Quick & Easy Strategies for Close Reading and Writing

To respond effectively to a text a ― common task instandardized tests ―students have to merge their reading and writing skills.

Response writing requires a different set of strategies that involve close reading and writing. This book offers practical strategies for teaching students how to read and analyze text closely and combine ideas gleaned from their reading with their own original thinking to respond to the text. Includes nonfiction and fiction anchor texts, writing scaffolds, and more.

Sandra Athans and Denise Devine teach fourth grade in update New York. They have previously published Quality Comprehension and Fun-tastic Activities for Differentiation Comprehension Instruction with IRA.