Clark County Public Education System
Literacy Resources
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Tools added in July, '08 |
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| Grade(s) | Title | Description |
| LITERACY GENERAL | ||
| Intermed/MS | Summer Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter re summer reading |
| Intermediate | March Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter re testing |
| Primary | January Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter for parents |
| Intermediate | January Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter for parents |
| All | ReadWriteThink Why Summer Learning Learning Beyond the Classroom | Summer Reading resources |
| All | Academic Learning Time/Anatomy of a Lesson power point | Guide for lesson planning to ensure maximum academic learning time |
| All | Literacy First Implementation Guide | Overview of Clark County's Literacy Program (click here for .pdf version) |
| All | Lesson Plan Template/Anatomy of a Lesson | Lesson plan template to promote academic learning time: Me/We/Two/You |
| Primary | Early Reading/Writing Continuum | Continuum of children's development in early reading and writing (click here for .pdf version) |
| Primary | Early Reading/Writing Skills Parents' Guide | Guide for parents in children's development in early reading/writing (click here for .pdf version ) |
| Primary |
Lucy Calkins' Reading/Writing Workshop
 Lucy
Calkins' Reading/Writing Workshop |
Implementation guide for Reading/Writing Workshop -- The Calkins Model |
| Elementary | Strategic Spelling Guide | Spelling Strategies adapted from Gail Tompkins, Language Arts: Patterns of Practice |
| All | Teacher Reflection on Writing Instruction | Survey to guide analysis of teaching methods |
| All | KY Regulatory Guidelines for Writing | Overview of teaching practices in Writing Administrative Regulation 703 KAR 5:080 |
| All | Conferring Handbook | A conferring guide with emphasis on teaching the writer not the writing |
| All | Writing Conference Record | Record of skills addressed in student writing |
| Elem | Conferring in Elementary Classroom | Informative article about conferring with elementary students |
| All | Ethics in Marking Student Papers power point | Guide to ethical feedback to students |
| All | KY Writing Scoring Rubric | KY's new scoring rubric that replaces holistic scoring guide |
| Elementary | Kid friendly scoring rubric | Analytical rubric in kid friendly version |
| All | Annotated Writing Scoring Rubric | Annotated new scoring rubric to indicate new terminology |
| Elem | Improving Boys' Writing Purpose and Audience | Suggestions for writing instruction for boys |
| Elem | Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer | Treasures texts to practice reading like a reader, reading like a writer |
| MS/HS | Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer | Text to use for reading/writing analysis by Steve Peha, Teaching That Matters |
| All | Student Writing Samples | Writing samples from Teaching That Matters |
| All | Collection of resources to enhance writing instruction | |
| All | Purdue OWL resource | |
| Elementary | Revising and Editing Practice power point | Revising/Editing practice w/narrative text |
| All | Revision Files Feature Article | Text to support revision process |
| writing - resources | ||
| All |
Writing to learn activities |
WTL activities from Univ of Delaware |
| All | Sample Learning Log Activities | Description of writing to learn/learning log activities -- adaptable for all grade levels |
| All | Idea Development/Support | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to generate idea development/support |
| All | Writing Angles | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to promote how to find your own angle/focus in writing |
| All | Discovery Articles | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to Discovery Articles |
| All | Inquiry and Writing | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to Inquiry/Writing |
| Elem/MS |
Sentence combining power point |
Guide to sentence combining (Middletown Schools, CT) |
| HS |
Comma usage power point |
Comma usage guide (Purdue University Writing Lab) |
| HS |
Internet Research power point |
Guide to internet research/documentation (Purdue OWL) |
