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Thanksgiving close reading research for Microsoft Word
Fictional Close Reading Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 4 literature (fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These fictional passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
Harriet's Tri
Grades:
4th - 6th
Active Reading Strategies("SNOTS") for Amplify's "The Human Microbiome" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
AP Seminar: Explore the Big Ideas with Trevor Noah's Born a Crime
Digital Learning Friendly ActivitiesEasily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.The College Board’s AP Seminar course is organized around Five Big Ideas. Exploring the Big Ideas through Born a Crime provides students with an introduction to each Big Idea and practice the skills required for mastery of the College Board’s learning objectives and essential knowledge. Reading Trevor Noah’s engaging biography, Born a Crime, provides students an opportunity engage in a cr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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(Easy but Great) ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Assignment and Rubric
Annotated bibliographies are an amazing introduction to research (with or without an additional research essay). I use annotated bibs to encourage students to independently explore issues we are discussing in class: death penalty, gender issues, animal rights. Bibs are also effective for researching for presentations.This straightforward download offers an easy-to-follow assignment sheet (with examples of how to go about writing both a summary paragraph and analysis paragraph for each entry).
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10th - 12th
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Synthesis Bundle for AP Lang
The most important skill AP English Language teachers can impart is how to read, assess, and manipulate resources to synthesize information. The College Board's AP English exam counts a synthesis essay task as a third of its free response score. College-bound students benefit from learning how to research, retrieve and evaluate sources to form an original thesis to support their argument. The skills of annotation, directly quoting a source, paraphrasing, and summarizing are covered as well as cr
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11th - 12th
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The Glass Castle Culminating Projects
Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle is a memoir used in many classrooms, and rightfully so. It's a rich text that gives great insight into what it's like living in poverty. These three projects challenge students to demonstrate their knowledge of the text, analyze the text, and perform research. It also asks them to demonstrate their creative and synthesizing skills.
The three projects are meant to be completed after students have read and discussed the memoir in its entirety. The file is in .
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10th - 12th
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Non-Fiction Informational Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 5 informational (non-fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These non-fiction passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
The
Grades:
4th - 6th
Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Holocaust RST Writing PARCC/NJSLA PREP
This unit is a combination of research, close-reading, and PARCC-style writing. The students complete a variety of differentiated research activities before writing a Research Task. This unit includes the following:-Research Activity Checklist/Directions-Eight multi-media sources (Texts are provided-images/videos links are provided)-Eight Activities/Questions to complete with the eight sources (with PARCC-style questions)-Research Writing Task Prompt-Research Task Rubric-Four Topic Based Open
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5th - 9th
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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Act I
This upload looks at Act I of Midsummer Night's Dream. There are a series of activities on Researching and Comprehension. The emphasis is on Summarising, Skimming, Paraphrasing and Scanning using research into the mythical Greek names used in the play along with the feasts of St John and the Midsummer Festival in medieval times. I include activities on individual work, pairwork and group discussion using hotseating to embed an understanding of the different characters introduced in Act I, Sce
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
Active Reading Strategies (SNOTS) for Amplify Human Microbiome "Virus" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Supplemental Readings and Activities
Using an AVID WICOR strategy, this product employs rhetorical analysis to analyze two historical articles that provide pertinent background information that will aid students in understanding the setting of the novel.
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving Project, MS Word
It's a PARTY! Students create 5 documents in MS Word to accompany the Thanksgiving-themed party they will HOST. Students will use table formatting to create a guest list and a template to create a menu. They will also research recipes and activities to include in the party fun. Lastly, students will create an invitation to send to guests. This project encourages creativity - for students are given much freedom in choosing the various aspects. Each year I look forward to watching my students' ima
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5th - 12th
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Music That Moves You (My favourite song)
This independent assignment allows students to show off a piece of their personality! This project is always a big hit as a "getting to know you" project for teens. Students are able to develop critical thinking skills while exploring a song they love. I have used this project with grades 8, 9, and 10 in my leadership classes. However, I have made it 100% modifiable so, it can be altered to fit the needs of whatever grade you are teaching. I typically have students use this sheet to help them an
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6th - 10th
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"Fake News" Research and Close Reading Assignment
This assignment requires students to analyze the bias and reliability of three different online sources through a guided close-reading activity.Reading articles, assignment, and key are included.Topic of readings is "cancel culture".
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Speech and Debate Bundle of Year-Long Materials and Assessments
Research Basics: Article Analysis Worksheet and Integration Notes
This document includes three parts to teaching research basics to students. First, the packet includes an article response worksheet that asks for students to determine the main idea and purpose of the article, as well as list 6 supporting details and 1 quote. Then, the packet includes a notes sheet for students with teacher lecture notes on the differences between summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Then, there is a basic overview of MLA 8th ed. guidelines for in-text citation and the works
Grades:
6th - 12th
MIDDOT PROJECT
This project combines the skill of intensive research with developing a greater knowledge of middot (characteristics or traits).
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, projec
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5th - 10th
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Flowers for Algernon Extension Activities and Final Essay
Purpose:This unit focuses on the idea of "Perfection". All activities lead up to the final essay! Starting with the short story version (or the full novel) of Flowers for Algernon, include these companion texts and nonfiction articles to plan for the final essay.What's Included:links to nonfiction articles dealing with the idea of "perfection"graphic organizer: comparing chapter 4 of Frankenstein to Flowers for Algernongraphic organizer: comparing a Twilight Zone episode to the short story "The
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7th - 10th
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Oedipus Rex pre-reading and research using “Oedipus The Ideal Tragic Hero”
Students close read the article “Oedipus The Ideal Tragic Hero” and complete research on tragic hero traits and background on Oedipus Rex.For lessons, activities, close readings, and tools for teaching Oedipus Rex, please click here.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Research Simulation Task Teacher-Made Test
Research Simulation TaskThis assessment includes 14 part A and B leap-like questions, multiple select questions, and 2 short answer/written response questions. The standards assessed are as follows: RI7.1. Cite several pieces of relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RI7.2. Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the
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7th
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Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Research Activity and Debate
In this lesson students are asked to explore the possibility of love at first sight. They will be asked to establish a claim on their opinion to this topic, research it, and debate it with students who have an opposing opinion. Once they have had the chance to hear the opposing argument, the students will need to write a claim based paper using evidence from provided texts to support their claim as they acknowledge the opposing claim. This lesson targets ELA 9-10 Common Core standards RI.6, W
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9th - 10th
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Structure - Subverting a Generic Code
This series of activites uses a flipped classroom, where students read, highlight and create a series of dotpoints to understand the subversion of generic codes. They then research an example of a tv series that subverts a generic code and in pairs give a three minute lesson to the class on why their tv series is part of a genre but chooses to subvert it. They are given guiding questions to respond to. The last activity is them choosing a scene from a text in a genre they know well and using i
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Work on Structure at the Macro and Micro Levels
"The Curse of the Garcias" Close Read on a Genetic Disorder
Based on Robert Marion's article "Curse of the Garcias" from Discover Magazine, December 2000, this close read is intended for students in a high school level Biology course.
Students will explore the disorder of Imelda Garcia who consults a genetic counselor to find answers to questions posed by a familial trait. Androgen sensitivity disorder or testicular feminization is the result of a genetic code that results in deficient receptor protiens. Sex-linked traits, cultural norms, emigration, hu
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8th - 11th
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