You will read carefully in order to identify allusion, imagery, metaphor, and symbolism and to evaluate their impact on the meaning of a text.

You will read carefully in order to identify diction, tone, and irony and evaluate their impact on the meaning of a text.

This online resource is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge and skills so they can effectively teach adolescent students who struggle with reading.

You will be able to identify and explain the purpose of irony, sarcasm, and paradox in a text.

You will read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.

You will read and annotate paired texts in order to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence.

You will apply what you learned in previous lessons, (1) Linguistic Roots and Affixes, (2) Denotation and Connotation, (3) Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words, (4) Cognates, and (5) Reference Materials, to improve your fluency and comprehension.

You will learn how to annotate or mark a text as you read and re-read to gain a deeper understanding of the text.

You will be able to recognize and explain the purpose of understatement and overstatement in a text.

This resource outlines the components of research-based programs for beginning reading instruction and is for all educators who want to learn more about how to support beginning reading instruction in students of all ages. Links to videos, handouts, and sample lesson plans are included.

You will be able to evaluate the diction in a text and discover the author's tone.

You will be able to differentiate between supported and unsupported opinions in a text.

You will be able to read a text and understand how the figurative language of a literary work contributes to its historical and cultural setting.

You will be able to explain why literary essays include personal opinions and facts to describe an event or situation.

You will be able to explain an expository essay's controlling idea, purpose, and important supporting details.

You will be able to identify the similes and metaphors in a text and evaluate their importance to the meaning of the text.