Accompany informational text reading—independent or whole class—with a worksheet that challenges scholars to examine the text's main idea, details, take notes, and record vocabulary words and their meanings.

Concepts

informational texts, responding to reading, main ideas, Vocabulary, details, word meanings

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Direct pupils to read several informational texts every month, assign at least one book to use alongside the worksheet 
• Invite class members to share their new-found-knowledge with their peers 
• Paste pages inside interactive reading notebooks for continued reference   

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is the fifth of seven in a series designed to accompany a fifth grade substitute lesson plan 
• Requires copies of three pages    

Pros

• Can be used alongside any informational text 
• Provides adequate space for learners to write directly on the page 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4