Middle School Literacy Framework

1. MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA/LITERACY
READING WRITING
Reading Literature Argumentative
Reading Informational Informative/Explanator
Text y
Reading Foundational Narrative
Skills (5th grade only) Text-based with
citations
RESEARCH
PROJECT
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. 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.

6. 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.