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From the ORC CollectionMore Resources on Working Through
Challenging Texts
Here are some resources from the ORC collection related to this month's theme, Working
Through Challenging Texts. The resources are divided into two categories: professional
resources and lessons.
Professional Resources
Making Meaning with Texts [excerpt]: Chapter 5, "The Acid Test for Literature Teaching" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This site is a complete reading of Chapter 5, an excerpt from the book The Acid Test for Literature Teaching. It describes in detail the concerns involved with teaching literature to adolescents and young readers in today's classrooms, and suggests that as teachers, we can develop criteria for judging the short-term motivation we provide our students, the works we ask them to read, and the teaching methods we employ....
Lessons
Building Reading Comprehension Through Think-Alouds Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This NCTE lesson plan cites studies that show think-aloud strategies improve reading comprehension on tests, then builds and details a think-aloud lesson plan around poetry. Rubrics, handouts, and links to a site which models a similar think-aloud activity are included for reference....
Guided Comprehension: Making Connections Using a Double-Entry Journal Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–6 Professional Commentary: Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of making connections. Building strategic reading allows students to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and their own experiences....
Reader Response in Hypertext: Making Personal Connections to Literature Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students choose four quotations to inspire their personal responses to a novel that they have read. Students write a narrative of place, complete a character sketch, create an extended metaphor poem and write a persuasive essay.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Education & Training, Information Technology, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First
Doodle Splash: Using Graphics to Discuss Literature Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This five-day lesson centers around discussion of short stories. Working in groups of about four, students use doodles, symbols, drawings, shapes, and colors, to represent the story's literary elements.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
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