9th Grade Reading Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Questions Before, During, and After Reading
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionGrammar -
WORKSHEETS
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem
Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionLiterature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Building Vocabulary
Vocabulary development is critical to success in reading To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingVocabularyReading -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Story Map Graphic Organizer
Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureLanguage Arts and Writing -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Concept Map
Visually organize thoughts with this concept map. This type of map can be used in any content area when trying to…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingLanguage Arts and Writing -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)
Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingPoetry -
BOOK GUIDES
Julius Caesar
One of the most important themes of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the question of what qualities make up a good leader.…Subjects:ReadingLiteratureShakespeare -
ASSESSMENT
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Civil and Human Rights Discussion Guide
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers suggestions for talking to your students about civil and human…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionCulture and DiversityTeaching about Racism, Prejudice & Discrimination in America -
WORKSHEETS
Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
WORKSHEETS
Fever 1793 Teacher's Guide
Explore late eighteenth-century life in America with the discussion topics and cross-curricular activities in this…Subjects:LiteratureHistorical FictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Student Guide to Web Research Learning to Read on the Web
Lesson plan 3, about reading on the Web, in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet to do…Subjects:Reading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
ACTIVITIES
Repeated Reading
Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.Subjects:ReadingReading InstructionReading and Literature -
BOOK GUIDES
Fahrenheit 451 Teacher's Guide
Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Unwind Reading Group Guide
Use the materials in this literature guide to supplement Unwind, a book about a futuristic world in which parents are…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
WORKSHEETS
Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Sequencing Graphic Organizer
Your child can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a sequential task. This…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingCreative Writing -
BOOK GUIDES
Pride and Prejudice Teacher's Guide
Help pupils build background knowledge of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, explore themes, focus on literary elements,…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureReading Instruction -
BOOK GUIDES
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Teacher's Guide
This 24-page teacher's guide to The Importance of Being Earnest focuses on themes, character analysis, and drama-based…Subjects:Literary DramaDrama and Performing ArtsLiterature -
LESSON PLANS
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web
Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…SubjectsReading InstructionReading ComprehensionReading -
WORKSHEETS
How to Read a Poem
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
LESSON PLANS
Gatsby Art
A list of poster ideas that will help students picture the main ideas and symbols of The Great Gatsby.Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyMain Idea and Supporting DetailsVisual Arts -
ACTIVITIES
The Great Gatsby Journal
Use the journal to help students focus on literary elements as they read, or in lieu of daily reading quizzes for The…Subjects:Teaching The Great GatsbyBooksLiterature -
BOOK GUIDES
Silas Marner
Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that contains an overview, discussion questions, follow-up activities…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature
