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Character Study
For this character study worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer with 6 boxes. Students complete the sentences in the boxes that are written in the first person from the point of view of the character. Example: Other people...
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Character Scrapbook Teacher's Guide
Students analyze a book's characters and create a scrapbook to print and save. In this on line interactive characterization lesson plan, students identify character traits and gain a deeper understanding of a book's characters.
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Reading Report
In this reading worksheet, students describe 2 characters from a book, write about something they liked from it, one way it could have been better, and words they did not understand. Students also draw a picture from a scene from the...
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A Novel Ending/ Closure Activity
Young scholars summarize a story, identify the plot structure, and create a symbol that represents the essence of the story.
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Reading Response Reading Response
In this reading worksheet, 2nd graders complete a reading response. Students fill in the title of the book read and give a brief summary about the story in the space provided.
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Story Think Tic Tac Toe
For this reading worksheet, learners look at the cover of a book and make a prediction about its contents. Students write about whether or not they were correct after reading the book. Learners choose one activity to complete in each row...
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Reading Response
In this reading response activity, students complete a journal or response to a section or reading by filling out the title of the book, the author, the pages read, and a summary.
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Reading Response Log
In this reading response log worksheet, learners choose a reading strategy to respond to what they have read. Students select 2 of the 6 sentence starters to help them begin.
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Wookey Hole Papermill- Reading Response Selection
In this reading response worksheet, student read about the history and workings of the Wookey Hole Papermill. They answer 6 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Reading Response Questions
In this reading response worksheet, students answer twenty three questions in short answer format. They answer questions on their reading relating to basic facts, making predictions, explaining why or how, making connections, and giving...
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Story Map
In this reading response learning exercise, learners use this story elements chart to record who, where and when details. Students also record rising and falling action and the most exciting part. It is unclear where to write the story...
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Reading Response Journal
For this reading response worksheet, learners complete the journal activity including the title, author, number of pages, their opinion about the book, and their favorite part of the book. Students also draw a picture of their favorite...
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Reading Response Log
In this reading strategy worksheet, 5th graders choose a reading strategy to respond to what they previously read. Students use the sentence starters to help them complete the activity.
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Character Trait Chart
In this reading response worksheet, students fill out a character trait chart about one character in a story they have read. Students list the traits they see and describe how these traits are revealed through events, actions, words,...
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Sammy's Wish
In this reading response worksheet, students read a story about a boy's wish. Students give their opinion about the end of the story and have the opportunity to continue writing about the boy's adventures.
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Read Write Think: Deeper Reading Response a Template for Teachers
Contains plans for three lessons that teach students to express and perform responses to reading. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Study Guide for the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [Pdf]
A well-written study guide for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes a profile of William Shakespeare and background information about the play and its historical context. There are synopses of each act, discussions of literary devices,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Reading Reflections
An exercise consisting of three reflective questions that students respond to after completing an assigned reading in any curriculum area. The task promotes skills in critical thinking and self-assessment.
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Read Works: The Great Escape
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction story shares the story of a girl who is taking care of animals and makes a mistake. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Investigating Nonfiction Part 3: Independent and Guided Reading
This article provides tips for using nonfiction with guided reading and independent reading. The following strategies are shared: ways to help kids select "just right" nonfiction books; lessons to use with nonfiction in guided reading...
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Scholastic: Informational Text: Reading Response: Main Ideas & Details [Pdf]
This graphic organizer can be used with students when they read informational text. Students will write the main idea in a central oval and then write four details that support the main idea of this reproducible graphic organizer.
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Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Qar a Reading Comprehension Strategy
Brush up on your reading comprehension skills when you check out this website. It looks at a particular strategy called QAR. QAR stands for "Question-Answer Relationships." This particular strategy helps students learn to answer reading...
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Scholastic Teaching Resources: Informational Reading Response [Pdf]
This graphic organizer can be used with students when they read informational text. Students will write three facts they learned, two questions they still have after reading, and one interesting fact that they want to share.
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Scholastic Teaching Resources: Nonfiction Notepads [Pdf]
From Just-Right Reading Response Activity Sheets for Young Learners, this graphic organizer can be used when students read informational texts. As responses to nonfiction, students will write the following on each notepad response:...