Reading Activities

Reading Response Sheets:

Character Study

· Character Attribute

· Character Chart

· Character Cube

· Great Character Traits

· Just Like Response Sheet

Connectors

· Connector Role Sheet

Definitions of Literary Terms

· Dictionary Terms for Literary Devices

Key Points

· Alphaboxes

· Biopoems

· Maybe

· Novel Reflections

· Story Journey

· Story Reflections

· Title Maker

· Two Word Strategy

· What is Important

· Novel Reflections

· Story Journey

Literary Devices

· Literary Seeker

Pre-reading Activities
	· Anticipation Guide
	· Literature Study Response Questions
	· What Do You Think
Questioning
· 5W’s and H
· Discussion Director
· Reflections Journal
· Reflections
Text Structures
· Climb the Ladder of Success
· Hoop It Up
· Mr. Potato Head Says
· Problem and Solution
· The Domino Effect
Collaborate		Word Study					Cooperate
· Word Theatre
Novel Studies:
It’s All About School
Reading Assignments:
J Frindle J Landry News J School Story J Word Eater
Additional Reading
· Author Interview
· Author Autobiography
Survival
Reading Assignments:
					J Earthquake Terror J Fever J Hatchet
Additional Reading:
Earthquake
Flash Flood					Flash Flood Safety
Hurricanes					The 2004 Hurricane Season: Hurricanes Coming?
					Hurricane Background and Preparedness Information
Tornado					Tornado Safety
Storm Preparations					Severe Weather Safety Guide
Animal Stories
Reading Assignments:
					J Rascal J Sounder J Wringer
Additional Reading:
Pedro’s Journal
Reading Assignments:
						J Pedro’s Journal
Additional Reading:
It’s a Mystery
Reading Assignments:
						J Disappearing Acts J Gathering Blue J Zach’s Lie
Additional Reading:
Relationships
Reading Assignments:						J Gone Away Lake J Mick Harte was Here J Stargirl
Additional Reading:
Revolutionary War Biographies
Reading Assignments:
Additional Reading:
Ben Franklin
Betsy Ross
Paul Revere
Debra Sampson
Founding Fathers
Thomas Jefferson				An Interview With Thomas Jefferson
Reading Skills