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Informational text Common Core RI.8.10 resources $5-10
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets : 10 RACE Writing Prompts Text Evidence
This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy for text evidence. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. This Download Contains:PRINTStudent resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response10 passages and short response questionssuggested a
Grades:
6th - 8th
Reading Escape Room ELA Digital Breakout Nonfiction Escape Room
#Touchdown2024 NOW WITH A DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM OPTION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING.Get your readers ENGAGED with this ELA escape room in one of the things they often say they don't like... reading nonfiction. Great for STAAR prep and test prep! My students are begging for more, simply because the content is all related to the the ongoing trend of VIDEO GAMES! Every station is a nonfiction reading activity about video games in general. The high interest content not glorify video games in any way! You c
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6th - 9th
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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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Princess Bride Film Study, Movie Guide + Activities, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is the perfect fairy tale to use with secondary students, but it’s not enough to just hit “play” on the DVD. Instead, add a layer of rigor to your students’ study of The Princess Bride with this packet of print-and-teach materials that will take four days to complete while entertaining and challenging your teens.Materials in this 18-page film study include (PDF + Google Drive versions of student handouts):• A suggested lesson procedure page with calendar (1 p
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8th - 11th
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Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Worksheets Activities Grades 8-9
These 10 pages of reading comprehension passages and questions worksheets contain multiple choice questions for students to practice a range of skills. Passages are high-interest and written on an 8th-9th grade level. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. This Download Contains: 10 passages with multiple choice questions: easy one-page printables answer keyself checking digital version on Easel
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8th - 9th
Also included in: ELA Skills Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities 8-9th Grade Bundle
Growth Mindset Research Projects - 3D Projects and Activities for Growth Mindset
During this project, students will first learn about growth mindset by reading an informational article about Carol Dweck’s work. Then, they’ll select a famous person in history with a growth mindset. They’ll choose from 14 famous leaders and pioneers in their fields for the basis of their research. Students will research their famous person as they respond to targeted research questions. While researching, they’ll be on the lookout for ways that the famous person had a growth mindset. Next
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4th - 8th
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Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons
Elevate classroom engagement with this Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons resource which is perfect for middle school students. Unlock the power of purposeful engagement with non-fiction texts using this Article of the Week differentiated four-lesson resource. This versatile, no-prep, and easy-to-implement resource is suitable for all subject areas, including English Language Arts, and is designed to enhance students' background knowledge, reading, writing, and analysis skills while keep
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Article of the Week Full Year Mega Bundle
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Reading Discussion Cards | Questions for Fiction and Nonfiction
Whether you're implementing a book club, literature circles, or another form of independent, choice reading, students need to have opportunities to socialize and share their thinking. With these reading task cards for fiction and nonfiction, your students will be able to share meaningful information about their books with their classmates even when everyone is reading a different novel.In this resource, you will receive 60 fiction discussion task cards and 60 nonfiction discussion task cards. Yo
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7th - 10th
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Middle School ELA Editable and Digital Sub Plans and Close Reading Passages
These 100% editable and digital middle school ELA sub plans include all the information you need to fill out once and re-use over and over again any time you have a sub. Never stress about sub plans again. Fill out the editable PowerPoint or Google Slides sub plans at the beginning of the year and leave any short text to accompany them. I have included three close reading passages to get you started! No more stressing about trying to have a sub teach a lesson that would take forever to type out
Grades:
6th - 8th
Science Reading Task Cards
Use this set of 75 science informational text task cards with ANY type of science reading material for students in Grades 6 - 12. Simply choose the cards you want to use with any science article, reading, current event, lab handout, or passage from the text. Teaching students how to "read science" may be one of the most important lessons you teach in your science class.In today’s world, student’s must be able to read, comprehend, and analyze science informational reading passages!Students must
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8th - 11th
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Review of RI.8.2 & RI.8.3 | Human Experimentation Article #8-5
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-5: The Disturbing History of Human Experimentation Teach or review reading informational text standards RI.8.2 (Development of Central Ideas and Writing an Objective Summary) and RI.8.3 (Analyze Relationships and Influence Between Ideas and Individuals in a Text) with this high-interest article on the fascinating and disturbing history of human experimentation. I wrote this article as a paired text for the short story "Flowers for Algernon," but it
