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Middle school informational text literature circles for Microsoft OneDrive under $5
RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response
Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts)This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the text. --
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1st - 6th
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Stephen Curry | LeBron James | Reading Passages Black History Month| Basketball
Students practice reading the assignment for the day and then complete a quick close reading activity to help strengthen reading comprehension skills. This activity can be used for whole group, guided reading, close reading, homework, etc.....What's Inside? 2020 Updated1 Passage Stephen Curry (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Passage LeBron James (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Vocabulary Page (Blank)1 Context Clues Graphic Organizer1 Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram2 Writing
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Michael Jordan (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about two of the most famous players in basketball history -- LeBron James and Michael Jordan. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 6 Nonfiction Articles→ 3 Quizzes → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→ The Childhood Years:1 nonfiction text about LeBron's childhood1 nonfiction text about Michael's childhood1 quiz to cover these texts→ Pro Basketball Ca
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Text Set: ELA Theme, Characterization, Plot
Engage students with the classic yet twisted short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl paired with lesser known but equally surprising poem by the same author.With this Roald Dahl text set, students will read his version of Little Red Riding Hood and compare it to Lamb to the Slaughter. Viewed through a gender lens, Roald Dahl is a master at portraying female characters as a powerful element of surprise. These two Dahl texts paired with informational texts and a story element review create
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8th - 12th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Basketball Paired Texts: Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant: (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes paired texts about two of the most famous players in basketball history -- Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.** This resource has been updated to include information about Kobe's tragic death on Jan. 26, 2020. The final two paragraphs of the second passage contain this info.Contents:→ 6 Nonfiction Articles→ 3 Quizzes → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
Grades:
6th - 9th
Figurative Language Treasure Hunt - Use With ANY Text Distance Learning
Figurative Language Treasure Hunt - Use With ANY Text (Updated with a digital option for distance learning!)A fun close-reading activity for upper elementary and middle school students.Reading literature and informational texts activity: Students will search for figurative language devices in context as they read. Any text that contains similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, idioms, oxymorons, and ANY devices you choose will work.Language/Vocabulary activity: Students will create their
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5th - 7th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Student Lead Reading Groups | Reciprocal Teaching | Reading Groups | Book Study
Transform your reading instruction with our comprehensive Student Lead Reading Groups resource! Designed to support reciprocal teaching, this resource provides the tools you need to create engaging and student-centered reading groups. Perfect for literature circles, novel studies, close reading groups, and book clubs, this resource helps students take ownership of their reading and develop critical thinking skills.What's Included:Reciprocal Teaching Materials: Guides students through prediction,
Grades:
1st - 12th
Veterans Day PowerPoint - History of Armistice and Remembrance Day
A Veterans Day PowerPoint helps students understand how and why we celebrate the holiday. This 17-slide PowerPoint has information on the origins of Veterans Day, the history of this holiday, slides on Remembrance Day and Armistice Day, the observance of Veterans Day, the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the US, France and England, the meaning of the Poppy, In Flanders Fields, How to Honor Veterans, and How to Fold a Flag. Embedded music. Work
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ugly by Robert Hoge Novel Study/Literature Circle Guide
This guide has everything you need for a small group literature circle/book club study of the memoir Ugly, by Robert Hoge. For each group of chapters (usually 2), students complete vocabulary work, an input-output chart to record their thoughts, and critical thinking comprehension questions. Two pages at the end are included for students to finalize their thoughts about their reading: an open mind diagram and a point of view activity. I have my students complete work as they read, then come toge
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4th - 6th
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Theme and Central Idea with Video | Printable & Digital | CCSS.R.2
Teach students theme and summary of central ideas using short film clips (Printable & Digital) - Includes lesson plan, student handouts, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Drive (Google slides) link for a no prep Google Classroom, distance learning activities or traditional classroom lesson!2 products for the price of 1: Grade 6-8 version & Grade 9-12 version!Product Includes (zip):Lesson plan (editable .docx)Printable student handouts (editable .docx)PowerPoint slides (editable .p
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6th - 12th
