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ELA STRAND RESOURCES FOR READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, SPEAKING & LISTENING
Reading Strand
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CLOSE READING/ANALYSIS
- Close Reading Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Bookmarks
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Literary Text
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Informational Text
- Close Reading Text-Dependent Questioning Guide
- Anti-Bias Text-Dependent Questioning Guide
- Close Reading Unlocking Prose
- Close Reading Unlocking Poetry
- Close Reading Unlocking Informational Text
- Close Reading Prose and Poetry Teaching Slides
- Reading Prose Teaching Slides
- Reading Poetry Teaching Slides
- Close Reading Strategies
- A Close Look at Close Reading Article
READING ANALYSIS TOOLS/PROTOCOLS
- Standard Guidance for Thesis
- Standard Guidance for Theme
- Teaching Theme Video
- Theme vs Topic vs Main Idea
- Theme vs Motif
- How to Find a Theme
- 75 Common Theme Topics
- Characterization (STEAL)
- Characterization (FAST)
- Symbolism Made Easy
- Plot, Style, and Character Graphic Organizers
- Literary Elements Graphic Organizers
- Big 10 Rhetorical and Literary Devices
- Great 8 Syntactical Devices
- Reading/Analyzing Primary Documents Guide
- Reading Analysis-See Think Wonder Plus Strategy
- Word Pyramids-Text Analysis Tool
- Question Quad Protocol
- Quarter Turns: Supports to Access Complex Text
- Reading Minute Mini-Lesson Idea
READING RUBRICS
READING FLUENCY
- Reading Fluency Chart Grades 1-8
- Reading Fluency Passages Using/Scoring Directions
- Reading Fluency Passages Grades 6-8 (SAP)
- Reading Fluency Passages Grades 9-10 (SAP)
- Reading Fluency-Seven Step Protocol (SAP)
- Fluency Resources for High School Struggling Readers (SAP)
- Building Fluency Grades 6-12 (Unbound Education)
SCAFFOLDING AND STRUGGLING READER STRATEGIES
- Strategies for Accessing Complex Texts
- Struggling Reader and Close Reading Strategies
- Scaffolding Complex Text Chart (SAP)
- Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers (SAP)
TEXT COMPLEXITY
- Appendix A: Research on Text Complexity
- Appendix A Supplement on Text Complexity
- Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges
- Understanding Text Complexity
- Text Complexity Tool
- A Beginner's Guide to Text Complexity
- Complex Text Graphic
- Text Complexity: Scaffolding Student Access Video
- Scaffolding Complex Text Chart (SAP)
- Lexile Analyzer
Language Strand
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- Language Standards Alignment Specifics
- Critical Vocabulary of the Standards
- Essential Academic Words
- Academic Word Finder
- Academic Word List-Headers & Lists
- Vocabulary & Literacy High School
- Vocabulary & Literacy Middle School
- Greek/Latin Vocabulary Guiding Doc
- Common Roots & Affixes
- The 30-15-10 List-Morphology
- Vocabulary Roots Online Greek/Latin Practice
- Vocabulary.com
- EDL Core Vocabulary Full List (Used by ODE)
- EDL Core Vocabulary Grade Lists (Used by ODE)
- Big 10 Rhetorical and Literary Devices
- Literary Devices (Definitions & Examples)
- Rhetorical Device List
- Rhetorical Strategies with Examples
- Great 8 Syntactical Devices
- Syntax Exercises-Combining and Paraphrasing
- Generative Sentences Strategy
- Juicy Sentence Guidance (Student Achievement Partners)
- Working with Mentor Sentences (Odell Education)
- They Say/I Say Frames
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Connectives Chart
- Word Sneak-Standard L.6 HS
- Word Sneak-Standard L.6 MS
- No Red Ink Curriculum Library
Writing Strand
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WRITING RUBRICS
- ODE Argumentation Rubric 6-12
- ODE Student Friendly Argumentation Rubric 6-12
- ODE Informational/Explanatory Rubric 6-12
- ODE Student Friendly Informational/Explanatory Rubric 6-12
- Writing Guide for OST Tests based on Rubrics
- Writing Task Prompts by Standard LDC Big Bank
- Writing Task Templates/Rubrics 3.0 Update
- Writing Task Templates/Rubrics LDC 3.0
- Writing Task Templates/Rubrics LDC 2.0
- Writing Rubric LDC Argument 6-8 PDF
- Writing Rubric LDC Argument 6-8 DOC
- Writing Rubric LDC Argument 9-12 PDF
- Writing Rubric LDC Argument 9-12 DOC
- Writing Rubric LDC Info/Explanatory 6-8 PDF
- Writing Rubric LDC Info/Explanatory 6-8 DOC
- Writing Rubric LDC Info/Explanatory 9-12 PDF
- Writing Rubric LDC Info/Explanatory 9-12 DOC
- Writing Rubric LDC Narrative
- Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) Core Tools Resources
- Writing Rubric Argument ODE Model Curriculum
- Writing Rubric Informative ODE Model Curriculum
- Theme Statement Rubric
WRITING SAMPLES/MENTORS
WRITING PROCESS ACRONYMS/TOOLS
- Writing Acronyms (Intro/Body/Conclusion)
- TIP the Prompt
- Essay Outlines
- Textual Citations (Body)
- Transitional Words and Phrases
- Connectives Chart
- They Say/I Say Frames
- Standard Guidance for Summaries
- Standard Guidance for Thesis
- Standard Guidance for Theme
- How to Write a Theme Statement
- Theme Statement Rubric
- Short Time Frame Writing High School
- Short Time Frame Writing Middle School
- National Novel Writing Month HS Workbook
- National Novel Writing Month MS Workbook
- Creative Writing & The Standards
- Writing to Learn Activities
WRITING FEEDBACK
GRAMMAR/LANGUAGE GUIDES & TOOLS
- Big 10 Rhetorical and Literary Devices
- Great 8 Syntactical Devices
- Syntax Exercises-Combining and Paraphrasing
- Juicy Sentence Guidance (Student Achievement Partners)
- Working with Mentor Sentences (Odell Education)
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue MLA Style Guide
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue Practice Exercises
CITATION, PLAGIARISM, & STYLE GUIDES
- Citation Producer
- Citation Generator
- EasyBib's Online MLA Guide
- EasyBib's Plagiarism Checker
- BibMe Grammar & Plagiarism (free and pay options)
- Citation Machine Plagiarism Checker (free and pay options)
- Plagiarism vs Paraphrase Infographic
- Plagiarism and Paraphrasing
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue Exercises
ELL SCAFFOLDING
Speaking & Listening Strand
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- Speaking & Listening Rubric LDC
- Speech Rubric
- Speech Rubric-Persuasive
- Presentation Rubric
- Socratic Seminar Template & Samples
- Scored Discussion
- 20 Discussion Protocols
- Poetry Lessons-Podcasts and Oral Interpretation
- Poetry Lessons-Sound and Movement for Sonnets
- Tone Activity SL.3
- Scaffolds to Support ELLs in Writing and Discussion