Other
How the Language Really Works: Restatement
Choosing when to read for simple comprehension is the focus of this brief article.
Other
Critical Reading: How the Language Really Works: Interpretation
In this brief article, the author considers the ways that readers interpret text. An interesting comparison between reading and viewing a painting is worth a look.
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: The Four Types of Writing Trivia Quiz
A fifteen-question quiz in which the reader identifies a type of writing for each situation: argumentation, exposition, narrative, or description. Correct answers are displayed once answers are submitted.
Intel Corporation
Showing Evidence Tool: Analyzing and Evaluating Information
If you're looking for a way to engage students in analyzing and evaluating evidence, rather than simply piling up information, this tool may be a boon. Students can use it to construct an argument, rate the quality of resources, and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Analyzing Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use poetic devices to analyze a poem of their choice from the Library of Congress.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Emphasis: Repetition
This lesson discusses how to add emphasis through repetition. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Rhetorical Strategies
This lesson gives an overview of rhetorical strategies.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Historical/biographical Analysis Chart [Pdf]
A short graphic organizer which allows students to assess the historical and biographical influence on a piece of literature.
Other
Live binders.com: Reader and Task Considerations
Reader and task considerations including Cognitive Capabilities, Reading Skills, Motivation and Engagement with Task and Text, Prior Knowledge and Experience, Content and/or Theme Concerns, Complexity of Associated Tasks.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Evaluating Character and Plot in Literature [Pdf]
A brief graphic organizer which allows students to evaluate the literary elements of plot and character in a given piece of literature. Also includes a section which requires textual support. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
This introduction to reading and analyzing text features a list of learning objectives for analyzing prose and poetry, and an understanding of critical approaches to literary interpretation.