| About Reading Instruction |
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| How to Use This Resource |
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| Part I MANAGEMENT OF THE READING WORKSHOP |
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An Overview of the Reading Workshop |
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Reading in the Reading Workshop |
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``Elements of the Reading Workshop'' |
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Teacher and Student Roles in the Reading Workshop |
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``The Role of the Teacher in the Reading Workshop'' |
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The Value and Use of Mini-lessons |
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7 | (1) |
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Managing the Reading Workshop |
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Building a Positive Atmosphere |
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Setting Up Your Classroom |
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``Student Responsibilities in the Reading Workshop'' |
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``Reading Self-appraisal'' |
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11 | (1) |
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``Promoting a Positive Atmosphere in Your Reading Workshop'' |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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Teaching Methods in the Reading Workshop |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
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``Reading Log Guidelines'' |
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``Possible Questions for Reading Logs'' |
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Strategies to Organize Discussion Groups |
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Incorporating Discussion Groups in Your Reading Workshop |
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``Discussion Group Guidelines'' |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (10) |
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23 | (1) |
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Daily Logs of Student Performance |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Reports, Projects, and Special Activities |
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27 | (1) |
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Grades in the Reading Workshop |
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27 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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Self-evaluation for Teachers |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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``Self-evaluation Questions for Teachers'' |
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| Part II THE MINI-LESSONS |
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Through 50 Types of Reading and Related Topics |
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35 | (142) |
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36 | (1) |
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Short Stories, Novellas, and Novels |
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37 | (3) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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``Evaluating an Editorial'' |
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44 | (1) |
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General Information Articles |
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45 | (3) |
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``Ranking Informational Articles'' |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (3) |
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``Analyzing a Newspaper Article'' |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (3) |
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``Parts of a Book Review (for Fiction)'' |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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``Reviewing a Movie Review'' |
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55 | (1) |
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``Comparing and Contrasting Movie Reviews'' |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (3) |
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``Analyzing an Autobiography'' |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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``Categories of Fiction'' |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (4) |
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``There's More to Romance Than Romance'' |
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66 | (1) |
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``The Novel Versus the Big Screen'' |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (3) |
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``True Heroes and Heroines'' |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (4) |
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``Taking the Mystery Out of Mystery'' |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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``The Elements of Science Fiction'' |
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77 | (1) |
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``Some Popular Science Fiction Novels'' |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (3) |
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``The Reality of the Unreal'' |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (3) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (3) |
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``The Impact of History'' |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (3) |
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``The Ways of the Old West'' |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (3) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (4) |
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96 | (1) |
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``Folklore--A Window to the Past'' |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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``Making Meaning of Myths'' |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (3) |
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``Understanding Greek Mythology'' |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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``Understanding Roman Myths'' |
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106 | (1) |
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Norse (Germanic) Mythology |
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107 | (3) |
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``Exploring Norse Mythology'' |
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109 | (1) |
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Mythology of Native Americans |
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110 | (3) |
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``Myths of the Americas'' |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (3) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (4) |
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``Making Sense of Poetry'' |
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121 | (1) |
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``Some Poets of Distinction'' |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (3) |
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``Analyzing Narrative Poems'' |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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``The Story in the Epic'' |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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``Poems That Could Be Songs'' |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (3) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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The Poetry of Native Americans |
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139 | (3) |
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``Native American Poems'' |
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141 | (1) |
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The Poetry of African-Americans |
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142 | (3) |
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``An African-American Poem'' |
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144 | (1) |
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Japanese Poetry--Free Verse, Tanka, and Haiku |
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145 | (2) |
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Anthologies, Sequels, Trilogies, and Series |
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147 | (3) |
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``Stories in Many Categories'' |
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149 | (1) |
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Pseudonyms--Why Authors Use Them |
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150 | (3) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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Film Adaptations and Novelizations |
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159 | (3) |
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161 | (1) |
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Helping Students Select Books for Reading |
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162 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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Building a Personal Library |
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164 | (3) |
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``Planning a Personal Library'' |
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166 | (1) |
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Building Good Reading Habits |
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167 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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Avoiding Poor Reading Habits |
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169 | (2) |
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``Overcoming Poor Reading Habits'' |
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170 | (1) |
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Reading for Different Purposes |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (4) |
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175 | (2) |
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Through 76 Story Elements |
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Beginnings: Prefaces, Forewords, Prologues, and Introductions |
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178 | (3) |
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180 | (1) |
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Endings: Epilogues, Afterwords, and Conclusions |
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181 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (3) |
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``Leads in Fiction and Nonfiction'' |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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``Plot--The Action Plan of a Story'' |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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``Themes--An Author's Message'' |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (3) |
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``The Climax--A Story's Great Event'' |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (5) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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``Motivation and Action'' |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (3) |
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``The Causes and Effects of Conflict'' |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (3) |
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``Settings--The Background of Stories'' |
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209 | (1) |
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Imagery and Figurative Language |
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210 | (3) |
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``Pictures Painted with Words'' |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (3) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (2) |
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``What's the Point of View?'' |
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232 | (1) |
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First-person Point of View |
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233 | (3) |
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``Analyzing the First-person Point of View'' |
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235 | (1) |
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Third-person Point of View |
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236 | (3) |
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``Analyzing the Third-person Point of View'' |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (4) |
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``Examples of Figures of Speech'' |
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241 | (1) |
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``Finding Figures of Speech'' |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (3) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (3) |
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``Finding Examples of Alliteration'' |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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``Words That Describe Sounds'' |
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250 | (1) |
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Through 100 Specific Reading Skills |
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251 | (70) |
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252 | (3) |
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``Understanding the Types of Comprehension'' |
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254 | (1) |
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Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension |
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255 | (3) |
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``Improving Your Reading Comprehension'' |
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256 | (2) |
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The Importance of Using Context Cues |
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258 | (2) |
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Building a Reading Vocabulary |
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260 | (3) |
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``Steps for Building a Reading Vocabulary'' |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (3) |
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``Finding Main Ideas and Details'' |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (3) |
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``A Simple Outline for Ideas and Details'' |
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268 | (1) |
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions |
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269 | (2) |
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``Inferences and Conclusions'' |
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270 | (1) |
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Identifying Fact and Opinion |
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271 | (4) |
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``Facts and Opinions in Reading'' |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (3) |
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``Understanding Cause-and-effect Relationships'' |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (3) |
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``Finding Similarities and Differences'' |
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279 | (1) |
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``Comparing and Contrasting Characters'' |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (3) |
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``The Many Uses of the Dictionary'' |
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283 | (1) |
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Using the Card Catalog (Traditional and Computerized) |
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284 | (3) |
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``Card Catalogs by the Numbers'' |
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286 | (1) |
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Reference Sources in the Library |
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287 | (2) |
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``Important Library References'' |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (3) |
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``Researching and Finding Information'' |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (3) |
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``Tips for Effective Note-taking'' |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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``Using a Table of Contents to Find Information'' |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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``Finding Information Through an Index'' |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (3) |
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302 | (1) |
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``Interpreting an Information Table'' |
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303 | (1) |
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Understanding Basic Graphs |
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304 | (5) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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``Steps of the SQ3R System'' |
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310 | (1) |
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Reading Test-taking Strategies |
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311 | (4) |
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``How to Prepare for Reading Tests'' |
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312 | (1) |
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``Taking Reading Tests the Smart Way'' |
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313 | (1) |
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``Strategies for Answering Essay Questions'' |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (4) |
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``Vocabulary for the Internet'' |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (2) |
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``End-of-the-year Reading Summary'' |
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320 | (1) |
| Suggested Reading List |
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