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Responding to Literature

2nd - 5th
Guide your class through a text with resources for before and after reading. Learners ask questions, discuss characters and plot points, point out elements of the reading that stood out, and compose brief summaries.
Organizer
Curated OER

Literature Study Guide: Siddhartha

6th - 10th
Though this book report form is labeled Siddhartha, the multiple-page format would work for any novel you are reading in class. Complete with a reading schedule, a summary page, a list of generic literature response questions, and a list...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Knights of the Round Table

4th - 6th
As an exploration of the Knights of the Round Table, this activity helps students organize their information and check for understanding by using the comprehension questions. This packet would be a terrific supplement to a unit on this...
Writing
Curated OER

The Sons of Sultan Bey (Libya)

4th - 6th
Imagine you could increase reading comprehension and social media skills at the same time. Learners can read and then respond to the tale "The Sons of Sultan Bey." Their comments are guided by comprehension-style questions and can be...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon

2nd - 3rd
Take your class to the moon with Midnight on the Moon! Then provide them with this short packet to develop vocabulary and practice reading comprehension. The first page has readers match vocabulary terms to their correct...
Organizer
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Super Teacher Worksheets

Literature Circle Packet

4th - 8th Standards
Looking to set up literature circles in your class? Use these materials to support pupils when they meet in groups. Pupils take on various roles over the course of reading and meet with their groups to share the work they have done on...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Literature-Based Skill Building: Freak the Mighty Chapter Three

5th - 6th
Have your 5th or 6th graders read Freak the Mighty? Check their reading comprehension with this online worksheet. They answer 15 different questions based on chapter 3: American Flyer.
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Literature: Comparing and Contrasting Characters in Heidi

5th Standards
Scholars read excerpts from the story, Heidi, in a three-part assessment that focuses on comparing and contrasting characters. Each part contains three tasks that challenge learners to discuss, answer comprehension...
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Literature: Exploring Themes About Conformity

7th Standards
Feeling the pressure to confirm is something any adolescent can relate to. Explore an essential theme with a response to literature assessment that prompts learners to identify main ideas with evidence and supporting details.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Flat Stanley Vocabulary Word Unscramble

2nd - 3rd
In this reading literature response instructional activity, students answer questions and write responses to show their understanding of Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia

2nd - 3rd
In this literary response worksheet, students complete a variety of vocabulary activities to demonstrate their understanding of the Peggy Parish book Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia.
Organizer
Curated OER

Literature Study Guide: To Kill a Mockingbird

7th - 9th
Teaching tools designed to support student-centered literature study. Geared toward homeschoolers reading Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird, I would use these in my classroom. The materials are applicable to any text: graphic...
Assessment
California Education Partners

My Five Senses by Aliki

1st Standards
An assessment designed to examine scholars' reading comprehension skills takes place over three days. Starting with a read-aloud of My Five Senses by Aliki, learners then take notes and discuss their most memorable moments with...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Horses of Chincoteague

5th - 6th Standards
How confident are your readers in responding to short reading passages? Find out with a worksheet that reinforces reading comprehension skills and requires self reflection on one's ability to read and answer questions...
Worksheet
K5 Learning

The Whistle

3rd - 4th Standards
Get a quick peek into the life of Benjamin Franklin with a resource with a comprehension worksheet that asks learners to read a short tale, respond to a series of questions based on the passage, and then to identify the moral...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Responding to Literature

K - 2nd
Your class will create a four section flip book and write titles for characters, setting, problem, and solution. They will also draw a picture to show what they wrote about.
Assessment
California Education Partners

Seeing Eye to Eye

4th Standards
A performance task challenges scholars to read an informational text then respond with an explanatory essay. The exam begins with an independent reading of Seeing Eye to Eye by Leslie Hall. A second reading follows with the...
Lesson Plan
McGraw Hill

Study Guide for Island of the Blue Dolphins

4th - 6th Standards
Dive your class into a reading of Island of the Blue Dolphins with this in-depth study guide. Breaking the novel into three parts, the resource begins each section with a focus activity that identifies a specific theme or question...
Worksheet
PB Works

George Washington’s Socks: Short-Answer Questions Chapters 1-9

3rd - 6th Standards
Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate...
Assessment
IPA Productions

A Christmas Carol - The Story

5th - 8th Standards
Thirty-six pages familiarize scholars with the story and vocabulary of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. After reading and listening to an abbreviated version of the holiday tale learners show what they know about the sequence...
Assessment
California Education Partners

My Librarian is a Camel

4th Standards
A two-part assessment challenges scholars to gather information from reading then write an opinion piece. In part one, learners read, take notes, and answer text-related questions. In part two, participants use their new-found knowledge...
Assessment
California Education Partners

Bud Not Buddy

4th Standards
A two-day assessment challenges scholars to read an excerpt from the story, Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis then complete a series of exercises in preparation for a writing assignment. Day one includes an independent...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare and Contrast Versions of a Story

2nd - 3rd Standards
Compare and contrast reading passages with the ever favorite story of Cinderella. The versions in focus include an Italian version and a Native American story followed by three questions designed to share similarities and...
Assessment
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Curated OER

Performance-Based Assessment Practice Test (Grade 10 ELA/Literacy)

10th Standards
Get an idea of how your class members might perform on the Common Core tests with a comprehensive practice test. The assessment includes literary and informational passages for learners to read an analyze. Pupils respond to a series of...

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