Thinking Tools for Young Readers and Writers: Strategies to Promote Higher Literacy in Grades 2–8
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Book Club Activities

Here are more student samples of the Shelfie assignment.

Blogging

Here is an example of a blog from one of Emily McCourtney's 6th grade students.  Students blog once a week to share what they are reading and how they are using the strategies.
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Cereal Box Book Report

Cereal Box Template
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File Type: pdf
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Print this template for students to use with mini cereal boxes.
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Character in a Cup

Below you can find a planning guide for the Character in a Cup Lesson as well as samples and a template to give students for the assignment.

Book Trailers

Students use different apps (AdobeSpark, Animoto, iMovie) to create short videos about their favorite books.

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  • Home
  • Cognitive Strategies
    • Mystery Trash
    • Cognitive Strategies
  • Best Practices
    • Building a Classroom Community
    • Strategy Instruction
    • Cognitive Strategy Bookmarks
    • Book Clubs
    • Modeling with Mentor Texts
    • Graphic Grammar
    • Writer's Notebook
    • Vocabulary
    • Formative Assessment
  • Narrative
    • Theme
    • On the Nose
    • Memory Snapshot
    • Saturation Research
  • Informative
    • Article of the Day
    • Text Structures
    • Initial Report
    • Wacky Weather Report
    • State Brochure
    • Endangered Species
  • Argumentative
    • OREO Argument
    • Amendment Commercial
    • Topic vs. Theme
    • Ribbons
    • Argument Essays
    • Argument PSAs
  • About Us