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11th grade informational text worksheet pdfs
Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheets Set 1 Life Skills and Functional Reading
Here is a set of worksheets to practice reading comprehension of recipes. Practice life skills in your special education classroom while working on reading comprehension. Included in this product are 10 recipes plus 2 worksheets for each recipe. Both recipes and worksheets include 2 levels: written and with pictures. The texts are the same for each level, but one level includes pictures in order to aide with comprehension. It's a great way to use environmental print to practice reading com
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3rd - 12th
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Waves Close-Reading Packet- Mechanical and Electromagnetic (Print & Digital)
This All About Waves CLOSE reading packet is a great way to introduce, review, reinforce or provide differentiation during your Waves lesson. Each informational reading text is standards-based and will provide the essential information for your students. The questions provided for each text requires students to dig deeper to find, analyze and synthesize the key points within the reading. Need a digital option? No Problem! I have included a digital version, making it perfect for flipped classroom
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6th - 11th
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Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe short story + non-fiction, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use “The Black Cat” by American Gothic/Dark Romantic writer Edgar Allan Poe to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the short story's text, and provide opportunities for real-world connections to this grisly story via a 2009 newspaper article (link included) and critical reading activity. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of the story, a 10-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and a real-world inf
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Persuasive Writing: Lesson Plan Pack
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach persuasive writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive persuasive writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:The main goal for this unit is for students to learn the main techniques of persuasive language (including ethos, pathos, and logos), and
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8th - 11th
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The Feather Pillow Horacio Quiroga, Lit. Analysis + Non-Fiction PDF & Google App
Introduce your students to Horacio Quiroga, a master of suspense who will forever change the way they look at their pillows and mattresses with his famous story of everyday horror, “The Feather Pillow.”This 9-page PDF (with Google Drive version of all student handouts) includes:• Suggested lesson procedure page• Full text of “The Feather Pillow,” a wonderfully creepy public domain short story by Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga. (English translation)• Handout of questions/discussion starters for
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8th - 11th
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Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: Fear Factors, Grades 8-12, CCSS
The Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver non-fiction activity, students will read an interview-based article by Allegra Ringo (link included) and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real” classroom activity.When
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8th - 11th
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Edgar Allan Poe Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Poe Biography CCSS
Skip the typical Edgar Allan Poe introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Poe’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as they con
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6th - 11th
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Unbroken, Farewell to Manzanar, Compare & Contrast Non-Fiction, PDF & Google App
Get teens excited about non-fiction with this two-day lesson featuring a compare-and-contrast of two gripping stories from World War II. First, read an excerpt of Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand’s New York Times bestselling biography of Olympic runner and Army Air Corps P.O.W. Louie Zamperini. Then, introduce your students to a family confined to a Japanese internment camp in California’s Death Valley, as documented in Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s memoir Farewell to Manzanar.Don’t have class sets of e
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8th - 11th
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Ben Franklin’s Autobiography, Informational Text, Franklin Aphorisms, 13 Virtues
Use this two-day lesson pack to get your teens excited about studying the words and ideas of Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States’ most compelling founding fathers.This 9-page download (PDF + Google Drive version of all student handouts):• Detailed, step-by-step lesson procedure suggestions• Brainstorming handout to help students create their own definition of a successful person• Four-page excerpt of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin • Critical-thinking question handout that require
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10th - 12th
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical F. Scott Fitzgerald introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this Jazz Age writer’s life as you launch a study of The Great Gatsby with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Fitzgerald’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined ar
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9th - 12th
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Arthur Miller Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, The Crucible CCSS
Skip the typical Arthur Miller introduction lecture as you launch a study of The Crucible, Death of a Salesman, or any of Miller’s other works and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Miller’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific
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9th - 12th
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Ray Bradbury Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Bradbury biography CCSS
Skip the typical Ray Bradbury introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about the Fahrenheit 451 author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Bradbury’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students t
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8th - 12th
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Growth Mindset Famous Failures - Inventors Reading Activity
