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How to Use Our Literature Guides
Our
Literature Guides are based upon the National Council of the
Teachers of English and the International Readers
Association’s national English/Language Arts Curriculum and
Content Area Standards. The materials we offer allow you to teach the love and
full enjoyment of literature, while still addressing the
concepts upon which your students are assessed.
These
Guides are designed to be used in their sequential entirety, or
may be divided into separate parts. Not all activities must be
used, but to achieve full comprehension and mastery of the
skills involved, it is recommended that you utilize everything
each Guide has to offer. Most importantly, you
now have a variety of valuable materials to choose from, and
you are not forced to do extra work!
There
are several distinct categories within each Literature Guide:
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Comprehension Check: Exploring Expository Writing—Worksheets
designed to address the exploration and analysis of functional
and/or informational materials
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Author
Biography |
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Biographies of
non-fiction characters |
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Relevant news
and magazine articles, etc. |
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Comprehension Check—Similar
to Exploring Expository Writing, but designed for
comprehension of narrative text—study questions designed
to guide students as they read the text
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Standards
Focus—Worksheets
and activities that directly address the content standards and
allow students extensive practice in literary skills and
analysis. Standards Focus activities are found with every
chapter or section. Some examples:
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Figurative
Language |
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Irony |
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Flashback |
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Assessment
Preparation—Vocabulary
activities which emulate the types of vocabulary/grammar
proficiency on which students are tested in state and national
assessments. Assessment Preparation activities are found
within every chapter or section. Some examples:
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Context Clues |
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Connotation/Denotation |
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Word Roots |
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Quizzes and
Tests—Quizzes
are included for each chapter or designated section; final tests as
well as alternative assessment are available at the end of each
Guide. These include:
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Multiple Choice |
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Matching |
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Short Response |
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Pre-Reading,
Post-Reading Activities, Essay/Writing Ideas plus Sample
Rubrics—Each
Guide also has its own unique pre-reading, post reading and
essay/writing ideas and alternative assessment activities.
Each
Guide contains handouts and activities for varied levels of
difficulty. We know that not all students are alike—nor are all
teachers. We hope you can effectively utilize every aspect our
Literature Guides have to offer—we want to make things easier on
you! If you need additional assistance, please email us at
info@4secondarysolutions.com. For specific information
on how the Guides are directly correlated to your state’s content
standards, please write us an email, including the name of your
state, and send it to:
contentstandards@4secondarysolutions.com.
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