| HS |
Sentence combining power point |
Guide to sentence combining (Purdue OWL) |
| Elementary | Audience Awareness Visual | Visuals to prompt audience/purpose questions |
| All | Prewriting Audience Awareness graphic organizer | Graphic organizer to prompt thinking about what reader already knows and what reader needs to know |
| mentor texts | ||
| All | Literature That Supports Writing | Power point from NCTE |
| All | Mentor Texts | Explanation of mentor texts to support writing in any genre |
| MS | Mentor Text Mrs. Pratchett's Revenge power point | Showing-not-telling with assistance from Roald Dahl, including student work |
| Elem/MS | Mentor Texts Nonfiction power point | Main Idea and Supporting Details/Treasures 6th grade |
| Elem | Mentor Texts Setting power point | Descriptive settings with assistance of mentor texts from 4th grade Treasures |
| Elem | Mentor Texts Springboard for Writing ppoint revised Onion and Astronaut Text Excerpt Examples of Showing Not Telling | Showing-not-Telling with assistance of mentor text Onion and Astronaut; examples from Lucy Calkins Unit of Study |
| 4th | Personal Narratives Reading/Writing Connections | Collection of "mentor" texts to generate journal writing/narrative craft lessons/models for conferencing |
| Elem | Mentor Texts Student Work "Oh NO!" Moments power point "Oh NO!" student texts | Texts to assist with creating "Oh NO!" moment in personal narrative writing |
| personal expressive/literary writing | ||
| Elem | Engaging narrative leads/student work (sounds) Engaging leads seasons | Showing not Telling in Leads/student examples |
| Elem | Narrative Leads | Examples of different types of leads/hooks |
| Elem | Great Leads | Examples of leads from read*write*think |
| Elem | Narrative Event Map | Graphic organizer for narratives |
| Elem | Personal Narrative Organizer | Organizer to help guide narrative writing |
| Personal Narrative Revision Guide | Questions to help guide revision | |
| Intermed/MS | Memoir Pre-Writing Activity | Reading response prompts to accompany Cynthia Rylant's picture book When I Was Young In The Mountains |
| Intermed/MS | Memoir Pre-Writing Activity power point | When I Was Young In The Mountains |
| MS/HS | Memoirs Student Work | From the Art of Writing Well, Lucy Calkins |
| All | Poetry Experiences | From the work of Pam Burton, LA teacher, Johnson Co. MS |
| All | Actions to prompt poetry | Nancie Atwell resource |
| transactive writing | ||
| All | Feature Articles Structure | Dr. Charles Whitaker's sample article structure |
| All | Feature Articles Explanation | Dewey Hensley's explanation of feature articles/structure |
| All | Guide to Persuasive Writing Persuasive Frame Organizer | Annotated persuasive samples |
| All | Common persuasive advertising techniques TV commercial viewing guide Persuasive technique power point Positive Persuasive Techniques Persuasive Techniques Jeopardy | Power points to guide analysis of ads; TV ad viewing guide; positive persuasion power point |
| All | Persuasive Advertising Anticipation Guide Common persuasive advertising quiz Open Response Travel Ad Open Response Hershey Ad OpenResponseTVads On Demand Persuasive Techniques | Anticipation Guide and assessments |
| All | Positive Persuasive Techniques power point Strategy Definitions Strategy checklists | Resources from Read Write Think |
| All | Persuasion Graphic Organizers | Pre-writing tools |
| 5th | Persuasive letter plan | Prewriting activity to help anticipate reader's objections |
| 7th/8th |
Speech Writing power point 7th Speaking Listening Observing POS 8th Speaking Listening Observing POS |
Speech writing guide/related curriculum documents |
| 7th/8th | Sample speeches | |
| MS/HS | Guide to enable active listening | |
| MS/HS | Resources for speech | |
| MS/HS |
What Is An Editorial
Editorial Checklist
Editorial Discussion Sample School Uniforms
Editorial Discussion Sample Star Tribune Safe toys Student Work Editorials Newspapers in Education Lesson 11 |
Editorial
explanation/checklist based on Dr. Charles Whitaker's work Resources for teaching editorials |
| MS/HS |
Voice/Tone power point Voice/Tone Sample Editorial text |
Power point and editorial to guide discussion of appropriate voice/tone |
