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What are the reading and writing text sets? 
The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational-based writing in response to reading.

What is included in each text set? 

• 2 (or more) related informational articles
• Reading Comprehension Questions
• Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
• Writing Plan Example
• Teacher Example Essay (editable)
• Differentiated for Grades 3-5  

Sharks
Students read articles about Sharks. Using the texts, they write an informational essay about the topic.
Standard-based reading comprehension questions help you integrate reading while using the same text you are using in writing. 

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These text sets go perfectly with the Informational and Opinion Writing Units:

• Informative Writing Unit
• Opinion Writing Unit

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Check out the Monthly Text Set Bundle! The bundle includes ALL of the text sets that are currently available.

What topics are included for each month?
The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

January - MLK (Opinion Text Set)

February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

June - Sharks Text Set (Try for FREE here!)

July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

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This product includes anchor charts for each Reading Literature and Informational Standard for Grades 3-5 that provide skills and strategies at your students' fingertips.

Why Reading Notebook Anchor Charts?
The charts in this product are meant to be used inside students’ reading or writing notebooks. This is why they are shown two on a page. I don’t know about you, but the budget on copies has always been an issue we are always trying to find ways to save paper and copies!

More importantly, as ELA teachers we tend to use a lot of anchor charts in our classroom. With the number of charts we make- it would be impossible to keep all of them up throughout the year and sometimes students probably forget they are even there. Having them right in their notebooks allows easy accessibility to help during independent Reading or Writing. You might also find these useful for parents to use at home.

Since I began using anchor charts inside our Reading and Writing Notebooks, I have noticed my students are able to work better independently. They have the tools they need to support their learning. The charts have also been helpful in planning and presenting lessons. For example, when talking about “theme,” you have examples and ways to find it by using the chart. This helps to bring a large and broad topic down to a concrete idea.
This set also includes a variety of graphic organizers for both fiction and nonfiction.

What is included?

>>> READING LITERATURE CHARTS <<<

The following charts are included aligned to the 3 clusters of the Reading Literature Standards for Grades 3-5.

Key Ideas & Details

• Wise Readers ask Questions Who… What…When…Where…Why…How
• Using Text Evidence
• Inference
• Character Feelings
• Character Traits
• Recount Stories (Somebody Wanted But So Then)
• Recount Stories (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?)
• Summarize Stories (Somebody Wanted But So)
• Think FAST about the Characters
• FAST Chart (3 Versions)
• 5 Elements of a Story
• Story Mountain
• Crafting a Theme Statement
• Theme
• THEMEssage
• Common Themes

Craft & Structure

• Literal vs. Nonliteral Language
• Figurative Language
• Idioms 1 (blank)
• Idioms 2 (blank)
• Idioms 1
• Idioms 2
• Allusion
• Poetry, Drama, & Prose
• Point of View
• Point of View (blank)

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

• The Quest
• Movie vs. Text (Blank)
• Movie vs. Text (Filled in)
• Comparing Themes, Topics, & Patterns of Events
• Good vs. Evil
• Thinking about Theme
• Revealing the Theme

Extra Reading Charts & Tools

• The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (1 per page)
• The Story in a Nutshell Graphic Organizer (2 per page)
• Main Idea & Details Boxes & Bullets (2 per page)
• What's the Big Idea?! Boxes & Bullets Graphic Organizer for Text
• Writing a Summary (1 per page)
• Let's Talk Genre! (Genre Notebook Chart)
• Traditional Literature Notebook Chart
• My Reading Log (2 per page)
• Words We Should All Spell Correctly
• Transitions
• Responding to Fiction 1
• Responding to Fiction 2
• Responding to Nonfiction
• Readers Choose Just Right Books
• My New Year's Reading Resolutions
• Ways I Can Help Myself Grow as a Reader
• Parts of Speech
• Reading is Thinking (boy)
• Reading is Thinking (girl)

>>> READING INFORMATIONAL NOTEBOOK CHARTS <<<

Key Ideas & Details

• Super Star Partnerships
• Wise Readers Ask Questions
• Using Text Evidence
• Types of Informational Texts
• Main Ideas and Supporting Details
• Inference
• Talking about the Text
• Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)
• Main Idea and Key Details (Graphic Organizer)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Somebody Wanted But So)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example)
• Summarizing Nonfiction (Notes with Example) cursive font
• Determining Importance
• Determining Importance (Interesting or Important)
• Sentence Starters for Main Idea
• See, Think, Wonder (Blank)

Craft & Structure

• Alpha Boxes
• Context Clues
• Firsthand vs. Secondhand Account
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Description
• Sequence
• Compare & Contrast
• Cause & Effect
• Problem & Solution
• Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
• Nonfiction Signal Words 1
• Nonfiction Signal Words 2

 Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

• Reasons & Evidence
• Text Features 1
• Text Features 2
• Text Features 3
• Combining Texts
• Combining Texts
• Combining Texts (Graphic Organizer)
• Bonus* Readers Gonna Read (My To-Read List)

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

If you ever find that you are looking for a specific chart that is not included, please let me know at jessica@theliteracyloft.com. I am ALWAYS looking for ways to improve the quality of my resources. :) 

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The morning work bundle includes morning work for the whole year. Each month contains 4-5 weeks of ELA morning work, which will have a theme around the season, national holidays, or events associated with that particular month. The morning work is focused on ELA 3rd Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover those Language Standards as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 3rd Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, or a short writing task using pictures or a word bank.

Throwback Thursday: Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels:

ELA + Math Bundles

• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade

ELA Bundles

• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade
• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

ELA Weekly Assessments

• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade
• 6th Grade

Math Bundles

• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade

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