These lessons from Writers Read Better: Nonfiction focus on drafting nonfiction pieces, which will help students to decide for themselves the best ways to present their information to their readers.
In her blog on Corwin Connect, Julie Wright, author of What Are You Grouping For?, provides the answer to how we move toward more individualized learning opportunities within our time constraints: small-group reading experiences.
Maria Walther, author of The Ramped-up Read Aloud, lists her six tips for ramping-up your read aloud experiences to inspire our students and keep them engaged and interested in reading.
Use this lesson from Text Structures from Fairytales to guide students to deeper understanding of the concept of challenge through analyzing the story of Cinderella.
In this exerpt from These 6 Things, you'll learn to address the common student hang-up of public speaking and find strategies for how to address and prevent fear of public speaking in the classroom.
The following activity from Concept-Based Literacy Lessons, Grades 4-10, uses strategies to promote critical analysis through the example of dystopian societies.
This close reading lesson from Lessons & Units for Closer Reading, Grades K-2, helps students better understand the text; includes Activity Cards.
Preview videos on text complexity and collaborative reading featured in Fisher & Frey's Close & Critical Reading PD Resource Center. (K-12)
This inquiry unit, excerpted from Uncommon Core and built around essential questions addressing Martin Luther King's A Letter from Birmingham Jail, not only develops students' reading and writing skills, but also helps students grapple with important social issues.
From the pages of The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 9-12, comes this list of rich reading examples for narrative and informational text plus links to online lists with dozens of more resources.
This reading list from Common Core CPR will help you create an inquiry unit on creating a sustainable future built around dystopian novels.
Consider this list from The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 3-5, when searching for rich texts to explore with your students.