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Exploring how section headings support understanding of expository texts

This lesson from ReadWriteThink provides a model, practice, and assessment in the sorting and categorizing of main concepts through the awareness and understanding of section headings. The lesson requires students to work together to explore their understanding... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Exploring the subtext strategy: Thinking beyond the text

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students take the perspectives of various characters in a story and think beyond the written text. Students act as the assigned characters and speak aloud, expressing their interpretations of the characters' thoughts and feelings... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Evaluating using the meeting of the minds technique

This lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of evaluating. Students learn how to evaluate information using the meeting of the minds technique, a strategy that teaches them to act out the opposing views of two or more... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Making connections using a double-entry journal

Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of making connections. Students learn the three types of connections (text-to-text,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Monitoring using the INSERT technique

Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of monitoring. Students learn the INSERT technique, which teaches them to monitor... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Self-questioning using question-answer relationships

Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of self-questioning. Students learn the types of question-answer relationships... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Summarizing using the QuIP strategy

Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of summarizing. Students learn how to summarize information using the QuIP (questions... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Guided comprehension: Visualizing using the sketch-to-stretch strategy

Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson from ReadWriteThink introduces students to the comprehension strategy of visualizing using sketch-to-stretch, a strategy that teaches them to interpret... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Historical fiction: Using literature to learn about the Civil War

In this lesson, the teacher reads aloud a section of Connie Porter's Meet Addy, a book from The American Girls Collection® that tells the story of a young girl who escapes from slavery during... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

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Questioning: A comprehension strategy for small-group guided reading

In this ReadWriteThink lesson, the teacher explains the difference between thin (factual) and thick (inferential) questions, and then models how to compose question webs by thinking aloud while reading. Students observe how to gather information about the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Scaffolding comprehension strategies using graphic organizers

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, collaborative strategic reading (CSR) is initially presented to students through modeling and whole-class instruction. To facilitate comprehension during and after reading, students apply four reading strategies: preview,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

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Talking about books to improve comprehension

In this lesson, students will learn how to determine which ideas work best to inspire a conversation, how to stay focused on a particular idea, and how to talk with other students in a way that leads to deeper thinking. During a read-aloud of Stephanie's... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

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Using QARs to develop comprehension and reflective reading habits

This ReadWriteThink lesson provides a foundation for building reflective reading habits, which enable students to develop higher-level comprehension strategies. Students are introduced to a variety of question-answer relationships (QARs) in an effort to... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

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Using the prediction strategy to set purposes for reading

This ReadWriteThink lesson gives students opportunities to understand the prediction strategy in reading. The prediction strategy is modeled, practiced, and used independently as students read a trade book. Response journal forms are used by the students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink