City of the Dead: Galveston Hurricane, 1900

City of the Dead

Nonfiction Read and Respond

With this customizable lesson, students record their thinking to reveal comprehension of text. Choose one or more levels to differentiate, scaffold, and extend instruction using any nonfiction book.

Level 1

Sections (for writing or drawing) include: Topic, Big Idea 1, and Big Idea 2. Also includes two customizable spaces to document questions, outcomes, or learning targets.

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Level 2

Sections include: Main Idea, Supporting Details, Facts, and Author's Purpose. Also includes two customizable spaces to document questions, outcomes, or learning targets that support summarizing and synthesis.

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Level 3

Sections include: Main Idea, Supporting Details, Supporting Facts, Text Structures, Author's Tone & Response, and Reader's Mood. Also includes two customizable spaces to document questions, outcomes, or learning targets that support summarizing and synthesis.

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