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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ender's Game: Ender's Shadow Projects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This activity engages students in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link provides a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Book Club Discussion: Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read and discuss Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. Students are guided to analyze the text through consideration of the author's use of 6 literary devices. Students also evaluate the text according to their personal...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Life in Freeze Frame

For Students 10th - 12th
In this reading project worksheet, students read a biography, autobiography, or memoir and think of the person's life as a movie. Students create a picture for scenes from that person's life. Students include a caption or explanation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Free Reading Project

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students participate in a free reading project to improve their reading skills. In this reading project lesson, students spend 30 minutes reading each day and complete journal entries for the lesson. Students complete a short in-class...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Literature Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan is for a character study that uses butcher paper, pens, pencils, and copies of assigned book. Students then complete a character study on at least two major characters.
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Website
Other

Eduscapes: Themes & Literature Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides guidance in creating literature circles based on cross-curricular themes that will help to improve literacy. The site emphasizes both theory and practice, with lots of practical suggestions.
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Website
Other

Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Lights, Camera, Action: Interviewing a Book Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Reviews, Annotation, and Web Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to write group book reviews after reading texts in literature circles. Students also learn about research and documentation as they put together their reports. In addition to objectives...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative Character and Author Business Cards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for two lessons that provide an alternative to the traditional book report: students create character and author business cards. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
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Activity
Other

Dena Harrison: Reading Workshop [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A printable PDF explaining a reading workshop approach to reading accountability and book reports. Several leveled assignments are worth different amounts of points, and students choose which assignments they would like to do in order to...
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Lesson Plan
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Author Study Toolkit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explains the benefits of doing an author study and how to do one with a class. Includes lists of resources and ideas for culminating projects.