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How the Language Works: Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses the characteristics of fiction and the expectations that readers have.
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Article
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How the Language Really Works: Novels and Stories

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This brief article explains perspective, types of narrators, and the elements of fiction.
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Handout
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How the Language Really Works: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Poetic techniques, the poet's "arsenal" of techniques, and links to literary terms are features of this text-based page.
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Gallaudet University: Reading and Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn strategies for reading and mapping. This link offers important tips on improving test taking skills. Includes a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Other

Education Atlas: Study Skills: A Strategy for Reading Textbooks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents an overview of a textbook-reading method called SQRW, survey, question, read, and write, with a paragraph of text describing each step.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Literature Circle Differention Using Web 2.0 Tools

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fourteen-part learning module with links to websites for use with literature circles.
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Website
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Reading Techniques: Sq3 R Method for Thorough Study

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief description of the SQ3R method of reading comprehension and how it can be used to improve study habits.
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Article
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Mind Tools reviews six different strategies to help you read more effectively. RI.11-12.10a Text Complexity
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Website
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: English Worksheets and Tests

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Downloadable worksheets and tests focusing on reading, figurative language, genre, language arts, point of view, and text structure for middle grades.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Reading Guides

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Reading Guides help students navigate reading material, especially difficult textbook chapters or technical reading. Students respond to a teacher-created written guide of prompts as they read an assigned text. Reading Guides help...
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Unit Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This how-to page provides tools to help students be engaged in their classes. Strategies for listening, notetaking, and planning for classes are shared.
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
A teaching resource with information and downloadable handouts on various study skills including the following: Coming to Class Prepared, Student Planers, Good Listening in Class, Taking Notes in Class, Using Acronyms to Remember...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: The Elements of Nonfiction [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short worksheet which allows students to improve their understanding of the elements of nonfiction literature. Provides eight questions and allows students to craft responses for a given literary text.