| MS/HS | Argument & Persuasive Writing @Web English Teacher | Resource for persuasive writing |
| MS/HS | Lesson Plans - Critical Consumerism (Urban Dreams - OUSD) | Resource for persuasive writing/advertising analysis |
| MS/HS | Generating Ideas in the Content Area classroom for real world writing power point | Guide for generating ideas/angles in content areas |
| MS/HS |
Generating Ideas from Middle Ages content for real world writing power point Middle Ages text pdf. |
Guide for generating ideas/angles in Social Studies content/Middle Ages, adapted from Annenberg materials |
| MS/HS | Dr. Charles Whitaker's sample Science Unit and related writing | |
| READING | ||
| Elem | Treasures Technology | List of technology resources to use with Treasures |
| Elem | 4.1 Checklist 5thgrade 4.1 Checklist 4th grade | Core Content checklists to assist OR development |
| Elem | Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays for the Classroom | Source of reader's theatre scripts |
| MS | 4.1 Checklist 6th grade 4.1 Checklist 7th grade 4.1 Checklist 8th grade | Core Content checklists to assist OR development |
| MS/HS | Reading Strategies in Math Classroom Keys to Reading Math Bookmark | Math teacher's recommended reading strategies |
| MS/HS | Predicting non fiction text power point | Guide for predicting, including advanced signal words and text features |
| MS/HS | Summarizing power point | Guide for summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting and documenting sources |
| MS/HS | Question Answer Relationships power point | Guide for analyzing question/answer relationships |
| MS/HS | Bookmark to guide student in making question/answer relationships | |
| MS/HS | Informative article about how to promote visualization in reading comprehension | |
| MS/HS | Checklist to guide reader's visualization | |
| MS/HS | Article to supplement the QAR power point | |
| All |
Visualization Stop ask check fix list Prompts that guide Flow chart of behavior |
Jeff Wilhelm's comprehension resources |
| All | List of signal words for text structures; | |
| All | Compare/Contrast organizers | |
| All | Graphic organizers for use with reading | |
| All | Selection of strategies based on Jeff Zwiers' work | |
| READING CIRCLES | ||
| Primary | How to set up lit circles in Primary | |
| All | Chapter 1 Harvey Daniels' Lit Circles | |
| All | Everything you need to set up lit circles | |
| All | Jim Burke's work on Lit Circles | |
| All | Rubric to guide participation | |
| 4th | Reading circle lit roles aligned to 4.1 w/writer's craft connection | |
| 5th | Reading circle lit roles aligned to 4.1 w/writer's craft connection | |
| 6th | Reading circle lit roles aligned to 4.1 w/writer's craft connection | |
| 7th | Reading circle lit roles aligned to 4.1 w/writer's craft connection | |
| READING - WORD STUDY | ||
| All | Common root words/prefixes/suffixes | |
| All | Words That Teach activities | |
| All | Word map template and sample | |
| All | ||
| All | Resource adapted from work of Jeff Zwiers | |
| ON DEMAND WRITING RESOURCES | ||
| All | Combined On Demand Rubric and Score Sheet | Rubric for scoring and conferencing with students |
| All | Checklist for creating prompts | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to creating On Demand prompts |
| All | On Demand Mini Lessons | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to On Demand mini lessons |
| 5th | Test prep guide | |
| 5th |
On-Demand Test Prep FAP IT! power point |
Test prep guide |
| 5th | Student Group Responses to Writing to Inform prompt | “Our elementary Schools: The Inside Scoop from a Student’s Perspective" Student work showing Problem/Solution idea development |
| 5th | Model Article Model Letter | Model article and letter, same subject |
| 5th | Jeopardy game to review for OD test | |
| 5th/8th | Jeopardy game to review ORQ/OD differences and fact/opinion | |
| 5th/8th | Writer's OD guide included in test booklet provided by KDE | |
| 5th/8th | Released test items with student work provided by KDE | |
| 8th |
Elaborating Ideas Using DRAPES Persuasive Technique Analysis power point |
Samples of student work with various levels of elaboration; persuasive technique analysis power point |
| 5th/8th | Self conferencing checklist/letter Self conferencing checklist/article | Checklists to aid self conferencing |
| 8th |
On-Demand Student Guide power point |
Test prep guide |
| 8th | Jeopardy game to review OD assessment | |
| ON DEMAND WRITING PROMPTS/MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS | ||
| 5th | Editing M/C Science/Cells Editing M/C Science/Potato Vaccines Editing M/C People in Science | Practice multiple choice editing tests - Science content from Harcourt Science |
| 5th/8th | Narrate for Purpose: What's the hidden purpose? | Guided practice for prompt analysis |
| 5th | Diagnostic Prompts Companion instructional tool power point | Diagnostic prompts to guide instruction; using FAP to focus on Form Audience Purpose |
| All | FCPS Curriculum and Instruction | On Demand prompts from Fayette County |
| 5th | On-Demand Writing Prompts (all modes) | 15 On-Demand sample writing prompts |
| 5th | On-Demand/Bridge to Terabithia (narrate) | Prompts emanating from Bridge to Terabithia |
| 5th | On-Demand/Learning from Adults (narrate) | Letter/article emanating from A Visit With Grandpa |
| 5th | On-Demand/Narrate | Article re weather affecting activity; letter about changing plans (Treasures Unit Four) |
| 5th | On-Demand/Narrate | Letter re good friend; letter about helping someone (Treasures Unit Five) |
| 5th | On-Demand/Persuasion | On-demand prompts with mentor text from Time Life for Kids |
| 5th | On-Demand/Math connection (persuade) | Letter to Book Fare Director/popular books/letter to Food Service Director/popular lunch (based on survey) |
| 5th | On-Demand/Math connection (persuade) | Letter to teacher/choice of field trip based on cost, distance; letter to Food Service Director rehealthy snacks based on cost/calories |
| 5th | Articles for school newspaper/being aware of propaganda techniques in TV ads/ being wise consumers/benefits of positive persuasive techniques in becoming influential writers; Article/expanding school lunch menu; letter about expanding menu (Treasures Unit Two; Letter to park rangers/horseback riders; letter to mayor/water park/public park (Treasures Unit Three) | |
| 5th |
On-Demand/Social Studies (persuade) |
Prompts emanating from Social Studies content |
| 5th |
On-Demand/PLVS (inform) |
ORQ and Article/letter - dealing with stress |
| 5th | OD prompts from Nelson Co | |
| 8th | OD prompts from Nelson Co | |
| 8th |
On-Demand Diagnostic Prompts 8th grade On-Demand - What Is It? 8th grade power point |
Diagnostic prompts to guide instruction; using FAP to
review On Demand Writing tasks
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| 8th | On-demand prompts emanating from Pros/Cons TV text | |
| 8th | Article/letter - facing new experiences/serving others | |
| 8th | Editorial/speech - materialism/dress code | |
| 8th | Letter/speech - school calendar/publish newsletter | |
| 8th | ORQ and Letter/article - finding a job/with sample letter response | |
| 8th | Editorial/letter writing task related to Anne Frank | |
| 8th | 50 On-Demand sample writing prompts | |
| HS | Students choose from Letter/Speech | |
| HS | Students choose from Article/Speech | |
| REFLECTIVE WRITING | ||
| Elementary | 4th grade sample | Sample reflective 4th grade letter to 5th grade teacher |
| Elementary | Letter from literacy coach to 4th graders | Sample reflective letter from teacher |
| Elementary | Letter from literacy coach to Lucy Calkins | Sample reflective letter to Writing Mentor |
| Elementary | Annotated 4th grade Reflective Sample power point | Power point to assist analysis for audience awareness and personal connection to literacy |
| Elementary | Annotated 4th grade Reflective Exemplar power point | Power point to assist analysis for audience awareness and personal connection to literacy |
| 7th | Annotated 7th grade Reflective Exemplar power point | Power point to assist analysis for audience awareness and personal connection to literacy showing cause and effect |
| All | Reflection: Cause/Effect Focus | Cause/Effect signal words to assist idea development and organization in literacy reflection |
| All | Idea Development Support Guided Practice Idea Development Support Student Work | Idea Development lesson based on the work of Dr. Charles Whitaker |
| All | Examples of Ways to Convey Your Reflective Thinking | ID/Support from the work of Dr. Charles Whitaker |
| All | Visual to help elicit literacy experiences | |
| All |
Contemplating Literacy Experiences During Writing Process: Questions to Ask |
Questions to promote contemplation of literacy throughout the year from Elizabeth Dick, Franklin Co. |
| All | Questions to promote audience/purpose awareness | |
| All | Reflective Thinking based on KDE resource | |
| All |
Reflection Lesson One power point |
Guide for reflective portfolio entry#1 |
| All |
Reflection Lesson Two power point |
Guide for reflective portfolio entry#2 |
| All |
Reflection Lesson Three power point |
Guide for reflective portfolio entry#3 |
| All |
KDE Reflective Writing Explanation power point |
Explanation of growth in writing through lens of literacy includes student samples |
| UNITS OF STUDY | ||
| Kindergarten | Small Moments Narrative Writing Unit | Narrative Writing Unit by Lauren Thomas |
| 3rd | Charlotte's Web Unit | Novel unit with persuasive focus by Jessica Dowell |
| 4th | Stone Fox | Interdisciplinary novel/language arts/social studies (working animals and pets) |
| 5th | Esperanza Rising Persuasive Unit | Interdisciplinary novel/language arts/social studies with emphasis on critical listening and persuasion by Emily Tipton |
| 6th |
Hoot Unit Outline(updated)
What Makes A Good Discussion? power point Who Gives a Hoot? power point Hoot Transactive Writing Project power point |
Interdisciplinary unit addressing environmental concerns (novel/other readings); reading skills/strategies; discussion etiquette Power point; Power point pre-reading activity; Power point transactive writing post-reading activity |
| 6/7th | Short Story Inquiry Unit | Student inquiry into short story/mentor texts to guide literary writing (updated) |
| 6th/7th/8th | Nonfiction Handbook | Analysis of text structure to assist with writing |
| 6th/7th/8th | Nonfiction Handbook | Analysis of persuasive techniques to assist with writing |
| 7th/8th | Gathering Blue | Interdisciplinary novel/language arts/social studies (addresses altruism/community) |
| Intermed/MS | Hatchet Booktalk power point | Pre-reading activity created by Jennifer Steele |
| 8th | Flush Novel Unit | Interdisciplinary language arts/science unit with emphasis on critical listening/persuasion by Julie Wood |
| All | Planning a Themed Literature Unit | Resources to help plan themed literature units |
| All | Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS) | Unit of Study planning resource |
| RELATED RESOURCES | ||
| All | KDE guide to development KCCT like assessments | |
| All | Writing resource from UConn | |
| Elem | Writing resource from Northern Nevada WP addressing 6 trait writing/complements KY writing standards | |
| Elem |
http://www.unr.edu/educ/nnwp/Mini_Lesson_of_the_Month_Club.html |
Writing resource from Northern Nevada WP |
| All | Resource for analysis of student work and writing skills in all genres | |
| 6-12 | Resource including graphic organizers, rubrics and other instructional tools for reading, writing and thinking | |
| All |
Images of Winchester-Clark County, KY - Relocation information for the Winchester Area |
Images of Winchester to prompt ideas for writing about place |
| All |
Children's Express. http://www.childrens-express.org Co-nect to kids. http://www.co-nect.net/legacy/schools/webzine Cyberkids. http://www.cyberkids.com/index.html Frodo's Notebook. http://www.frodosnotebook.com/ Kid News. http://kidnews.com/ Kids Online Magazine. http://kidsonlinemagazine.com/ KidsViews. http://www.edulace.com/kids/rdg/chal.html MidLink Magazine. http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/ Teen Lit. http://ww.teenlit.com/ White Barn Press. http://whitebarnpress.com Writing With Writers. http://teaches.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm Young Writer's Club: http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html |
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| all | Scholastic site where writers can publish their work | |
| all |
http://thewritesource.com/models.htm http://thewritesource.com/topics.htm |
Student work representing all genre and writing topics |
| all | Examples of most letter types | |
| all | A wealth of literacy resource materials created by Steve Peha | |
| all | Online resource for English teachers | |
Questions?: email: jennifer.bernhard@clark.kyschools.us