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions Google Forms
These reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions are great for students to practice a range of skills. A digital, distance-learning friendly resource, it will be perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages are written on an 8th-9th grade level.Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. Comprehension skills inclu
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8th - 9th
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Review RI.8.4,RI.8.5, RI.8.6 | Should You Eat Like a Caveman? Article #8-12
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-12: Should You Eat Like a Caveman?Review reading informational text standards RI.8.4 (Analyze Word Choice & Connotative Meanings), RI8.5 (Analyze Text Structure and Text Features), and RI.8.6 (Analyze Author's Point of View (Conflicting Viewpoints) and Purpose) with this high-interest article on the pros and cons of eating like a caveman, or the paleo diet.Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, litera
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
RACE Strategy Writing Passages and Prompts Print & Digital
Practice the RACE Strategy with 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through this helpful writing technique. It is a digital, paperless resources that you will share with your students. Great for independent work during distance learning. This product is located on Google Slides and is 100% digital. A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, wit
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6th - 9th
Wild Animals Aren't Pets + Let People Own Exotic Animals Argumentative Unit
This argumentative unit compares "Wild Animals Aren't Pets" and "Let People Own Exotic Animals" in a comprehensive unit for digital and print. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, thesis statement, counterargument, inferencing, author's argument, compare and contrast, comprehension, text structure
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Strange Geography Article of the Day-Bellringers-Reading Comprehension Passages
Infuse reading comprehension skills, informational text, and geography with a FULL MONTH of Strange Geography Tidbits and Bellringers. Each informational, non-fiction reading comprehension passage has students reading the passage several times, practicing close reading skills, and searching for text-evidence while making logical inferences. This is a great cross-curricular reading comprehension and reading response activity full of high-interest topics that your students will LOVE that fill in t
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6th - 9th
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Lewis and Clark's Journal Entries: Close Reading of Historical Texts
Lewis and Clark's Expedition Journal Entries - Close Reading: In this five-day, CCSS-aligned unit, students will examine and interpret the journal entries of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark from their American expedition across the western portion of the United States (1804 – 1806). After building background on the expedition, students will complete multiple close readings of eleven journal entries to deepen their understanding of the writings. Reading excerpts fro
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
8th Grade Reading Assessments
This is an 8th grade reading comprehension assessment package that includes two different common core aligned assessments for informational text (nonfiction). They can be used as a pre- and post-assessment at the beginning and end of the year. This would also be a great screening tool at the beginning of the year for all students.Each assessment includes two similar reading passages to align with Common Core Standards. After reading the two passages, students will answer nine questions that are
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8th
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Read Informational Nonfiction Text Structures Structure Anchor Chart Lesson Plan
✨Nonfiction Text Structure Breakdown✨ Use w/ any informational text or nonfiction passage. Editable nonfiction graphic organizers, & anchor charts for: Description, Sequence / Chronological, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast. Everything you need to teach Identifying text structure in nonfiction passages in a fun & engaging way! Students LOVE the nonfiction activities like the text structure sort, quiz, & nonfiction passages I've included. ✅ Check out the p
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4th - 7th
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Reading Graphic Texts - Infographics Lesson, Graphic Organizer, Examples - OLC4O
Introduce graphic texts and teach information literacy! Students will learn how to read different types of graphic texts using the slideshow lesson, graphic organizer, and examples of infographics provided. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this engaging lesson. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lesson for Reading Graphic Texts:✏️ How to Read Graphic Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google S
Grades:
6th - 12th
Close Reading & Compare/Contrast Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork Distance Learning
Close Reading and Compare Contrast of Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork; Includes Mini Research and Creative Activities with Interactive Notebook Foldable - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This is a great activity for distance learning. You can share it with your students on a secured platform. Did you know that Beyoncé's perfume "Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"? Or that Apple® used song lyrics from Seal in an advertising campaign to make a huge comeback in the l
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Outsmart Your Smartphone + It's Complicated Social Media Argumentative Unit HMH8
This argumentative unit compares "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens" and "Outsmart Your Smartphone" in a comprehensive unit for digital and print. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, thesis statement, counterargument, inferencing, author's argument, compare and contrast, compre
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
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