Quick & Easy Strategies for Close Reading and Writing; Grades 3-6

To respond effectively to a text—a common task in standardized 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.