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8th grade Common Core RI.6.8 literature circles
I am Malala Nonfiction Book Study - Young Readers Edition - Book Club Activities
I have always been intrigued by people who dare to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This COMPLETE BOOK COMPANION BUNDLE for I AM MALALA includes four components that take your students from start to finish in their nonfiction reading comprehension.✅TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIEW to see all the components that make up this great bundle.✅ FOR THE TEACHER:Word Search with 20 frequently seen vocabulary wordsPDF and digital optionsTeacher notes and lesson plansPrintable S
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6th - 8th
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Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing
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6th - 8th
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Refugee by Alan Gratz Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Are you teaching Refugee by Alan Gratz and looking for an opportunity to build background knowledge and strengthen real-world connections? Check out my Refugee Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages for novel-based informational text passages with standards-aligned comprehension checks.This paired passage set includes four nonfiction texts that provide critical background information to complement events in the novel. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this resource!► Why Pair F
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study Unit Bundle
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Novel Study Reading Unit | 6th 7th 8th
Teaching literature and nonfiction through A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fic
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Middle School Novel Study Reading Units Growing Bundle Activities | 7th 8th
Independent Reading Journals Fiction & Nonfiction Logs
These Digital Independent Reading Response Journals for Fiction and Nonfiction come in interactive digital versions AND in low color versions for easy printing. They can be used for ANY reading selections, short or long. And they address every reading standard.
Are you wondering how to hold your students accountable for providing text evidence during independent reading? I needed an independent reading response packet that could be used for any reading selection. I also needed one that was easy
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6th - 8th
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Restart Novel Study Informational Texts & Activities
The informational texts will build your students’ knowledge about memory, the brain, amnesia, and the processes involved in memory formation. Students will learn about the brain’s structures, brain plasticity, and the different types of memories that shape our everyday lives. When synthesized with a reading of Restart by Gordon Korman, the information will prompt critical thinking and analysis about the significance of memory in day-to-day life. By the end of this unit of study, students will ha
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
The Giver Novel Study
The Giver Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching The Giver by Lois Lowry. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this classic book. Whether you have taught The Giver for years or it is your first time, The Giver Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the no
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7th - 8th
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New Salem Witch Trials: Non-Fiction Task Cards
This nonfiction resource helps your students learn to read informational text and find supporting evidence. Students answer a variety of comprehension questions after reading the nonfiction passages. This helps them learn to analyze informational text. Learning to analyze informational text is the first step in learning to find supportive evidence. The varying nonfiction structures (descriptive, compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution, and cause/effect) of the passages also plays a key
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6th - 8th
Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Literature & Informational Texts Grades 6-8
The higher order Question Stems resource for reading literature and informational texts is an incredible teaching tool that will help your students grow through its standards-aligned bank of questions. The 310 higher order thinking question stems are curated and organized based on level of challenge, making it a great resource for differentiation. Rather than overwhelming with a ton of questions, the resource selectively presents the best of questions so you can ask the right one at the right mo
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6th - 8th
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Book Companion & Non-Fiction Passages & Printables
There is nothing better to read during the dark days of autumn than The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. This nonfiction resource contains seven fun printables to accompany the short story, five nonfiction passages and printables covering these topics: New England, Sleepy Hollow, Cotton Mather, Washington Irving, and Is the Tale True? Answer keys are included and standards covered- CCSS aligned. Everything you need for a fiction and nonfiction reading unit! Check out the preview!St
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6th - 8th
History Mysteries: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension and Finding Evidence
This nonfiction resource helps your students learn to read informational text and find supporting evidence. Students read a nonfiction passage, then answer questions, as they read and when they are complete. There are several opportunities for students to give their opinions in response to a text. Students are encouraged to write how a fact makes them feel, to form their own conclusions, to offer suggestions for improvement, or tell what they would do in a similar situation. This helps them lear
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6th - 8th
The Giver Informational Texts & Activities
The informational texts will build your students’ knowledge about memory, the brain, and the processes involved in memory formation. Students will learn about the brain’s structures, brain plasticity, and the different types of memories that shape our everyday lives. When synthesized with a reading of The Giver, the information will prompt critical thinking and analysis about the significance of memory in day-to-day life. By the end of this unit of study, students will have developed their abili
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â The Giver Novel Study
In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter Questions & Key
70+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers' Edition). The perfect adaptation for middle and lower high school students to access this influential period of maritime and historical importance. Use for comprehension and review during in class reading, an independent book study, or simply to guide class discussions. My students love reading about the completely true survival story of the whalesh
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6th - 9th
The Elephant Girl by James Patterson - Novel Study
The Elephant Girlby James PattersonEnjoy this 30 page novel study. It consists of critical thinking questions, elephant facts, baobab tree facts, a ven diagram and drawing.30 page Novel study includes- 27 pages of critical thinking questionsdefining vocabularyidiomsreading comprehensioncharacter analysisculture analysisbehavior analysisemotional recognitioncontrasting Jama's life to studentsbaobab tree factselephant facts ven diagramdrawing- 3 page answer key
Grades:
4th - 10th
Nonfiction Literature Circle Unit
-Literature Circle Pacing Guide
-Reading Pacing
- Paired Newsela Articles
-Nonfiction Specific Newsela article links to pair with suggested texts.
