Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand Information From Introductory Material, Headings, Etc.
In this lesson students learn how to develop an overview of the material using information gained from text organization to help predict content and make connections. They also to gather information from reading the introduction,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "On Tragedy" by Aristotle
In this chapter from "Poetics", Aristotle seeks to define "tragedy" as it relates to literature and human emotion. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases by Ida b.wells
This is an excerpt comes from "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B.Wells. In it she talks about lynching, or the murder by mob for an alleged crime without a legal trial. The targets of such violence and hatred were...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Author's Purpose
What is autism? How does it affect behavior? Students will find evidence of the author's tone or purpose for writing the article, as well as hints that show evidence of opinion. Includes a video clip from the movie "Rainman", and an...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
This poem is currently engraved on a bronze plaque and displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue stands across from the historic Ellis Island, through which millions of immigrants came into the U.S. in the late 1800s and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Columbus and the Egg" by Barbara Radner
This is a historical fiction story about Columbus, the explorer who came to the Americas from Spain in 1492. This is a story about what might have happened long ago when he was back in Spain. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Many and the Few" by J. Patrick Lewis
In this poem, a speaker describes the effects of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "What Are Clouds?" by Nasa
This informational text explains the formation of different clouds and how they contribute to different types of weather on Earth. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Anger as Inspiration" by Sami Awad
This is a transcript of an interview with Sami Awad as part of the Global Oneness Project, which aims to "inspire students to rethink their relationship to the world" A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This...
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Close Reading [Pdf]
Teachers will learn about the importance of close reading. Teachers will learn how to implement close reading; measure progress of close reading; and find research to support close reading. A list of close reading activities are also...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Edward Ii at Berkeley Castle by an Eye Witness" by M. Baring
The full text of the short "Edward II. At Berkeley Castle by an Eye-Witness" by Maurice Baring. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Elder Brown's Backslide" by Harry Stillwell Edwards
The full text of the short "Elder Brown's Backslide" by Harry Stillwell Edwards. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "An Electrical Slip" by Robert Barr
The full text of the short "An Electrical Slip" by Robert Barr. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Elisha" by Arthur Quiller Couch
The full text of the short "Elisha" by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Elizabeth's Child" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The full text of the short "Elizabeth's Child" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Elk" by H. H. Munro
The full text of the short "The Elk" by H. H. Munro. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Emerald Pendant" by George A. Birmingham
The full text of the short "The Emerald Pendant" by George A. Birmingham. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Emergency Men" by George H. Jessop
The full text of the short "The Emergency Men" by George H. Jessop. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Emily's Husband" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The full text of the short "Emily's Husband" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood
The full text of the short "The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Euthanasy" by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The full text of the short "Euthanasy" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "The Example" by Ethel M. Dell
The full text of the short "The Example" by Ethel M. Dell. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Excepting Mrs. Pentherby" by H. H. Munro
The full text of the short "Excepting Mrs. Pentherby" by H. H. Munro. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn" by H. P. Lovecraft
The full text of the short "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family" by H. P. Lovecraft. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.