Close Reading Graphic Organizers

Generic Novel Study Activities for Any Book: Reading Response Graphic Organizers

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iTeach & iWrite

Transform any novel study, book reading club, or literature circle into an engaging, high-level learning experience with zero prep! Take your reading comprehension instruction to the next level with these 42 Printable Generic Novel Study Reading Response Graphic Organizers.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Literature

Also included in: Book Activities Bundle: 42 Reading Response Graphic Organizers & 24 Bookmarks

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Book Activities Bundle: 42 Reading Response Graphic Organizers & 24 Bookmarks

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iTeach & iWrite

Transform reading time with this Book Activities Bundle, featuring 42 reading response graphic organizers for ANY novel study and 24 interactive reading comprehension bookmarks to practice standards-based reading skills and strategies.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading Strategies

50 AVID One-Pager Templates: Printable and Customizable Digital Version include

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iTeach & iWrite

These 50 printable and digital customizable editable one-pager templates allow kids to think critically and creatively in order to show what they know in ANY subject. Perfect for AVID schools.

3rd - 6th Close Reading, For All Subjects

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SWBST Story Planning Graphic Organizer Worksheets and Summary Writing Activities

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iTeach & iWrite

SWBST (somebody, wants, but, so, then) isn’t just for summarizing a story anymore. This story planning resource includes a SWBST graphic organizer, bookmark tools, and a fun, hands-on activity with mix-and-match character and conflict cards you cut apart.

4th - 7th Close Reading, Creative Writing

Also included in: Reluctant Writers Mini Bundle Writing Worksheets and Activities for Practice

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ELA Foldable Note-Taking Graphic Organizers for Reading and Research Skills

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iTeach & iWrite

Make reading and research easy with 8 ELA foldable style note-taking graphic organizers. You’ll get a trifold for the following: narrative stories, expository texts, biographies, state reports, animal reports, planet reports, as well as a customizable Q&A style trifold, and a generic ALL ABOUT ___ research report trifold.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Close Reading

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The Fall of the House of Usher Unit | Edgar Allan Poe Reading Guide & Quizzes

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Plotting Something

Teaching “The Fall of the House of Usher” is difficult for one simple reason: students cannot analyze what they cannot follow. Poe’s prose is dense, the plot is strange, and the story’s best ideas only land when students know what is actually happening.This 8–9 day guided-reading unit gives students

9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Reading

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

House Taken Over by Julio Cortázar | Close Reading, Ice Age Comparison & Quizzes

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Plotting Something

Students can follow what happens in “House Taken Over” and still miss the strangest part: Irene and the narrator barely resist as their world gets smaller. This lesson sequence slows the story down, makes the house and both takeovers concrete, and then moves students into ambiguity, evidence, and in

9th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories

For Use with Strawberry Spring by Stephen King | AP Lit Halloween Case File

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Plotting Something

Bring a little fog into your AP Literature classroom. This two-day case-file lesson for Stephen King's “Strawberry Spring” asks students to investigate the evidence, commit to a theory, and reconsider what they thought they knew after the ending.The Halloween atmosphere gives students a reason to le

10th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories

The Haunted Palace by Edgar Allan Poe | Drawing & Extended Metaphor Activity

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Plotting Something

Let students picture Poe's palace before they decide what it means. In this two-part lesson, students closely read and draw "The Haunted Palace," then return to the poem to trace its tonal shift, identify its human features, and discover how the palace becomes a picture of Roderick Usher's mind.FULL

8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry