The Open Notebook

Make rich discussion simple! This Socratic seminar resource is designed for use with any text and includes everything teachers need to facilitate focused, academic conversations that boost engagement, comprehension, and critical thinking—no extensive prep required. Save planning time with all ready to print/publish materials! What’s Included:Teacher guide with thorough instructions on pacing and implementing a Socratic seminar as well as helpful tips and hintsStudent assignment sheet clearly ou

Print and cut! Use these double-sided annotation bookmarks to help students look for important literary elements as they read longer works of fiction. The front of the bookmark prompts students to identify, draw inferences, and make connections about characterization, setting, conflict, language/style, tone/mood, and motifs/theme. The back of the bookmark prompts students to record questions and surprising information, make connections, and identify strong or unknown vocabulary. Assign one or mo

Instructions, rubric, and pre-planning for a creative writing assignment where students write an alternate (or extended) ending to Ray Bradbury's short story, "All Summer in a Day."