Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Lesson Plans for Readers Workshop

http://making-reading-our-business.wikispaces.com/

This wiki was created by media specialists in the Osseo School District. They began their work by reflecting on Sharon Grime's book "Reading Is Our Business."

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Readers Workshop Titles

Please add to the index list! If you've got a great story that fits, all you need is a Google account to add and save to any of the Mini Lessons Index Topics. Just go to Google's homepage to sign up for a free account. Also, please send this link to other literacy professionals and ask them to add their recommendations.

The Grade Level Favorites are going to remain a view only document, as they are site specific. But please view, enjoy and copy as needed.

Happy Reading!

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Readers Workshop Titles by Index

Tech Tip: Right click and open links in new tab or window. Then you can flip back and forth between the blog's home page and each link a little faster.

Background Knowledge or Personal Experience
Beginning, Middle and End
Character
Character's Development and Change Over Time
Circular Story Shape
Comparing and Contrasting Characters
Comparing and Contrasting Events
Comparing and Contrasting Setting
Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Descriptive Language
Exaggeration
Dialogue
Fix-Up Strategies
Foreshadowing
Identifying Cause and Effect
Identifying Supporting Details
Identifying the Main Idea
Idioms
Linear Story Shape
Main Idea
Making Inferences
Metaphors
Mood or Tone
Passage of Time
Personification
Plot
Point of View
Previewing a Book and Making Predictions
Problem, Solution, and Central Idea
Questioning
Repetition
Rhythm and Rhyme
Sequencing
Setting
Similies
Text to Self Connection
Text to Text Connection
Text to World Connection
Visualizing

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Book Lists: K- 6 Favorites

Favorite books of K-1 graders.

Favorite books of 1-2 graders.

Favorite books of 2-3 graders.

Favorite books of 3-4 graders.

Favorite books of 4-5 graders.

Favorite books of 5-6 graders.

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