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Middle school informational text handouts
Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project
Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
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3rd - 6th
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Citing Sources Packet: MLA Style 8th Ed. + Test (Distance Learning Enabled!)
Here is a great way for students to learn and practice how to properly cite their sources in the updated MLA 8th Edition style. How to cite from books, websites, and magazines are clearly and simply explained. How to cite from encyclopedias is also explained (though the process is very similar to citing from a book).- Page One: Students are provided simple clear examples of how to cite from Websites, Books, Magazines, and Enyclopedias. Below each labeled example students are provided space to cr
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5th - 10th
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6 Graphic Organizers for Writing Informational Essays - PDF, PPT, & Google
***NEWLY UPDATED! This product includes the original PDF file along with an editable PowerPoint file and a link to copy the Google Slides Version***Hi! Thanks for stopping by my store and taking a closer look at this product!This product includes a set of graphic organizers to guide students through writing an informational essay. What’s Included?→ Outline – graphic organizer for outlining a complete essay→ Introduction – graphic organizer for introduction paragraph→ Body – 3 numbered graphic or
Grades:
4th - 12th
State Test Prep Reading Passages Worksheets Main Idea, Supporting Details | Fast
These reading comprehension passages are great whether you are introducing a new skill or reviewing! This resource includes three reading comprehension passages per standard to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great t
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6th - 8th
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Rhetorical Appeals in Movie Speeches - Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nonfiction Text Features: 6 Lessons & Activities for Reading Informational Texts
This fun resource includes six engaging lessons about Nonfiction Text Features. Each lesson and activity is designed to be hands-on and interactive. Many of the elements that students create in the lessons can serve as a reference for them to use throughout the entire school year (match-up, search and find, guide book). The lessons about informational text features are designed so that they can be taught in succession or as separate activities throughout the entire school year. Four nonficti
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: November Unit Plans Bundle - 5 units and lessons to teach all month long
Nonfiction Text Features Doodle Notes - Non-fiction activities and passages
This Doodle and Do resource is designed to help students learn about 12 nonfiction text features. First, they’ll “DOODLE” as they complete engaging doodle notes about each nonfiction text feature. Then, they’ll practice identifying, creating, reading, and finding text features as they “DO” three fun learning activities. These lessons can be completed during the course of several days or at different times throughout the school year. SKILLS ADDRESSEDStudents will:Define 12 different text features
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4th - 7th
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Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)
Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific speaking assignment. • Play the videos in class or assign them as homework (especially if you want to try to flip the classroom). There are 1-2 pages of guided notes per video. • The guided notes lessons are CCSS-aligned (see below), have “I can” statements
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
RACE Writing Strategy: Lesson and Practice
When I first started teaching the RACE strategy for constructed response, I was blown away by how much my students’ writing improved. Often times they had the correct answer, but the way in which they were constructing the answer cost them precious points on tests and benchmarks. RACE is an acronym for Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. It is easy to remember and students pick up on it very quickly. I used a variation of this lesson for an observation my very first year of teaching and got rave
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6th - 9th
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Regions of the United States: Southwest, Complete Unit (5 Regions)
Your students will enjoy reading this complex informational text about the Southwest region, home of the giant saguaro cactus, the Hoover Dam, and the Grand Canyon. This unit includes printable options only. If you would like a digital option using Google Drive, check out my Southwest Region Digital Only for Distance Learning with a Google Slides version of the reading text and questions, and a self-grading Google Forms version of the unit test, or get the bundle with both printable and digital
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3rd - 6th
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Regions of the United States: Northeast, Complete Unit (5 Regions)
Your students will enjoy reading this complex informational text about the Northeast region, home of the largest city, the smallest state, and our nation's capital. Find out what makes the Northeast an interesting and unique region.This unit includes printable options only. If you would like a digital option using Google Drive, check out my Northeast Region Digital Only for Distance Learning with a Google Slides version of the reading text and questions, and a self-grading Google Forms version o
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3rd - 6th
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Embedding Quotes Lessons and Activities for Middle and High School
Do your students struggle with embedding & citing quotations? Students need lots of practice with using quotes, and this resource will give them that. With these detailed lessons, they will learn the purpose of using quotations and the proper way to embed quotes in their writing. Exercises and interactive activities allow students to practice introducing, citing and explaining quotations, while teaching them how to choose the best evidence AND how to punctuate it all properly (MLA format).Yo
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
Nonfiction Book Report, Doodle Book Review for Nonfiction Texts, Nonfiction Text
The next time your students read a nonfiction text, take their learning to the next level with this nonfiction book review. This Doodle Nonfiction Book Report can be completed with any nonfiction or informational text. It’s perfect for any subject area, too! Your students will love responding to nonfiction with this creative and comprehensive book review. First, students will complete a step-by-step planning guide. They’ll reflect on critical elements of nonfiction including important ideas, c
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4th - 7th
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Identifying Non Fiction Text Structures Practice Pack
