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Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

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Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Literature Response Reflection Cards

Literature Response Reflection Cards

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Literature Response Reflection Cards

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

Literature Response Reflection Cards

Literature Response Reflection Cards

Literature Response Reflection Cards

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

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Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Literature 1

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This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

Literature 1

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

Response to Literature

Response to Literature

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Response to Literature

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Response to Literature

Response to Literature

Response to Literature

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Literature Response Prompts

Literature Response Prompts

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Literature Response Prompts

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Literature Response Prompts

Literature Response Prompts

Literature Response Prompts

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Alice in Wonderland Characters

Alice in Wonderland Characters

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Alice in Wonderland Characters

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Alice in Wonderland Characters

Alice in Wonderland Characters

Alice in Wonderland Characters

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

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Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

The Crab that Played with the Sea

The Crab that Played with the Sea

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The Crab that Played with the Sea

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

The Crab that Played with the Sea

The Crab that Played with the Sea

The Crab that Played with the Sea

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Briar Rose

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This is the beginning of a story by The Brothers Grimm. Get together with your child to enjoy some classic literature with these beautiful story pages.

Briar Rose

This is the beginning of a story by The Brothers Grimm. Get together with your child to enjoy some classic literature with these beautiful story pages.

Sticky Note Stop and Jot

Sticky Note Stop and Jot

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Sticky Note Stop and Jot

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Sticky Note Stop and Jot

Sticky Note Stop and Jot

Sticky Note Stop and Jot

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

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Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

Stop & Jot Sticky Note Sequencing

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

Reading Strategies: Making Connections

Reading Strategies: Making Connections

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Reading Strategies: Making Connections

Use this resource with your students to practice relating to the text by making connections. Your students will practice making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they read literature or informational text.

Reading Strategies: Making Connections

Reading Strategies: Making Connections

Reading Strategies: Making Connections

Use this resource with your students to practice relating to the text by making connections. Your students will practice making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they read literature or informational text.

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

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Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

The Secret Garden Setting

The Secret Garden Setting

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The Secret Garden Setting

Guide your students through the process of looking for text evidence and making inferences about the setting in this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

The Secret Garden Setting

The Secret Garden Setting

The Secret Garden Setting

Guide your students through the process of looking for text evidence and making inferences about the setting in this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

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Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Langston Hughes: Historical Heroes

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Read and Think Bookmarks

Read and Think Bookmarks

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Read and Think Bookmarks

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

Read and Think Bookmarks

Read and Think Bookmarks

Read and Think Bookmarks

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

Making Connections: Thinking Stems

Making Connections: Thinking Stems

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Making Connections: Thinking Stems

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Making Connections: Thinking Stems

Making Connections: Thinking Stems

Making Connections: Thinking Stems

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

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Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Weekly Reading Response

Weekly Reading Response

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Weekly Reading Response

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Weekly Reading Response

Weekly Reading Response

Weekly Reading Response

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Star Graphic Organizer

Star Graphic Organizer

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Star Graphic Organizer

Give your star reader a great way to get their thoughts organized. This star graphic organizer will help them practice basic reading comprehension.

Star Graphic Organizer

Star Graphic Organizer

Star Graphic Organizer

Give your star reader a great way to get their thoughts organized. This star graphic organizer will help them practice basic reading comprehension.

Comparing Characters

Comparing Characters

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Comparing Characters

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Comparing Characters

Comparing Characters

Comparing Characters

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

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Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Determine the Theme: A Hidden Home

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

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Sugar and Spice

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Tree of Cranes

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This winter-themed lesson plan, which incorporates the book Tree of Cranes by Allen Say, teaches students about Japanese traditions and customs. They will review the basic elements of a narrative story, and then write their own narratives about a special event or moment in their life.

Tree of Cranes

This winter-themed lesson plan, which incorporates the book Tree of Cranes by Allen Say, teaches students about Japanese traditions and customs. They will review the basic elements of a narrative story, and then write their own narratives about a special event or moment in their life.

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