CommonLit
Common Lit: An Uncomfortable Bed
A learning module that begins with "An Uncomfortable Bed" by Guy de Maupassant, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
A learning module that begins with "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Sleeping
A learning module that begins with "Sleeping" by Katharine Weber, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Common Lit: The Storyteller
A learning module that begins with "The Storyteller" by Saki, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Common Lit: The Challenge
A learning module that begins with the "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Common Lit: Thank You Ma'am
A learning module that begins with the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Names/nombres
A learning module that begins with the "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Seventh Grade
A learning module that begins with the "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Common Lit: The Drive in Movies
A learning module that begins with the "The Drive-In Movies" by Gary Soto, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Leprechaun Companion
In this lesson, 5th graders will explain the meaning of a text and its genre, summarize it, and draw conclusions. They work with a book called The Leprechaun Companion which is a cross between informational and literary text.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry
A learning module that begins with "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Wheel
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and then turn a question wheel to answer questions about the characters, setting, conflict, and plot. Materials are included.[PDF]
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Summary Step Up [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to show the plot elements of the story. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Nar Text Structure: Story Sequence Organizer [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to sequence the story and finally create an illustrated storyboard. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell a Story [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to map the story. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Sequence a Story [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and write the main events of the story on sentence strips. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Ring [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and answer questions about the plot. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Character Compare [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to compare two characters. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Narr. Text Structure: Picture the Character
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to illustrate and write characteristics of one of the characters. Materials are included.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Check a Trait
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to describe the characters in the story. Materials are included. [PDF]
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Character Connections
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to describe a character or compare and contrast two characters from the story. Materials are included. [PDF]
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Compare a Character [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to compare and contrast two characters from the story. Materials are included.[PDF]
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Sparrow's Quest
A learning module that begins with the story "The Sparrow's Quest" by Elizabeth Laird, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Leap
A learning module that begins with "The Leap" by Louis Erdrich, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...