Great Works

Overview

These resources incorporate strategies for effective literacy instruction that work together to rigorously guide students through their study of literature.

• Text-dependent questions are used to determine comprehension of the books as well as student interpretation of the vocabulary words
• Close reading is used throughout the units to guide students toward revisiting the text and using textual evidence to respond to prompts orally and in writing
• Students must analyze the story elements in multiple assignments for each section of the book
• Cross-curricular connections to writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and the fine arts
• Reader-response writing and text-dependent questions help prepare for future test-based environments