Challenge individuals, pairs, or small groups to create a graphic organizer for the story they read replacing paper and pencil and using a tool like Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers, reviewed here. Differentiate for students by having students read on the same theme, but at their reading level. Divide the class into small groups with each group investigating one of the questions for one of the themes and reading the accompanying text. Share the site with students on an interactive whiteboard or projector, and ask the class what themes they would like to investigate. Tag(s): critical thinking (104), differentiation (69), literature (218), reading comprehension (129), spanish (103), Teacher Utilities (133), themes (11) In the ClassroomĬommonLit is an excellent resource for literature teachers, speech and debate teachers, and history teachers. Take a look at their blog, too! You'll find lots of suggestions and thoughtful reflections for using nonfiction texts with your students. All of this for free! What else could one want? Well, you can also request a text, and they will negotiate with the copyright holders to have that text on their site. You can search by Book, Genre, Grade Level, Literary Device, Text Set, Theme, and Spanish Texts. Choose the size of the font, listen to the Read Aloud (and pause it), translate to Spanish, and Highlight. Accompanying the text are critical thinking questions, an Assessment, and some have Guided Reading Mode. ![]() Each text has a menu across the top offering Paired Texts, Related Media, a Teachers Guide, and a Parent Guide. Plus there are Text Sets perfect for social studies teachers! Choose a Lexile'''® grade level for reading and download the text in PDF format or read online. Access commonly taught themes for classic literature and discussion questions for that theme.
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