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=Literacy Workshop/Read 180= This course is designed so that each student improves his or her reading in all subjects and life skills and will focus on a variety of reading strategies and texts leading to improved reading comprehension and increased vocabulary literacy. Students who successfully complete the course will be empowered in both content reading and life-long reading for pleasure. WHOLE GROUP Individual Sustained Silent Reading/Reading Logs Small Group Read 180 Software
 * Course Summary**
 * Class Structure**

Important Book and Literary Histories

What do good readers do? http://www.dragonladydesigns.com/Mom/goodreaders.htm Strategies for Better Reading: Tutorial and Quiz (inferences, prediction, main ideas) http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=1 Scanning Skills: Tutorial and Quiz http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=1

Inference Riddles Don’t forget to use all caps! http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html Passage and Inference Questions http://www.quia.com/cz/50760.html Practice Making Inferences http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/makinginferencep.cfm Inferences and Drawing Conclusions http://www.iq.poquoson.org/conclusion.html Explanation of Inference and Quiz http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/english/reading/inference_rev3.shtml CHALLENGE: Lab Activity: Inference in Reading http://wps.ablongman.com/long_henry_mr_1/0,9502,1537871-,00.html Science Observations and Inferences Reading and Quiz http://dl.clackamas.edu/ch104-02/inference.htm APPLICATION: Inference Graphic Organizer http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/inferencenotes.pdf
 * Inferences**

http://web000.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/making%20predictions.pdf
 * Make Predictions**

Sequencing Video about Our School http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/touring_school.html Rubric http://www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/RWdownld/SeqRubric.pdf
 * Sequence of Events**

Elements of Setting http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d1af87f84fee909eef33 Designing a Cover for Your Book http://www.myt4l.com/index.php?&v=lp&page_ac=view&lpview=public&lptype=lessonplans&lpquery=true&application_query=&gradelevel_query=200&lessontype_query=&str_query=&PHPSESSID=v90ft8grqlkifi8vslpuk1vs63&lesson=185 Cover Design Worksheet http://www.myt4l.com/lessonplans/files/185/cover_design.pdf Character Sketch Worksheet http://www.myt4l.com/lessonplans/files/185/character_sketch.pdf Cover Design Evaluation Worksheet http://www.myt4l.com/lessonplans/files/185/cover_evaluation.pdf
 * Story Elements**

Reader's Sketchbook http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/readersketchbook2.pdf Weekly Reading Reflections Adapted from Jim Burke's Weekly ReflectionsWeekly Reading Reflection Suggestions.doc
 * Summarize**

Focusing on text structure, this site provides a series of lessons with sample readings about climbing Mt. Everest. http://www.everestquest.com/reading.htm Guide for Understanding Text http://go.hrw.com/secure/ss/general/strategies/STRAT02U.PDF
 * Text Structures**

http://www.englishcompanion.com/access/accesstextbook.html
 * ACCESS Digital Textbook**

[|**http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/studycardset.pdf**]
 * Study Cards**

Find a Book with Your Lexile Level [|http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=5&tabid=67&tabpageid=314] Young Adult Literature Reviews http://yareviews.wikispaces.com/
 * Find a Book**

Literature Circles Resources [|http://home.att.net/~TEACHING/litcirclemodels.htm]
 * Literature Circles**

Learning Resources is designed to help adults improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real-life stories on topics of interest to adults. [|http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/]
 * Reading Excercises and Activities**

Book Report for Fiction [|http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/sandwich.asp] Book Report Bingo http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/bookweekbingo.rtf
 * Book Reports**

Quick Book Review Form http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/bookreview_secondary.doc Write a Book Review step-by-step Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm
 * Book Reviews**

ABC's of Reading Assignment from Mr. Brayton

Biography of Paul Langan http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson390/bio.pdf T Chart http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson390/t-chart.pdf Character Map http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson390/character.pdf Conflict Map http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson390/conflict.pdf Resolution Map http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson390/resolution.pdf
 * BOOKS WE LOVE! Townsend Press Books**
 * The Bully**

Discussion Pages for Teachers http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Reading/RDG0048a.pdf Characters and Themes http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Reading/RDG0048d.pdf Test http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Reading/RDG0048e.pdf Holes Thinkquest Unit http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113061/
 * Holes** by Louis Sachar http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading39/holes.htm