This includes TEN one-page write ups on modern famous failures who invented items that your students will likely recognize! It has a focus on their struggles, failures and how they worked to invent the well known products. This is great for a growth mindset or character building unit! Each person has a reading passage with between 3-5 questions to answer when the reading is completed. The questions ask students to explore what this person had to overcome and what tools they used to persevere. Th
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Growth Mindset Famous Failures BUNDLE - Reading Informational Text
Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes Speech Rhetorical Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Use Oprah Winfrey’s headline-grabbing speech from the 2018 Golden Globes to show your students the power of a well-constructed presentation. In this one class period activity, students will discuss the #metoo movement, view Oprah Winfrey’s 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss her use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, metaphor, parallelism, pathos, and symbolism. These materials can serve as a stand-alone lesson or as a solid supplement to a study of Jim Crow laws or SAT-st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Emily Dickinson Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Emily Dickinson introduction lecture as you launch a study of "I'm Nobody! Who are You?" or any her poems and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Dickinson’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific articl
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9th - 12th
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Langston Hughes Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Langston Hughes introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this Harlem Renaissance writer’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Hughes’ background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for studen
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8th - 11th
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21 Chump Street Podcast & Video Lesson Compare/Contrast PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Behold the cautionary tale of Justin Laboy, an 18-year-old high school senior who agreed to sell a baggie of marijuana in a foolish attempt to impress the new hottie at school – a girl who turned out to be a 25-year-old undercover police officer. Yes, it’s a real-life version of a 21 Jump Street episode that concludes with a broken heart and a felony conviction. Justin Laboy’s case was featured on This American Life’s NPR podcast. In this lesson, students will listen to the 13-minute podcast epi
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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John Steinbeck Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Steinbeck bio, CCSS
Skip the typical John Steinbeck introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Steinbeck’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as th
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8th - 11th
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Frederick Douglass, Non-Fiction Analysis to use for ANY Novel with Slavery Theme
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a compelling autobiography and provides an honest view of the harshness of life for enslaved African-Americans in the 1800s. Use this 45-minute lesson that includes a slice of Douglass’ narrative to show your students the ugly reality of life in pre-Civil War America.This package includes a two-page excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ book (in public domain) in which he details battling Mr. Covey, an abusive slave owner. After students read the pas
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Info Reading Text - Jury Duty Bundle (no prep/sub plans)
In this bundle you will receive 4 informational text articles related to Jury Duty. Each article includes questions and an answer key. Also included is a crossword puzzle and word search activity. The following titles are included in this bundle:How are juries chosen? Jury deliberationCriminal trialsHow juries workA 22 term crossword puzzleA 22 term word searchA great way to introduce these topics to your class!!Perfect for Substitute Teacher Plans!!Excellent for textbook replacement or supple
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6th - 12th
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Emerson's Self-Reliance Activities -- Transcendentalism
Make this transcendental classic fun and engaging for your students! This activity pack contains all you need to teach Emerson's "Self-Reliance" essay.Includes:-Both PRINT & DIGITAL versions for your convenience (print-ready PDFs & a digital Google Slides version) -A sheet of key excerpts that requires students to summarize each paragraph-A worksheet that requires students to answer 2 comprehension questions and 3 analysis questions and then reflect upon the text-An engaging "bumper stic
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9th - 12th
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Health & Nutrition Articles - 11 Sub Plans BUNDLED | Printable & Google Slides
Updated to Include a Distance Learning Option. This science article / sub plan comes in two versions with full answer keys: 1) Easily printable PDFs, as well as 2) Google Slides. Students can type in their answers directly in the Google Slides.These ELEVEN HEALTH & NUTRITION ARTICLES with questions provide a really easy way for the busy teacher to add interest and enrichment to their health, nutrition or physical education curriculum. You might want your students to know more about the issu
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7th - 12th
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Walt Whitman, O Me! O Life! Poetry & Non-Fiction Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Make a study of poetry compelling and relevant to your students’ lives.In the film Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams famously delivers portions of Walt Whitman’s beloved “O Me! O Life!” poem. This 1-to-2-day lesson will add rigor to your students’ enjoyment of the film, but also works as a standalone poetry assignment if, like me, you aren’t able to use the full-length film with your classes. Either way, your students will be challenged and entertained as they work through Whitman’s words. On t
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Emerson: Nature and Self-Reliance Mini-Unit! *Instagram Activity Included!*
#Transcendentalism#AmericanRenaissance#RalphWaldoEmerson#Nature#Self-RelianceIt's ok if you don't understand- because "to be GREAT is to be MISUNDERSTOOD!" In this mini-unit, Ralph Waldo Emerson's two works ("Nature" and "Self-Reliance") are examined and updated to fit your student's needs! From writing to connecting transcendentalism to #Instagram, your students will be looking at simplicity in a new light. Included:**Biography** (with study questions!)**~TWO~ Quickwrite activities!****Misunder
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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