1. MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA/LITERACY
RESEARCH PROJECT
WRITING
READING
Reading Literature
Reading Informational
Text
Reading Foundational
Skills (5th grade only)
Argumentative
Informative/Explanatory
Narrative
Text-based with citations
Integrate knowledge
from sources when
composing
EMBEDDED IN ALL
Speaking and Listening Language Vocabulary

2. READING Strategies: *Activate prior knowledge *Build background
*Establish purpose *Preview text structure
*Close Reading *Self-Monitoring
*Visualize *Make Connections
*Questioning *Reflect
*Apply *Summarize
*Analyze *Synthesize
Activities:
*Read Aloud *Whole-Group
*Small Group Reading *Partner Reading *Independent Reading *Readers’ Theater
*KWL *Anticipation Guide
*Literature Circles *Learning Stations
*Think Alouds *Skim & Scan
*Student-Posed Questions *Teacher-Posed Questions
*Re-reading *Cornell Notes
*Annotation/Sticky Notes *Jigsaw
*Think-Write-Pair-Share *Teacher Modeling

3. *Learning Logs *Experiments
WRITING
Strategies:
*Activate prior knowledge *Build background
*Establish purpose *Preview text structure
*Close Reading *Self-Monitoring
*Visualize *Make Connections
*Questioning *Reflect
*Apply *Summarize
*Analyze *Synthesize
Activities:
*Learning Logs *Experiments
*Create News Articles *Create Diary Entries
*RAFT *Exit Slips
*Self-Evaluations *Peer Evaluations
*Student-Posed Questions *Teacher-Posed Questions
*Anticipation Guide *Cornell Notes
*Annotation/Sticky Notes *Jigsaw
*Think-Write-Pair-Share *Double Entry Journal
*Diagrams/Maps/Graphs *Teacher Modeling
*TEXT-BASED with Citations *Short & Extended Pieces

4. RESEARCH PROJECT Strategies: *Establish purpose *Self-Monitoring
*Make Connections *Questioning
*Reflect *Apply
*Summarize *Analyze
*Synthesize
Activities:
*Experiments *Source Reliability
*Self-Evaluations *Peer Evaluations
*Student-Posed Questions *Teacher-Posed Questions
*Cornell Notes *MLA/APA Format
*Annotation/Sticky Notes *Double Entry Journal
*Diagrams/Maps/Graphs *Print/Digital Sources
*Task-Purpose-Audience *Citing from Text

5. EMBEDDED IN ALL
The following critical components are inseparable from Reading, Writing, and Research.
SPEAKING & LISTENING:
*Students must have ample opportunities to take part in rich, structured conversations (whole class, small group, partner).
*Students must present information and findings using digital media and visual displays adjusting to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks.
LANGUAGE:
*Students must have a firm control over conventions of standard English.
*Students must understand how language functions in different contexts to make effective choices when reading or listening.
VOCABULARY:
*Students must have extensive vocabularies for reading, writing, speaking, and listening to be college and career ready.