Lesson Plan
Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension
Students can use these learning tools to see how ideas fit together, and you can use them to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your students' thought process.
- Grade:Grades 1–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12
- Subject:Literary Elements, Literature, Reading Assessment, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Curriculum Development, New Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skill:Literary Elements, Reading Comprehension
- Duration:1 Class Period
- Everything You Need:
Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. The following organizers can be used with any book and across all grade levels. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently.
Organizer Patterns
• Organizational Outline
• Idea Web
• Cyclical
• Venn Diagram
• Overlapping Concepts
• Cause-Effect
• Timeline
Reading Comprehension
• KWL Chart
• Author Tools
• What's the Main Idea?
Story Elements: Character Analysis and Setting
• Character Sheet & Traits List
• Character Comparison Sheet
• Setting Stage
• Setting Comparison
Story Elements: Plot and Sequence
• Plot Diagram
• Plot Sheet and Conflict List
• Problem & Solution Diagram
• Follow the Clues
• Sequence of Events
• Story Map
• Story Train
Assessment
• My Reading Record
• Independent Reading Contract
• Teacher-Student Reading Conference Form
• Checklist of Strategies Students Use Before Reading
• Checklist of Strategies Students Use While Reading
• Checklist of Strategies Students Use After Reading
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