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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Reading Within Genre [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A series of three lesson plans and printable graphic organizers designed to help students find the key traits of the myth, fable, and fairy tale genres.
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Unit Plan
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Fun With Word Walls [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
A series of nine activities to use while introducing and practicing with words on word walls. Activities include Funky Cheers, Words Undercover, Magic Words, Finish My Word, Create Complete Sentences, Word Categories, Rhyme Roundup,...
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Graphic
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Graphic Organizers [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
A printable chart shows nine different types of graphic organizers and is followed by a blank copy of each type of organizer, ready to print and use in the classroom. RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure
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Article
Austin Independent School District

The Reading Teacher: Oral Reading Fluency [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A research-based article about oral reading fluency and its correlation with reading comprehension. Includes information about different fluency development materials, how to use screening tests to show areas of concern or to track...
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Lesson Plan
Austin Independent School District

Austin Indep. School District: Using Book Floods to Take a Closer Look [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An inquiry-based lesson plan designed to introduce young scholars to genre or to a specific author. Possible questions and graphic organizers help students refine thier thinking and discover connections. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Fourth Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Students 4th Standards
A series of three checklists for the first three nine-weeks, designed to help fourth graders focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Handout
Austin Independent School District

Colorin Colorado: Spanish English Cognates/cognados [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize similarities between several English and Spanish words in this alphabetical list of cognates. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Professional Doc
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Planning for Rigor [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Information about how to plan and carry-out lessons that build rigor by focusing on the four areas of alignment, commitment to getting it right, high thinking load, and release of responsibility.
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Rubric
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Grading Rubric for the Biography [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A rubric to use with a biographical writing assignment. Students can receive up to four points in eight different areas including a creative title, a clear organizational plan, interesting graphic elements, voice, usage and mechanics,...
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Activity
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Quick and Easy Word Study Routine [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
When older students struggle with decoding difficult words, the word study routine described in this slide presentation can teach them to chunk bigger words into smaller parts to learn pronunciation skills.
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Handout
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Children's Book Titles to Teach Traits [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A list of children's book titles and authors that offer good examples for students to follow when learning to write both narrative and expository texts. Being arranged according to the six traits of good writing makes it easy to find the...
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish
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Primary
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Two Poems [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
Two poems, "Monarch Butterfly" by Marilyn Singer and "The Caterpillar" by Christina Rossetti.
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Professional Doc
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Conference Tips [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Six steps followed by nine tips to successful teacher-student writing conferences. Also includes a list of possible questions in both English and Spanish to ask students while conferencing.
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Graphic
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Character Frame [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A graphic organizer designed to help students understand characterization by visualizing a character and describing that character's actions and feelings throughout a story.
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Graphic
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Color Songs [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Eight colorful charts each contain a song about a color. While singing along with the class students increase reading fluency and learn to use picture clues.
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PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Tools of Persuasion [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
A slide presentation giving an explanation and example of nine different persuasive techniques including appeal to emotion, appeal to authority, urgency, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District:teaching Summarization to Struggling Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan designed to teach students how to recognize an effective summary. Following the lesson plan, several practice fiction and nonfiction texts are available in both English and Spanish for grades 3, 4, and 5. Answer key...
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Professional Doc
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent Schools: Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary Instruction [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help students build vocabulary by following these six steps based on a book Building Background Knowledge by Robert Marzao. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School: Symbolism, Tone, and Mood [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click through this PDF slideshow to learn what a symbol is and how symbolism is used in literature. Then learn about the difference between tone and mood and see examples of each in a poem.
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PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Examining Tone in Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click through this PDF slide presentation to learn a definition of tone and to gain a better understanding of how it is used in literature. Slides include activities to help students see the effect of using different tones and examples...