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Yukon College: Reading & Writing Academic Articles [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This detailed guide provides background information about the purpose and structure of journal articles, then walks the reader step-by-step through the reading process. Additional resources are included.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Weaving the Multigenre Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars analyze the elements of a novel in many different genres and then hyperlink these pieces together on student-constructed Websites.
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Content Area Literacy Lessons Go High Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Research and ideas about the use of technology to aid in reaching content area literacy goals.
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Website
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Reading an Informational Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Glenn Foss, an instructor at Palomar College, discusses some possible reasons why students have problems reading and recalling textbook material. Provides an outline for seven steps of effectively reading assigned material.
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Handout
Stanford University

Parker Library on the Web: Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms, authored by Michelle P. Brown, has granted permission to present a virtual glossary of terms.
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Website
Other

Uni Learning: Strategies for Reading Journal Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clear explanation of how journal articles tend to be structured, as well as tips for extracting information from each part. Includes sample, color-coded exercises.
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Activity
Other

Athabasca University: Get the Most From Your Textbook

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Great techniques for effectively reading your textbooks. Learn example questions to ask yourself as you read, ways to mark up and highlight key parts of your text, and tips for reflecting and taking breaks while reading.
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Activity
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Reading to Write

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Since students often need to write about what they read, this site offers strategies to use while reading that will make the writing much easier. These include not only reading strategies but note-taking and planning strategies as well.
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Critical Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In-depth instructions on critical reading with lots of links to more reading guides and activities. A good site to help improve reading skills to become a better writer.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Processes

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about amazing processes and how they connect. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Connecting With Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief slideshow that identifies and defines the ways that readers can make connections while reading a text (Text to Self, Text to Text and Text to World) and instructions about annotating while reading. Includes a worksheet that...
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Cognitive Strategies Toolkit

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article describes eight cognitive strategies - including monitoring, tapping prior knowledge, and making predictions - to help readers develop their comprehension skills.
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Activity
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Nonfiction Passages and Functional Texts Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this learning module, students will practice reading nonfiction passages. Students will also have the opportunity to answer multiple choice comprehension questions, answer short and extended response questions, and take a test. This...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Spunk

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Annotate and Analyze a Paired Passage: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Specialized Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on specialized reading strategies such as online reading, reading in math, science, etc., and reading charts and graphs. It provides text, videos, charts and graphs, graphics, and a self-check.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Strategies for Active Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on strategies for active reading such as annotating your texts, reading multiple times, and using your prior knowledge.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Academic Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on reading strategies including understanding your purpose, and before, during, and after reading strategies.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Literary Elements Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about 32 different literary elements with flashcards, quizzes, and interactive games.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Lafs.1112.rst.1.3: Follow Precisely a Complex Multistep Procedure

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Find a collection of standards-aligned teacher and student resources where students follow procedural text.
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Graphic
Other

Ncrel: Reading Strategies: Before, During, and After [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides a detailed chart to aid students' understanding of texts. It goes through the steps of pre-reading, during reading, and after reading, outlining what students should be thinking about as they interact with a text. This...
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Professional Doc
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: How to Teach Close Reading With Complex Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This instructional video demonstrates ways to incorporate "close reading" with complex text. [56:53]
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Activity
Virginia Tech

Pixel: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading and Organizing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Short summary of different skills involved in reading fiction vs. non-fiction. Includes study tips and an organizational guide to use when reading.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: High Order Concerns (Ho Cs) for Business Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great reference when writing business messages or letters. Discusses the most important issues involved in business writing and an organizational system for them.