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Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: Interactive Writing
Resources - Engaging the Learner
| All Aboard | Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the different elements of a story (i.e. title, author, setting, plot, and characters) by creating a graphic organizer (story map) for the story The Polar Express, written by Chris Van Allsburg; create their own story maps using the story The little Engine That Could, written by Watty Piper. Grade 2. |
| Busy as a Bee | In this lesson, students learn about similes and are given the opportunity to collectively write stories for younger children, using similes in their sentences. Grades 3-6. |
Read*Write*Think contains a wealth of reading and writing lessons. It is a collaborative effort between the International Reading Association, NCTE, and Marco Polo.
Bank Street's Guide to Literacy for Volunteers and Tutors , Bank Street College of Education provides reading tutors with a variety of information ranging from background information on literacy and early reading, sample lesson plans, activities, and information on other literacy and reading resources.
Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities from SEDL is a search tool for locating instructional activities.
