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Read Works: Poems & Questions for National Poetry Month
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a collection of sets of poems with comprehension questions. The poems were joined as a resource for teachers who are recognizing National Poetry Month during April of each year.
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De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prairie Keepers With Questions/activities[pdf]
"Prairie Keepers with Questions/Activities" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the efforts to restore the praire. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes:...
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Read Works: Be a Poet
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of poetry. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Song Vii"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Rabindranath Tagore about writing a poem. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Butterfly Poetry
After reading the poem, check your comprehension with the multiple choice questions. Compare your short answers to model answers. Even if you do not know how to answer, the models will help you learn and improve your writing.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Reading Comprehension Across Genres: Annotate for Meaning
This lesson focuses on Annotation, a "writing-to-learn" strategy. It consists of writing explanatory notes and critical (analytical) commentary to yourself. Annotating text consists of two steps: (1) underlining, highlighting, circling,...
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Common Lit: "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or poem is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Common Lit: "Valentine for Ernest Mann" by Naomi Shihab Nye
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Common Lit: "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Common Lit: "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Common Lit: "What Love Isn't" by Yrsa Daley Ward
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Read Works: Wonderful Trees
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about trees by Arin Lapa. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Snowbird's Song
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about two little girls who see a chickadee through the window. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Spring
[Free Registration/Login Required] Four three-lined poems describing the spring season. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Spring
[Free Registration/Login Required] One Haiku and three additional three-lined poems about spring. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Grown Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about a child who is not so eager to grow up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Grown Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem about growing up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: If
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem called "If" by Rudyard Kipling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Common Lit: "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940) was an American writer and poet, best known for the following poem, which is considered a classic in sports-related literature. As you read, take notes on how the author develops the mood of the poem....
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Read Works: April Fool's Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] An acrostic poem about April Fool's Day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Pitara
This site from India provides a small collection of stories, poems, and activities that students can listen to online. In the activities section, students match animals with their shadows, answer vocabulary-related questions, and...
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Read Works: Winter Time
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poetic description of winter time by Robert Louis Stevenson. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Afternoon on a Hill"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay about spending some time in nature. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Autumn"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the approaching autumn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.