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Holes Novel Study Activities - Paired Informational Passages
Looking to build background knowledge and integrate nonfiction with your Holes novel study activities? Check out my four paired informational passages for Holes and see how you can spiral review informational text while reading Louis Sachar’s beloved book Holes. These passages will make the perfect companion to your novel.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!These paired informational passages will provide background information that engages your students and complements events in the novel
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Holes Novel Study Unit - 6th Grade Novel Units - Holes Novel Activities
Shakespeare Informational Text, Test Prep, Close Reading, and Poem Puzzle
Before you teach Shakespeare's plays, have your students learn about Shakespeare through this informational text while also practicing test prep and close reading skills! This Shakespeare informational text is designed to spark curiosity about the mysterious life of the bard while also prompting inferencing, reading for context clues, and other Common Core test-taking skills. After students work hard on their Shakespeare close reading, they will have a chance to be creative by putting together t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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ELA STEM Challenge Activity: Explanatory Essay, Hatchet Writing Activities +More
This hands-on, zero prep, zero supply cost STEM lesson is a fun way to incorporate STEM in ELA! Additionally, it pairs nicely with any wilderness survival story including examples like Lord of the Flies - Hatchet - My Side of the Mountain - Island of the Blue Dolphins - Sign of the Beaver - Touching Spirit Bear +MoreYou will get:⭐ An editable preplanning worksheet⭐ An editable exemplary procedural text⭐ An editable breakdown of what makes a good explanatory text⭐ An editable rubricYou will love
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5th - 9th
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Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Parent Resource- Fiction and Informational Questions to Ask Your Child
Higher Level Thinking Fiction and Informational Questions to Ask Your Child Bookmark
- During parent teacher conferences, I have struggled with which resources to distribute to my above level readers. This resource has answered that question. Many parents no longer "check in" with their child after they become independent readers and as a result may not be aware of potential comprehension problems. This handy bookmark includes over 30 higher level thinking questions (both fiction and nonfi
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K - 6th
A Christmas Carol CHARLES DICKENS Biography Texts Activities PRINT and EASEL
Charles Dickens..and A Christmas Carol: this biography resource about the great English writer is a perfect way to introduce your students to A Christmas Carol, giving students background on both the novel and Charles Dickens. Each of the two texts can be used alone (but in sequence): they could be assigned as the teacher wishes, in class over a couple of days or more, as homework, as independent projects, etc. The two texts are chronological and just over 400 words in length with an illust
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4th - 6th
Easter Reading Comprehension Passages - Leveled Pack
Students will learn how Easter symbols such as the Easter bunny, Easter baskets, and Easter eggs came about. Students will learn about Easter traditions from around the world, and all about their favorite Easter candies.This article contains 10 text dependent questions. Some questions require students to select more than one answer.Skills covered in this article include idioms, personification, making inferences, main idea and details, capitalization, and text structure. This pack contains the p
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4th - 8th
Galveston Hurricane Nonfiction Text Features Sort & Questions distance learning
This nonfiction text features sort contains a two page article on the Galveston hurricane of 1900, 11 text features (pictures, map, captions, and headings) to cut and sort, and eight comprehension questions to answer. The questions are STAAR stemmed questions. Use as a lesson on text feature placement within a text, or use in small groups or literacy centers.Google slide version of this product is also included.GET THE NONFICTION TEXT FEATURE SORT BUNDLE!!! Get this product along with: The Unde
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features Sort Bundle with Comprehension Questions
Non-Fiction Text Structure Flip Book
This resource will serve as the perfect addition to your unit on non-fiction text structure. This resource covers all five of the different text structures. When assembled, this flip book will provide your students with a description, a graphic organizer, the signal words, and an example of each text structure. Your children can utilize this resource to help them identify the appropriate text structure when reading different pieces of non-fiction text.
Note: When printing the flip book,make sur
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3rd - 6th
Thinking Deeply about Informational Text Choice Board
This choice board features Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexity Icons to extend student thinking. Teachers can use this choice board in literature circles, reading groups, Interactive Notebooks, or even for homework instead of a traditional reading log.
Included in this listing:
- 1 choice board
- templates for choices
- posters for depth and complexity
My other choice boards are listed individually here:
Growing Bundle of Choice Boards
Thinking about Non-Fiction Choice Board
Non-Ficti
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3rd - 8th
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