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Common Core RI.8.4 homework for Microsoft Word
Article of the Week - Smartphones at dinner
This article of the week addresses the use of smartphones at the dinner table and how the use of electronics in social situations can be divisive.
The article questions focus on:
Genre
Citing Text Evidence
The central question the author is exploring
Vocabulary in context
Making inferences
and a short response reflection question
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have
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7th - 9th
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READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
A bundle of 10 sets of task cards and worksheets on reading for text analysis.This bundle includes task cards on:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing TextsUnderstanding TextsInferring for MeaningPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkimming, Scanning, Close ReadingReading ComprehensionTeachers can use these ready-made resources to enhance the vocabulary, language, grammar, writing, and reading skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in your
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6th - 10th
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Geography of Central America: 1 Page Reading & Map Assignment
This assignment was created for distance learning. I have a 1 page reading on the geography of Central America. It covers terms like the Central Highlands canopies, ecotourism, and more! It explains the natural disasters the area experiences and a quick history of the Maya, Spanish colonization, and the region since independence.Quick Reads are great for online or distance learning as you can post it to a Google Classroom or send it to students in print form! They can be used as bell ringers,
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7th - 12th
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Geography of South Asia: 1 Page Reading & Map Assignment for Distance Learning
This one page reading contains information about the nations that make-up South Asia, the religions, the Himalayan Mountains, the rivers and plains, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and more! There are 5 questions from the reading and vocabulary terms for the students to fill out. Additionally there is a matching map assignment that can easily be done online or at home for any student as they simply have to identify what "A" is.Quick Reads are great for online or distance learning as you can post i
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7th - 12th
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Article of the Week - Malala Yousafzai "Daughter of the Whole World"
This article is about Malala Yousafzai, her courage, and how she is a symbol of women's struggles throughout the world.
Includes questions that focus on:
Making inferences
Vocabulary in context
Supporting evidence with details from the text
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what
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7th - 12th
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The Milgram Experiment: Obedience to Authority (summary - 20 questions)
Were the Germans (Nazi’s) in fact evil and cold-hearted, or was it a group phenomenon (which could happen to anyone...including you), given the right conditions? The most famous Social Psychology Experiment of all time - Stanley Milgram's Experiment on Obedience to Authority - inspired by the horrors seen in concentration camps during WWII. Milgram's test subjects are asked to use a "shock generator" to electrocute other participants, punishing them for incorrect answers during an activity - do
Grades:
8th
Also included in:Â Social Psychology Experiments Unit
A Holocaust Informational Text with Text-Dependent Questions
I use this summary near the beginning of my Holocaust unit as a good introduction to the basics of what took place during this time period. In addition, the multiple choice questions serve as good preparation for standardized testing and assessing which standards may need more focus during the unit.
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6th - 10th
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Text Evidence Practice with Nonfiction Articles
The perfect handout to pair with any informational article you teach! It is designed to be multi-purpose and can pair with current event articles or thematically appropriate content for any unit! This worksheet encourages students to use good reading strategies during their reading of an informational article and guides them to use context clues to uncover the meaning of unfamiliar words. After they read the article, the worksheet asks them to practice citing text evidence by providing quotes th
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6th - 12th
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Article of the Week - The Art of Falling Down
This article is written by a roller derby player and addresses themes surrounding learning through failure and embracing failure. I use it as my first article every year. Students love it!
Includes questions that focus on:
Making inferences
Author's purpose
Register (language used by a particular group) - vocabulary in context
Making connections between the text and students' lives
Identifying metaphor
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
SKIM SCAN CLOSE READ TASK CARDS
A package of 9 task cards on reading strategies: skimming, scanning, and close reading.This resource includes exercises on:Scanning images for informationSkimming classroom for main itemsComprehend passages to answer questionsPrepare questions based on passagesSummarize passagesScan for specific detailsTeachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs E
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
Article of the Week Activity
This activity was designed to encourage students to become worldly knowledgeable, research unknown topics, and introduce students to different and new ways of thinking. This assignment is designed to encourage students to ask questions, seek understanding, and analyze information in an article. Includes for Teachers: High and Low Level versions of the activityEditable Google Docs Resources for Finding ArticlesSuggestions for Classroom UseNeed an online version? Purchase both and receive a discou
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Digital Bundle: Article of the Week
Women's Rights Movement 1970s - Article "I Am the Third Wave" (w/ questions)
Following the Anita Hill hearing, writer and activist Rebecca Walker wrote an article in Ms. magazine—a publication founded during the Women’s Rights Movement in the 1970s—detailing her reaction to the event. In writing the article, Walker supplied the emerging Women’s Rights movement with an initial burst of momentum, while also giving it a name: Third Wave Feminism. In addition to teaching and writing, Walker would go on to also co-found the Third Wave Foundation, an organization addressing in
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8th - 12th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Good Samaritan Experiment: A study of helping behavior (20 questions)
The Good Samaritan Experiment - inspired by the biblical story, puts test subjects in an area where there is an actor (pretending to be in distress and needing assistance). This experiment hoped to measure the amount of helping behavior observed. When we are in a hurry and mission oriented, do we even notice the world around us? The results are again disheartening.After reading a section of the article, students will stop and record a variety of information, such as: what real events inspired th
Grades:
8th
Also included in:Â Social Psychology Experiments Unit
Inherit the Wind Reading Preparation Questions and Comprehensive Answer Key
The verdict is in! Help students to gain an accurate historical perspective and context of the Scopes Monkey Trial as they prepare to read Inherit the Wind. Here is an interdisciplinary assignment that will elicit fascinating discussion material and answer pertinent questions about this famous trial and its participants. A detailed answer key will lay the perfect foundation for the study of this trial or the play.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Analogies Practice
This activity requires students to create their own analogies when given a relationship, create a non-linguistic analogy, and then integrate the use of analogies in their own writing.
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7th - 10th
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Measuring Up: Understanding Body Image Close Read
Close read activity with 5 multiple choice questions. Answer key included.
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7th - 8th
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Connotation & Denotation Practice
Students read an article on D.B. Cooper. For the bold words in the article, they will list if they are positive, negative or neutral and give a synonym for them.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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