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Fink, Lisa – 2003
Literature Circles are a great way to supplement a reading program in a literature-based classroom. In this lesson plan, students create and answer comprehension questions, discover new vocabulary, and examine elements of literature. The students feel ownership in Literature Circles, because they are responsible for the meeting. Any genre of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Figurative Language, Lesson Plans
Block, Cheryl; Broz, Christine; Hockett, Margaret; White, David – 2002
Part of a series, the purpose of this low-readability/high interest book is to provide instruction and practice in using higher order thinking to develop students' reading comprehension skills. The comprehension skills addressed in the book meet state standards for secondary students grades six and up, and the reading level is fourth and fifth…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Context Clues, Critical Reading, Fiction