A 7-lesson unit where students critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they have learned. The...

Find instructions, forms, and inspiration to help students to share their reading excitement with the class.

Lesson that teaches middle schoolers how to find important and significant information while reading text. After locating information through strategies, students learn how to summarize content-area text. A downloadable fishbone template...

Contains plans for one 50-minute lesson that teaches about using dialogue tags like "he said" or "she answered." In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites...

A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to purpose: persuade, inform, entertain, and explain. Materials are included. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6

A three-part standards-based lesson in which students will use collaborative strategic reading to apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up. They will work in cooperative groups while scaffolding...

Links to 25 lessons that focus on skills within third grade reading standard RL.3.10.

Lesson allows for middle school learners who are familiar with researching electronic sources to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of online resources versus traditional print.

First graders will engage in a shared reading of "Mr. C's Dinner" so that we can build a foundation for understanding what it takes to make good predictions and inferences.

Contains plans for seven lessons that teach students to use more expressive synonyms in their written and oral language. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains printable resources for the lessons as...

Contains plans for a minilesson that teaches about proper dialogue format while writing, specifically paragraphing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

Contains plans for a lesson on taking notes that is part of a larger unit on researching a state symbol. It works on skills like figuring out what information is relevant and irrelevant, using a variety of sources, and paraphrasing. In...

Contains plans for four lessons that use The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster to teach about figurative language. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to handouts and to sites used in the...

Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to make and present strong persuasive speeches. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...

This lesson plan explores endings and conclusions to children's literature in an attempt to teach how to successfully write a good ending. Included in the lesson plan are an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

A lesson plan for a card game in which students match multi-syllable words according to their root words. Materials are included.

This collection looks at an image and phrase used widely in abolitionist materials, and at how that symbol was adopted and adapted by Sojourner Truth and/or other women's rights activists. Students will examine an abolitionist medallion...