Topnotch Book Thursday!

Earlier this week I attended the NCRA Conference in Raleigh, NC. I had a blast! I met lots of interesting people who all shared my passion for reading and teaching. At this conference, I picked up more than a few books to add to my professional library. As I was perusing through them, I decided to share them with you all. So, every Thursday check the blog to see which "Topnotch" book I chose to share. This week I would like to introduce, The House of Comprehension by Constance D.Casserly.

This book is full of ready to use lesson plans and printables. Right now I'm preparing for a PD session on creating novel guides, and something told me to flip through this book. I'm so glad I did because I found this:

On these two pages, I have found an assessment tool that can be used as a post-reading activity.You can implement this as an individual or small group activity. I think that it will work well either way. But to add more excitement to my discovery, on the very next page there is a rubric that allows you assess the your students by skill (character, plot, conflict, point of view, tone, symbols, and theme).

This is the "Topnotch" book of the week. Hope you all enjoy!