In today's day and age it is incredibly important that our students can recognize and describe the text structures that they experience in their reading. Teaching students to recognize the underlying structure of texts can help readers focus attention on key concepts, relationships, and anticipate what's to come.Each double sided sheet provides a list of possible text structure, clear (yet challenging) examples for students to label, and space for them to provide the clues/reasoning they used fo
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5th - 11th
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Viking Unit - Reading Passages - Comprehension Questions - Activities - Projects
Viking Unit Bundle - Interactive Notebook Resources - This complete Viking Unit contains 5 COMPLETE Viking units with Reading Passages, Graphic Organizers, Comprehension Questions, and Viking activities. No need to spend hours prepping for your next Viking unit. All of the work has been done for you - simply print the NO PREP pages and teach!✅Be sure to check out the preview to see detailed information and images of everything included in this resource.The following resources are included in th
Grades:
4th - 8th
Regions of the United States: West, Complete Unit (5 Regions)
Your students will enjoy reading this complex informational text about the West region, from the cold frozen tundra of Alaska to the sunny beaches of Hawaii and California.This unit includes printable options only. If you would like a digital option using Google Drive, check out my West Region Digital Only for Distance Learning with a Google Slides version of the reading text and questions, and a self-grading Google Forms version of the unit test, or get the bundle with both printable and digita
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3rd - 6th
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Regions of the United States: Southeast, Complete Unit (5 Regions)
Your students will enjoy reading this complex informational text about the Southeast region. There's more to the Southeast than just sunny beaches! Find out what makes the Southeast an interesting and unique region.This unit includes printable options only. If you would like a digital option using Google Drive, check out my Southeast Region Digital Only for Distance Learning with a Google Slides version of the reading text and questions, and a self-grading Google Forms version of the unit test,
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3rd - 6th
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Italian Renaissance Writers & Artists Reading & Art Activity: Print & Digital
This document comes with a 4 page reading highlighting Dante, Petrarch, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Brunelleschi. There are two individuals per page with questions at the bottom of each page, so you can do it as an all-in-one activity or space them out. It can also be printed and sent home in a packet for distance learning. There are three fun drawing/writing activities at the end to increase engagement.Multiple Formats: I have it in multiple forma
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8th - 12th
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The Refugee Experience: Mini Research Project for Grades 6-10
The Refugee Experience Mini Research Project gives middle school ELA students the opportunity to learn real stories of refugees from around the world and different time periods with the help of the UN Refugee Agency website. This is a perfect project to introduce authentic research experiences to your students. It also makes a perfect culminating activity for related novels like A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Refugee by Alan Gratz. Students explore the website, choosing three stories
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
4th Grade Informational Text Structure & Main Idea - Nonfiction Reading Passages
This ELA resource includes an introduction to text structure, multiple passages for whole group and independent practice for each of the five text structures, graphic organizers, prompts to help students identify structure and main idea, and a bulletin board display kit to engage your students in learning about nonfiction text structure.Students will learn not only how to identify text structure but also how to apply that knowledge to explain the main idea of a text. And think of all the time yo
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3rd - 6th
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The Gettysburg Address Close Reading Activity The Civil War
The Gettysburg Address - Close Reading Activity - The Civil War This lesson breaks down the timeless words of the Gettysburg Address into an easy format for students. The students will close read the text, decipher the vocabulary, and then connect Lincoln's words to the past, present and future of the United States. The lesson is linked to the NYS Social Studies Framework, but you could easily cut and paste in your own standards for your state. NYS Standard - 7.8d - The course and outcome of th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: The Civil War Full Unit Bundle Engaging Student Centered Activities
Regions of the United States: Midwest, Complete Unit (5 Regions)
Your students will enjoy reading this complex informational text about the Midwest region. Discover what makes the "Heart of America" a unique place.This unit includes printable options only. If you would like a digital option using Google Drive, check out my Midwest Region Digital Only for Distance Learning with a Google Slides version of the reading text and questions, and a self-grading Google Forms version of the unit test, or get the bundle with both printable and digital options.Each regio
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3rd - 6th
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Informational (Expository) Writing w/ Leveled Sentence Frames: DIGITAL or PRINT
This product includes posters and work pages (digital or printable) on "how to" write an introduction, detail paragraphs, and conclusions. It also includes examples of what a graphic organizer and final product would look like. Each section incorporates leveled sentence frames from beginning/"simple" (circle), Intermediate/ "Sufficient" (triangle), and Advanced/"Sophisticated" (diamond).This Informational Writing is based on TBEAR (Topic, Background info, Examples/Evidence, Analysis, Reflect/Res
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3rd - 12th
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Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading - Should Animals be Kept in Zoos?
Opinion Reading Comprehension and Opinion Writing. This packet contains two original informational non-fiction articles, one pro and one con on the topic of whether animals should be kept in zoos. Multiple skills are covered, including reading, close reading, reading comprehension, analyzing two texts on the same topic, vocabulary, summarizing, and opinion writing. CCSS aligned. Answer keys included.No prep! Just print and go. Perfect substitute lesson plan.Watch this short video for a more thor
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading Bundle 1
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