Video 2: Watch Leslie’s students talk about how writing about reading deepens their understanding of texts.

Lesson 5. Explain Events, Procedures, or Concepts

• Prompts for Considering Sequence
• Write-About-Reading Template: Important Events and Ideas
• Excerpts to Write About: “Enemy at the Gates” From Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species by Sneed B. Collard III

Lesson 6. Analyze How Authors Introduce, Illustrate, and Elaborate

• Write-About-Reading Template: Introduce, Illustrate, and Elaborate
• Excerpts to Write About: Albert Einstein Biographies: Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein by Don Brown; On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne; Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess Brallier; Giants of Science: Albert Einstein by Kathleen Krull

Lesson 7. Describe Relationships and Interactions

• Prompts for Describing Interactions
• Write-About-Reading Template: It’s All About Connection
• Excerpt to Write About: “Opening Doors for Others” From Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out by Denise Lewis Patrick
• Key Words for Compare and Contrast

Lesson 8. Analyze the Connections Between People, Events, and Ideas

• Write-About-Reading Template: Events, Individuals, and Ideas: How Do They Influence?
• Excerpts to Write About: “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln; “I Have a Dream” Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.