I've taught fifth through eighth grade language arts for the last thirteen years. Since being trained in reading and writing workshop by staff developers from TCRWP, I have become a firm believer in the workshop approach to literacy instruction, so rather than teaching "books," I try to teach strategies that students can apply across a variety of texts to deepen their understanding.
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Character Traits and Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer can be filled out by students to help them infer character traits and identify the evidence in the text that helped them infer those traits. Page one can be used for a single character, or pages two and three can be photocopied back-to-back to compare traits of two different characters.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.1
+2
Elaboration/Reasoning Writing Strategies handout
A list of seven strategies students can use when explaining or elaborating on text evidence with examples.
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.2
Theme Notes
Describes several different strategies for figuring out the theme of a text. I usually have my students cut these notes out and glue them in their reader's notebooks to refer back to. Clarifies with text examples the difference between topics, main ideas, and themes.
4th - 8th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.2
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.2
+2
My Inner Conversation
Includes space for 10 post-it notes. Students record their inner thinking during reading on post-it notes and classify them according to what kind of reading strategy they're using. Great for encouraging kids to use a variety of thinking strategies during their independent reading. Put it on 11"x17" paper and fold in half so students' post-it notes don't get lost.
4th - 8th
Reading, Reading Strategies
Character Comparison & Contrast Table
This is a table that students can fill out while reading a book to compare and contrast two different characters. It provides different points for comparison. The last page is three possible strategies for organizing a character compare & contrast literary essay. This is a great resources for printing onto an 11" x 17" piece of paper front and back.
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.1
+2
All About Me Poster for Beginning of the Year
Copy onto 11"x17" paper and make it double sided. This poster would make a great bulletin board display if you fold it over and make the name and picture page the front. Lift up to reveal the other two pages. I take pictures of my students on the first two days with the Pencil Sketch Pro app on my phone and print them off for the picture on the front.
1st - 8th
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I've taught fifth through eighth grade language arts for the last thirteen years. Since being trained in reading and writing workshop by staff developers from TCRWP, I have become a firm believer in the workshop approach to literacy instruction, so rather than teaching "books," I try to teach strategies that students can apply across a variety of texts to deepen their understanding.
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Reading & Writing Workshop
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