-Descriptions of Texts
-Pacing of writing piece for research to be done using Newsela articles and composing research essay on which the book is based
Three Cups of Tea
The Other Side of the Sky
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Titanic: Voices From the Disaster
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Bomb
An American Plague
The Notorious Bene
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5th - 8th
Notice and Note Signposts Nonfiction Reading Log
The Notice and Note Signposts Nonfiction Reading Log is based off of the book, Reading Nonfiction: Signposts and Questions, written by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. The log is designed to help your students stop and jot as they read, noticing and analyzing the nonfiction signposts. Students are asked to identify the signpost, cite the signpost, and answer the anchor question to the signpost while thinking critically. The log can be used nightly, weekly, etc. A rubric for scoring is included
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5th - 8th
Comprehension Question Template for 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Precepts
Create comprehension questions for your students OR have students create their own.Includes 2 Templates:-First, a blank template to create questions for precepts from "365 Days of Wonder" (edited by RJ Palacio) to support student discussions & written responses.-A second template detailing the types of questions found in each section (Vocab, Author's Intent, Connect, My Thinking).Dear Teachers,Like you, I wasn't surprised when a book of precepts, "365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Precepts,"
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6th - 9th
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Pres. Barack Obama 2016 Speech at the Democratic Convention-Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Democratic National Convention delivered in Philadelphia, PA on July 28, 2016. This resource includes 85 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. U
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6th - 12th
Marooned in the Arctic: Ada Blackjack (YRE) Peggy Caravantes: Chapter Questions
54 PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on Marooned in the Arctic (Young Readers' Edition) by Peggy Caravantes is the perfect adaptation for middle and lower high school students to access this unforgettable true story of one woman's survival in the Arctic. Use these chapter questions for comprehension and review during in class reading, an independent book study, or simply to guide class discussions. My students love reading about
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6th - 8th
Active Reading / Independent Reading / Literature Circles Handout
*This worksheet guides students to become more active while they read independently, in a literature circle, or even during whole-class novel reading assignments. *Can be customized for any reading material whether it's fiction or non-fiction material. *Can be used as classwork or homework to keep track of what your students are reading and if they are understanding the material.*Students will make connections, identify and define a new word, write about how a part of the text made them feel or
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Comprehension Questions for 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Precepts(Oct 21-28)
A Week of Wonder (September 1st-7th)7 sets of questions for a week of precepts from "365 Days of Wonder" (edited by RJ Palacio) to support student discussions & written responses.Includes:7 sets of 4 questions for October 21st-28th precepts (28 questions total)Each set includes a question for vocabulary, author's purpose, connections and student reflection.Like you, I wasn't surprised when a book of precepts, "365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Precepts," was published to accompany the novel "
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5th - 8th
Letter from the Birmingham Jail - Close Read
Close reading guide for students of excerpts from Martin Luther King's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail." Annotation section included with guiding questions for students to answer.
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6th - 10th
Annotation Bookmark for Writing and Rhetoric
If you use the Writing and Rhetoric curriculum in your school or homeschool, use this annotation bookmark as an aid to students learning to mark up their text. This bookmark features the annotation marks suggested by the author.
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5th - 8th
Science of Reading Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer is used for informational texts- before, during, and after reading. This graphic organizer infuses the science of reading strategies and helps students chunk their reading while remaining engaged.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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