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Author's Purpose

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Author's Purpose Interactive lesson
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Author's Purpose Online lesson and practice
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Author's Purpose Lesson and Practice
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Author's Purpose Introduction to author's purpose
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Author's Purpose Online quiz
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Match Game Match a description to the author's purpose
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Book Parts

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Dictionary Day Activities Tons of activities using the
dictionary
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Dictionary Skills Grain Valley dictionary activities
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Dictionary and Thesaurus Powerpoint Presentation
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Table of Contents Online sample table of contents

Cause and Effect

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Cause and Effect Explanation and questions
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Cause and Effect Create online sentences
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Connectors Fill in connecter words to create cause and effect relationships

Compare and Contrast

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Compare and Contrast Interactive quizzes
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Compare and Contrast Online tutorial and questions
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Elephant story Compare and contrast

Comprehension

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Comprehension Test 5th grade sample test
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Comprehension Test 6th grade sample test
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Sample Reading Tests 5th grade comprehension
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Brain Child Interactive reading comprehension tests
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Comprehension George Bush article with comprehension questions
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Comprehension Various stories with comprehension questions
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Comprehension `Back to School story
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Bees Comprehension questions
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The Happy Monkey Comprehension questions
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Mr. Nussbaum Comprehension passages
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Fiction selections Comprehension questions
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Nonfiction selections Comprehension questions
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Various reading selections Online questions

Connections

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Context Clues

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Cows Context Clues Build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions.
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Context is the Key Students use context clues to
determine the meaning of the word.
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What are Context Clues Online lesson
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Context Clues Online game using context
clues
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Context Clues Explanation and questions
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Mr. Nussbaum Vocabulary game

 

Drawing conclusions

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Drawing Conclusions Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence
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Drawing Conclusions Read the story and choose the
correct answer.
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Drawing Conclusions Multiple choice interactive site

Figurative Language

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Alliteration or Simile? Decide if a statement is an
alliteration or a simile.
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Simile Lesson Questions with printable quiz
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Alliteration Online explanation and exercises
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Metaphors Explanation and questions
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Similes Explanation and questions
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Onomatopoeia Explanation and practice
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Metaphors Online explanation and examples
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Similes Online explanation and examples
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Poetic Devices Classroom poster with definitions for figurative languages
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Word play Online practice for figurative language
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Word play II
More online practice
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Word play III More practice
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Similes Online quiz
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Powerpoint Similes, metaphors, and idioms
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Simile practice Find similes in poems
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Metaphor Practice Find metaphors in poems
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Personification practice Find personification in poems
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Figurative language examples Online quiz for each example

Graphic Organizers

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Graphic Organizers Online Graphic Organizers
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Graphic Organizers Fill out organizers online

Hatchet

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Gary Paulsen Official Gary Paulsen website
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Gary Paulsen interview Scholastic interview
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Hatchet Web activities to go with Hatchet
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Literature Hunt Online search with topics from Hatchet

Inferences

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Drawing Inferences How to be a Critical Reader
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Inference Battleship Online interactive game with questions
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Practice Making Inferences Online quiz
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Inference Riddles Use clues to make inferences
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What is an Inference? Online lesson and practice
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Inference practice Sample passages
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Inference practice Sample passage
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E-Themes Inference practice

Island of the Blue Dolphins

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Scott O'Dell Biography Online biography
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Quiz Online quiz for chapters 1-9
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Study Guide Pre and post reading activities
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Comprehension questions Questions and literary devices
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E-Themes EMints resources for novel
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True Life Survivor Stories Online stories
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Nova Escape Survivor stories
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Holocaust Survivors Online survivor stories
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Background Information Planet BookClub research
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Survivor Web Quest Island of the Blue Dolphins Web Quest
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Study Guide Online questions and activities

Main Idea

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Get the Idea Read the text to determine the
the main idea.
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Identify the Main Idea Online practice
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Reading Exercises Nonfiction passages to find
the main idea

Maniac Magee

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Web Quest Web Quest
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Jerry Spinelli Online biography
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Background Information Planet BookClub research

Number the Stars

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Chapter questions Online questions and activities
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Study Guide Online study guide
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Interview Online interview with Lois Lowry
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Study Guide Online questions
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Enrichment Activities Follow-up activities
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Questions Chapter questions, vocabulary, and activities
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Interviews Interviews with Holocaust survivors
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Web Quest Web quest
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Planet Book Club Online book club

Paraphrasing

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Paraphrasing a topic sentence Read a passage and choose the correct paraphrase.
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More paraphrasing Read a passage and choose the correct paraphrase.

Point of View

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Point of View Quiz Determine if the passage is
written in first or third person.
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Point of View Power Point
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Point of View Online tutorial

Predictions

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Guess What Comes Next? Read a passage and predict
what comes next.
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Read All About It Read a news headline to predict the type of story

Prefixes and Suffixes

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Fish Tanks
Game using prefixes and suffixes
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Prefixes Make New Words Creating new words with prefixes
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Prefixes Say Plenty choose the word that best completes the sentence
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Suffixes Make New Words Drag and drop the suffix to the correct root word to make a new word.
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Suffixes Say A Lot Pick the best definition of the
capitalized word.
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Rooting Out Words Uncover the root words.
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Prefixes and Root Words Three interactive games
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Prefixes Online examples of common prefixes
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Problem and Solution

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Sequencing

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Sequencing for Fun many online activities from which to choose
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Understanding Sequence online story and quiz

Story Elements

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Setting, Plot, and Theme online lesson and quiz
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Understanding Plot online lesson and quiz
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Story Elements Interactive quiz over the title, plot, setting, etc. of a story.
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Plot Development Introduction to plot
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Identifying the tone Read a short passage and
identify the tone.
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Short Story Elements Quiz over story elements
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Character Traits List of character traits
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Story Elements Explanation of story elements
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Fairy Tales Online fairy tales
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More fairy tales Online fairy tales
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Short story elements Online quiz
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Parts of a story Quiz
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Plot Tutorial on plot development
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Summary

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Summarize as you read Online summary quiz
     

Text Features

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Captions Choose the best caption for the picture
     

Watsons Go to Birmingham

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Pre reading activities Online pictures
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Post reading activities List of activities
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Web Quest Web quest
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Online post reading activities
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Plot Diagram Create a plot diagram and graphic map online
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline
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Millionaire Questions that go with Watsons Go to Birmingham
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Random questions Online questions
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Events and Quotes Sequence events
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Web Quest
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Picture
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Character Map
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Conflict exercises
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Figurative Language
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Humor
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Mood
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Personification
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Themes
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Watsons Go to Birmingham Vocabulary
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Comprehension quiz Questions on Watsons Go to Birmingham
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Web Quest Online web quest
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Planet Book Club Online book club
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Background Information Planet BookClub Research
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Civil Rights Background Planet BookClub

Writing Prompts

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Writing Prompts Great site for journal and story starters
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