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Lesson Plan: A Close Read of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

August 14, 2024 Jessica Rogers

Lesson Plan: A Close Read of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

A lesson plan outline to teach close reading of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.

Filed Under: Author's Purpose, Blog, Characterization, Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Instructional Coaching, Main Idea, Making Connections, Making inferences and predicting, Plot, Theme, Vocabulary, Writing Response

Transforming Reading Comprehension with Annotation Cue Cards: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers

August 7, 2024 Jessica Rogers

Transforming Reading Comprehension with Annotation Cue Cards: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers

Ever had your students annotate a text only to get a half-hearted effort and the inevitable, “Is this enough, Miss?” It’s a common challenge in classrooms, but don’t despair! Here’s how I turned this around with annotation cue cards, and how you can too. The Challenge: Superficial Annotations In an 8th-grade class I was working […]

Filed Under: Accountability, Author's Purpose, Blog, Characterization, Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Making Connections, metacognition, Plot, Tone and Mood

Writers’ Workshop: Show Don’t Tell

April 1, 2021 Jessica Rogers

Every elementary Writers’ Workshop teacher has a go-to “Show, Don’t Tell” lesson in which students learn how to show or illustrate what is happening, instead of merely stating it. But do we ever have enough? Do the students ever master this highly important writing skill?? Exactly! So here is another lesson to add to your […]

Filed Under: Blog, Characterization, Descriptive Writing, Mini-Lessons, Personal Narrative, Strategies/Craft, Vocabulary, Writers' Workshop

Teaching and Loving Folktales, Fables, and Legends

August 31, 2017 Jessica Rogers

Teach students to use morphemes to read multisyllabic words fluently

** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** I started off this year with teaching folktales, fables, and legends.  Eventually, we will get into myths and fairy tales, but not quite yet.  Every time it’s time to teach this traditional literature, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Characterization, Critical Thinking, Genres, Independent Reading, Making inferences and predicting, Plot, Readers' Workshop, Reading Strategies, Traditional Literature

Teaching Poetry and Reading Strategies: A Poison Tree, by William Blake

April 9, 2017 Jessica Rogers

** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** I’ll admit it, I have a dark side.  Those who know me say it’s deeply hidden behind nervous giggles and an approachable demeanor, but I’m drawn to dark literature.  “A Poison Tree,” by William […]

Filed Under: Blog, Characterization, Critical Thinking, Figurative Language, Making Connections, Poetry, Reading Strategies, Schema, Tone and Mood, Writers' Workshop

Instructional Coaching: Guided Reading

February 25, 2016 Jessica Rogers

** Contact us if you would like to have Guided Reading modeled or a workshop-style session come to your campus! ** Last month I was asked to model a Guided Reading lesson in second grade.  I was told the students’ instructional level was L, mostly because of comprehension.  For the model lesson I wanted to highlight four […]

Filed Under: Balancing Literacy Instruction, Blog, Characterization, Guided Reading, Readers' Workshop, Reading Strategies

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