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Before Reading:
 
   Encourage students to activate prior knowledge, make connections:
   Give an Anticipation Guide
   Use a KWL chart
   Have class complete ABC brainstorming
   Have students do a quick write
 
During Reading:
 
   Encourage students to get involved, get active, ask questions, make  
   connections, predict, clarify, etc. Students may use any of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
Post-It Notes Chart        
    
 
 
 
Writing Materials
 
 
 
 
 
 

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

 

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html

 

http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/Specialist/franceslively/resources/novels_ms.htm

 

The elements of fiction:

 

http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/

 

http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/overview/

 

plot line

 

http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/uploads/wiesehas/bpms%201/Short%20Stories/plot%20line.jpg

 

Writer's Workshop

 

learn how to write a book review

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm

 

myth writing with Jane Yolen

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythswshop_index.htm

 

News writing with Scholastic Editors

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/index.htm

 

Descriptive Writing with Virginia Hamilton

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/index.htm