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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Theme of Language and Communication
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer questions about language and communication themes from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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Agamemnon: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on the themes of Agamemnon. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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All My Sons: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on quotations in All My Sons. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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All Quiet on the Western Front: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on quotations from All Quiet on the Western Front. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Animal Farm: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on quotations in Animal Farm. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Anna Karenina: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on quotes in Anna Karenina. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Anthem: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on the quotes in Anthem. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Antigone: Quotes (What was Said) Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on quotations from Antigone. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
War and Poetry
A band of brothers or the Devil's agents? Nobel warriors freeing the oppressed or mercenaries working for the military/industrial complex? Groups examine poems from the Civil War, World War I, and World War II to determine the poets'...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Animal Adventures: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 6)
This packet, the third in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on animal adventures, contains skill-building activities designed for learners who need extra support mastering the concepts in...
Penguin Books
Core Curriculum Lesson Plans for Jefferson's Sons
Thomas Jefferson lived a controversial life. A series of lesson plans shares information about Jefferson's Sons, a novel about the infamous founding father. Discussion questions and other tasks explore different points of view and cover...
EngageNY
Building Background Knowledge: The Dinka and Nuer Tribes
Building on a previous lesson plan, readers continue using context clues to learn new vocabulary. Additionally, they continue working on their Gathering Evidence graphic organizers, making connections between an informational text and A...
Curated OER
A Day at the Fair
Students should be able to read this story and know one to one matching, read repetive sentences, where to begin when reading, and use speech balloons appropriately. They predict what happens in the story before reading with a small...
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Take Me to Your Reader
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without expression and discuss the differences. Next, in pairs they take turns reading...
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Kitty Protector
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading silently. They observe the teacher model techniques for reading silently, and discuss decoding strategies. As a class, they silently read the book "The Fire Cat" and...
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The Real Tooth Fairy
First graders listen to the story "The Real Tooth Fairy and explore the concept of mental images. In this mental image lesson plan, 1st graders create a mental image of what the tooth fairy looks like. Students listen to the teacher...
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Sum It Up
After a review of the steps involved in writing a summary, class members read The Physics of Baseball by Sarah Ives and use a story web to identify the important details to include in their summary. Class members then choose an article...
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Corn Harvest
Students read Corn Belt Harvest and write sentences about corn's uses. They visit a cornfield and a grain elevator or have guest speakers come to class. They design posters about harvesting or processing corn into grain.
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Travels With Charley
Fifth graders engage in a literature study that uses a variety of texts in order to maximize their exposure to different reading situations. They examine each book in order to practice skills of reading comprehension. They recognize the...
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I'm Heading To the Rodeo
First graders read a realistic fiction book entitled "I'm Heading To The Rodeo." They predict what may happen in the story from observing the picture. After reading the book, 1st graders discuss the story and connect it with their own...
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The Legend of the Blue Bonnet
Pupils complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book The Legend of the Blue Bonnet. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer...
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Mud Tortillas
First graders read a story entitled, "Mud Tortillas." After reviewing the book, 1st graders predict what will happen. They review methods and strategies for decoding unfamiliar words. A Venn diagram is created for students to compare...
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Higglety, Pigglety, Pop
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of reading comprehension while practicing the reading with the help of the teacher. They read the story focusing upon the rhyming words that could be used for vocabulary.
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What's So Important?
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on the five 'w' questions for summarizing: who, what, when, where, and why? Through modeling and guided practice, they apply these questions to summarize several passages in...