This product is a blend of lesson plan & interactive Reading Notebook. Each interactive page is paired with a mentor text to use with that lesson and a blank template in case you want to choose a different book to use. It’s aligned with Common Core State Standards and includes a lesson for each of the Literature AND Informational standards. Please preview each grade level notebook below to see what is included with each lesson.
Using Mentor Text
Each lesson is paired with my favorite mentor text and completed examples so that you don’t have to plan the lesson at all! Blank templates are also included so that you can use the lesson with any book. I found all of these at my local library! The ones you cannot find can be easily substituted with other library books, or books you already own. See the list of mentor text used below each lesson. Click on the link for a more detailed preview!
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Literature Standards Covered
- genre
- text-based evidence
- theme
- summarizing
- describing characters, character traits
- figurative language
- poetry, drama, and prose
- narrator point of view
- compare and contrast stories
Mentor Text Used (You may substitute with another book you have)
- The Stranger
- Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind
- Chrysanthemum
- Train to Somewhere
- Favorite Greek Myths
- Poetry for Young People
- Greek Myth Plays (Scholastic)
- Voices in the Park
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Literature Standards Covered
- genre
- text-based evidence
- theme
- summarizing
- compare and contrast characters, character traits
- figurative language
- plot
- narrator point of view
- compare and contrast stories in the same genre
Mentor Text Used (You may substitute with another book you have)
- Baseball Saved Us
- Passage to Freedom
- Fox
- Grandpa’s Teeth
- Train to Somewhere
- Poetry for Young People
- My Rotten Red-headed Older Brother
- Voices in the Park
Literature Topics Covered
- genre
- text-based evidence
- theme
- summarizing
- character and plot development
- figurative language, connotation/denotation point of view
- compare and contrast books and media
- compare and contrast stories in the same genre
Mentor Text Used (You may substitute with books you already have)
- The Butterfly
- Mirandy and Brother Wind
- The Raft
- Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind
- Night of the Gargoyles
- The Talking Eggs
- Poetry for Young People
Informational Standards Covered
- types of nonfiction
- text-based evidence
- main idea and details
- summarizing
- writing explanations using historical, scientific, or technical text
- context clues
- text structure
- cause & effect
- point of view
- text features and oral representations
- author’s reasons and evidence
- conducting research
Mentor Text Used (You may substitute with another book you have)
- A Child’s Introduction to Art: by Meredith Hamilton and Heather Alexander
- The Greek News By Anton Powell
- Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo
- A Warmer World By Caroline Arnold
Informational Standards Covered
- informational text features
- text-based evidence
- main idea and details
- summarizing
- making connections
- context clues
- text structure
- point of view
- author’s viewpoint
- reference sources
- conducting research
Mentor Text Used
- Lives of the Scientists: Isaac Newton by Kathleen Krull & Kathryn Hewitt
- Hope and Tears Ellis Island Voices by Gwenyth Swain
- Freedom Heroines: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- A River Ran Wild By Lynne Cherry
- The Transcontinental Railroad by Gillian Houghton
- To the Golden Mountain by Lila Perl
- History.com
*These mentor texts can be easily found at your public library, but may also be easily substituted with text you already have.
Informational Topics Covered
- text-based evidence
- inferences
- central idea and details
- summarizing
- example, anecdotes, and text features context clues
- text structure
- point of view and author’s purpose
- media
- claims and supporting evidence
- author’s presentation
Mentor Text Used (You may substitute with books you already have)
- A Child’s Introduction to Art
- Lives of the Scientists
- The Greek News
- A Warmer World
- Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices
- Looking at Lincoln
- Smart About the Presidents
- History.com
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