9th grade general science literature circles for ESL-EFL-ELL

Biology, General Science, Other (Science)

**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension that reviews Mitosis and Meiosis. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinf

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

Endocrine System Reading Comprehension

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**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Endocrine System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforc

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Spanish

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

Spanish Reading Passages- Biografias (A BEST seller!)

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Cortez Creations

UPDATE!!Biographies PART 2! LOOK!!!! click here >>>>>>>part 2 available now! Easier biographies for the lower grades. 20 biographies for students 3rd grade and above. Please note the biographies are in SPANISH.Great for dual language classrooms and bilingual education.Designed for bilingual elementary students but perfect for Spanish I. Includes the short biography ofJohn F. KennedyAnne FrankDaliHelen KellerCesar ChavezPablo PicassoSonia SotomayorHillary ClintonBill ClintonG

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Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Milkweed Visual Novel Study with Comprehension Questions & Answers

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Thank a Teacher

Milkweed is a rich, complex and relevant novel that can be challenging for both students and teachers. Our Visual Novel Study guides your students through the novel chapter by chapter, slide by slide, from both a historical and literary point of view. The photos are curated for the classroom. Discussion questions and answers are sprinkled throughout the 260 slides. A Table of Contents has clickable links to each chapter to save you time. Your students will get all the scaffolding they need to r

Subjects:

Close Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

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Genes, DNA, Chromosomes Article

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great introduction, review or reinforcer about the basics of genes, DNA, and chromosomes - their structures functions within the cell and within the body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Mrs Recht's Virtual Classroom

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

, MS-LS3-2

Back to School Writing Activities | Homework Excuses Unit

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Writing activities for Back to School don't need to be boring! Have your students use this creative writing unit to invent crazy excuses for not doing their homework! This is a fun NO-PREP interactive writing unit..NEW IN 2020: A Digital Interactive PDF version is now included!Your Fun Homework Excuses Unit in detail:If you're looking for a fun way to revise simple past with your students then look no further. From a fun poem - Excuses - have your students imagine the craziest and most unbelieva

Subjects:

Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD, Poetry

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

Also included in: Back to school Writing Activities

Alabama Moon by Watt Key, Full Novel Unit

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ESL is my Jam

This unit includes:Teacher planning tools:Unit calendarPre-reading activities:-Watt Key author background reading -Man vs. Wild (TV show not included) and the Alabama woods, activity for background informationDuring reading activities:-5 quizzes for chapters 1-35 (with answer keys)-Chapter-by-chapter prediction questions to use while reading-Polar Opposites warm up activity -Vocabulary quizzes for chapters 1-8-8 Quick writes for the whole novel-Visualizing activity (chapter 24 & 25) in PPT a

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

The City of Ember

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Writing

Every chapter is summarized in 5 key details. Students will read the chapter then organize it in chronological order as it happened in the chapter. Then, students will write a written response and complete a chapter quiz.Perfect for Independent Study or a read aloud in class.All this is conveniently ready in Google Slides, so all you have to do is assign it:)AND.... it comes in a PDF, too so your students can build their very own summary bookThis truly is a FUN way for students to do a Reading N

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

Genes, Alleles, Phenotypes, Genotypes Reading Comprehension

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Basic Principles, Biology, General Science

**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis reading comprehension explores genetic This article explores genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application to a genetic unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses ques

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

, MS-LS3-2

Iqbal Novel Study Complete Unit: Quizzes, Vocabulary, Discussion, Final Project+

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Multilingual Multiverse

This Product Includes (details below):4 Quizzes for the whole novel (digital and print version - 60 questions total)16 discussion questions or writing promptsVocabulary toolsResearch and writing projectChild labor nonfiction digital bookInteractive NotebookIqbal Novel by Francesco D'Adamo Quizzes - Print and Digital VersionsThis product includes 4 multiple choice quizzes for sections of Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo. Each quiz has 15 questions. The questions ask students to reference their texts du

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

What Causes the Weather? Reading Comprehension

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This article is a great overview, introduction or review for a Weather and Atmosphere Unit. It especially focuses on the three main things that cause the weather: 1. Heat and the Uneven Heating of the Atmosphere, 2. Air Pressure, Moving Air and Winds, and 3. The Water Cycle. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a page and a half and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for project rese

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Reading

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie Differentiated Chapter Summaries & Vocabulary

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Enthusiastically ESOL

This product is perfect for accommodating English Language Learners, supporting students who struggle with comprehension, or as a study tool for students. A simple way to make a rigorous unit more accessible! This product contains two differentiated sets of one page chapter summaries for the novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, plus a vocabulary reference section. Chapter summaries include images of important characters, and bolded vocabulary words for quick identification of unfamiliar or d

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Handouts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4

, CCRA.R.10

Energy Reading Comprehension and Activities

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Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science

This is a great comprehensive reading comprehension about energy! it begins with an introduction to energy and moves on to the Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversions/Transformations. It then moves on to the forms of energy - categorization all of the forms under potential energy or kinetic energy. It summarizes mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. The reading is about 2 pages and includes two pages of standards-align

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Reading Strategies

DISCUSSION STEMS - English & Spanish

Created by

LISTOS LEARNING

Raise the quality of discussion in your classroom with these handy-dandy discussion stems posters that are in both English and Spanish! These posters can be used to help scaffold your students' responses when they share their thoughts and ideas, while at the same time reinforcing the expectation of using text evidence to support those ideas. Each poster lists the Fig.19 TEKS that it supports, and we all know how difficult those Fig. 19 TEKS are for our kids! These Discussion Stem Posters will

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Symbolic Quote List for Touching Spirit Bear

Created by

Chelsea Bonilla

This is a comprehensive list of all possible symbols in "Touching Spirit Bear" as well as 140 accompanying quotes and page numbers. I went through the book, page by page, to compile these quotes as a textual evidence reference for students. As such, students do not need to waste time searching through the book to find a quote to justify their symbolic interpretation but can instead spend their time doing the heavy thinking and analysis! I have included two Excel Sheet tabs (located at the botto

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1

, L.9-10.5

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Reading Comprehension

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This is a reading comprehension about the Respiratory System and the Circulatory System and how they work together to achieve homeostasis within the body. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - body systems unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is about a page and a half and includes a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I use the

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

The City of Ember Chapter Summaries +Quizzes and Writing PDF

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Special Education

Every chapter is summarized in 5 key details. Students will read the chapter then organize it in chronological order as it happened in the chapter. Then, students will write a written response and complete a chapter quiz.All this prints into a convenient Summary Book & Quiz BookStudents end up with their own personal summary book they can review anytime they want to remember the story :)This truly is a FUN way for students to do a Reading Novel. It’s different from the traditional Q & A

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: The City of Ember

Sexual versus Asexual Reproduction Reading Comprehension

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Biology, General Science, Other (Science)

**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis is a reading comprehension comparing and contrasting asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - genetics and cellular reproduction unit. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. It is is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article also includes diagram and examples. The article can be used for literacy gr

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS3-1

, MS-LS3-2

Nervous System and the Brain Reading Comprehension

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**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Nervous System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcem

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

The City of Ember Chapter Summaries + Quizzes + Writing Prompts DIGITAL

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Special Education

Every chapter is summarized in 5 key details. Students will read the chapter then organize it in chronological order as it happened in the chapter. Then, students will write a written response and complete a chapter quiz.Perfect for Independent Study or a read aloud in class.All this is conveniently ready in Google Slides, so all you have to do is assign it:)This truly is a FUN way for students to do a Reading Novel. It’s different from the traditional Q & A and a lot more engaging.This reso

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Assessment, Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

Also included in: The City of Ember

Listening and Following Directions - Reading

Created by

Resources From Rachel

This product is filled with worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes. This is the READING Edition.This product is also available as part of a discounted bundle in my store: Listening and Following Directions BU

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Special Education

Grades:

PreK - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Literature Circles

Also included in: Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE

Female Reproductive System Reading Comprehension

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**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Female Reproductive System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homewor

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

NGSS:

MS-LS1-3

The Westing Game Chapter Summaries with Quizzes and Writing

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