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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFinding Figurative Language in "The Phantom Tollbooth"
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, is an exploration of figurative language using the novel "The Phantom Tollbooth" and various W...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImagery in Poetry PowerPoint Presentation
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis resource, from Mrs. Arthrell, English teacher at the Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offers a Power...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGIST Reading Lesson Plan
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, students are introduced to the GIST reading strategy. The go...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkElements of Poetry
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThe Bedford/St. Martin s Web site presents this list of elements of poetry with links to definitions, interactives, and examples...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDickens for Dummies: Notes on "A Christmas Carol"
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Literary AnalysisThis Web site, from Dickens Made Simple.com (formerly Dickens for Dummies ), is a study guide for Charles Dickens A Christmas...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Lesson Before Dying
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Ernest J. Gaines’ classic novel, A Lesson Before Dying. E...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIn the Time of the Butterflies
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Julia Alvarez's novel In the Time of the Butterflies. Eac...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChoosing, Chatting, and Collecting: Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the vocabulary self-collection strategy, using an online Shakesp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFahrenheit 451
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, Fahrenheit 451. Each lesson...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students examine the craft of developing a story's plot and resolution of a story's conflic...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOld School
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Tobias Wolff's classic novel, Old School. Each lesson has...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBless Me, Ultima
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Rudolfo Anaya's classic novel, Bless Me, Ultima. Each les...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJack London's "The Call of the Wild": "Nature Faker"?
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, from EDSITEment, students analyze Jack London's "The Call of the Wild." They take a stand on whether London can ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLove Medicine
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Louise Erdrich’s novel, Love Medicine. Each lesson has fo...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Wizard of Earthsea
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Ursula Le Guin's classic novel, A Wizard of Earthsea. Eac...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Call of the Wild
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Jack London’s classic novel, The Call of the Wild. Each l...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Great Gatsby
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Ea...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Grades: 6, 8 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Carson McCullers' classic novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hu...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMy Ántonia
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading ComprehensionThis Big Read Teacher’s Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Willa Cather’s classic novel, My Ántonia. Each lesson has...Contributor: The Big Read Literature SeriesViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFlip-a-Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the Flip-a-Chip activity and have an opportunity to build their own pa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0