1-12-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 10 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Ten - CCCS for Reading - Standard 10 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.	By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
	Reading Strategy Checklist Strategies for Helping Readers Types of Writing Reading Genre Definitions 6th Grade Practice Reading Test FCAT Express FCAT 2005 Gr.8 Reading Test - printable TAKS 2003 Gr.6 Reading Test - online TAKS 2003 Gr.7 Reading Test - online TAKS 2003 Gr.8 Reading Test - online TAKS 2004 Gr.6 Reading Test - online TAKS April 2004 Gr. 7 Writing - online TAKS Spring 2006 Gr. 7 Writing - online TAKS March 2007 Gr. 7 Writing - online TAKS March 2009 Gr. 7 Writing - online 2008 VA SOL Gr.6 Reading Test - printable 2008 VA SOL Gr. 7 Reading Test - printable 2008 VA SOL Gr. 8 Reading Test - printable 2007 VA SOL Gr.6 Reading Test - printable 2007 VA SOL Gr. 7 Reading Test - printable 2008 VA SOL Gr. 8 Reading Test - printable 2009 CST Gr. 7 Reading Test - printable 2009 CST Gr. 8 Reading Test - printable Grade 7 Practice Reading Section Grade 8 Practice Reading Section K-12 State Testing Resources Study Zone Level 440 Reading Comp Reading Comprehension Printables Literature on Shmoop Poetry on Shmoop Shakespeare on Shmoop Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project Books Should be Free - free e-books Adolescent Literacy Lit 2 Go Book Club It Open Culture: Free Audio Books Open Library - free e-books You Are What You Read Awesome Stories Lit Charts Share What You're Reading

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1-11-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 9 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Nine - CCCS for Reading - Standard 9 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.	Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
compare/contrast	Compare and Contrast Activities The Compare/Contrast Essay Modeling the Compare/Contrast Essay Analyzing Poetry Elements of Poetry Poetry Archive  Historical and Cultural Contexts Literary Genres Genre Lists Genre quiz Once Upon a Genre Comparative exercise Historical Fiction Lesson Historical/Biographical analysis chart Author's Purpose Author's Purpose Practice Author's Purpose Quiz Author's Purpose Popup Make a Match Author's Purpose and Perspective Author's Purpose and Point of View Pretest Author's Purpose and Point of View Purpose 1 Quiz Audience and Purpose Audience and Purpose Lab Making Judgements Balanced Literacy Biographies on Shmoop Inside a Dog - critique books and read other students' opinions Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Grimm's Fairy Tales  Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales The Big, Bad Wolf Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories  Free Audio Books LitCharts
theme
genre
bias and author's purpose

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