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Free 8th grade Common Core RI.6.1 resources
FREE STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension Passages Review Warm Up Bell Ringer Quiz
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This 1 Week Review of daily reading practice has short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curricul
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6th - 9th
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Sled Dog Racing | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
FREE! HIGH-INTEREST NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING! Thorough, high-interest 2-page passage about sled dog racing for any time of year. Student will preview & practice relevant vocabulary, read the text closely to answer comprehension questions, practice supporting inferences by citing textual evidence, interpret a visual diagram, and compare viewpoints on the race. WOW!!!Fascinating subject matter that puts readers at ease! Kids love reading and writing about dogs and will not
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4th - 9th
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Growth Mindset Activity Free Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions
This free growth mindset reading passage and activity is great for several reading comprehension skills: vocabulary, summarizing, text-to-self connections, and making inferences. This two-page, printable resource is no-prep and high-interest.The passage is written approximately on a 6th grade level, but it can be used with a range of students.This Download Contains:PRINTTwo page printable reading passage + questions answer keyDIGITALReady to use Easel activityTeachers are saying... ♥ "I have
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving History: Passage - Distance Learning Compatible
Let's clear up a few Thanksgiving myths. The "first Thanksgiving" was not one big meal. The Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans probably did not sit around a long table giving thanks together. And don't start picturing turkeys and pumpkin pie either. The real "first Thanksgiving" was quite different from how it is pictured in many places today.With this resource, students will learn more about the real "first Thanksgiving" and why many people today picture turkey and pumpkin pie around the
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: High-Interest History Differentiated Passages for the Year Bundle
6TH - 8TH ELA LESSON PLANS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM MAP READING / WRITING
A FULL YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA is planned, sequenced, and CCSS aligned, and I would like to share it ALL with you. Please enjoy this free scope and sequence, lesson plans, standards alignment, and smart map kit. You can use this sequence and all of the resources in this bundle even if you are on a semester, trimester, or any calendar schedule. Scroll down to SEE MORE FAQs.No purchases are necessary to use ANY OR ALL of the tools in this full planning kit. Your own resources will work perfec
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Daily Reading Comprehension Central Ideas and Inferences Week 1
These daily reading comprehension passages are perfect as a bell ringer for middle school! Each informational text reading passage includes practice for determining the central idea and making inferences. Students will read a passage about a different informational text topic each day and then answer two multiple choice questions that focus on identifying the central idea and making inferences. Students also have to provide a quote from the text that supports the inference they made.Digital &
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6th - 8th
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September 11th Reading Comprehension and RACE Strategy Writing Activity FREE
This free reading comprehension passage describes September 11 and its aftermath in the United States. Students will read, answer three multiple choice questions, two short response questions, and one extended response question using the RACE Strategy. No-prep, just print and go!This Download Contains: ♦ 1 passage (approximately 8th grade reading level)♦ 2 pages of worksheets♦ Answer keyLooking for a novel to help your students grasp 9/11?Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story--Complete Novel UnitNeed
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6th - 9th
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Paired Passages with writing prompt RACE Strategy: FREE Student Guide
Need free paired passages with a writing prompt? Paired texts can be difficult. Give your students this FREE guide to support them as they learn to read and respond to paired texts. Paired texts are becoming more and more common on standardized tests. This Download Contains: PRINT2 passages with a questionan exemplar response to a short response questionguide to the RACE Strategy for paired passagesDIGITALready to use Easel activityLike this resource? Check out the full versions!Paired Passages
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4th - 8th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic below.)5 differentiated reading l
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3rd - 8th
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6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
FREE Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions Task Cards
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to reading comprehension? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 10 reading skills task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories and modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed respo
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5th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Task Cards | Test Prep | Print & Digital | Common Core
These 8 task cards that cover making inferences, main idea, theme, and summarizing a text are perfect for Ohio's AIR test prep or common core standardized test prep. They use excerpts from popular youth novels to help engage your students as they practice their reading comprehension skills. The cards contain a short excerpt and use multiple-choice, evidence-based selected response (A/B questions), multiselect, and short response questions. They can be used in small groups, literacy centers, stat
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Task Card Bundle | Ohio AIR Test | PDF & DIGITAL
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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All About Pumpkins Literacy Activities: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Poetry
INTERESTING & FREE! Grab their attention with interesting informational texts about pumpkins, historical literacy passages, vocabulary connections, a poem, fascinating facts that are incorporated into critical thinking activities, writing explanatory text about how to make a jack-o-lantern, writing a short persuasive text about why and how people can eat more pumpkin in their diets, and more challenging yet fun ELA activities. Perfect for the fall season in ELA, including Halloween and Thank
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5th - 9th
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Five-Sentence Summary Graphic Organizer
This two-page graphic organizer helps students organize their thoughts and write a clear, well-structured five-sentence summary of a fiction or nonfiction text. Many students struggle to include the most important details in their summaries, or these details are not presented in a logical order. This document breaks down the task of writing a summary into smaller tasks, beginning with identifying the who, what, where, when, and why of the story.This document contains two pages. The first page as
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3rd - 9th
Also included in: English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
Nonfiction Passage with Text Features - The Sun - Digital & PDF
Looking for a reading passage with LOTS of nonfiction text features? Use this handy, free text features activity to teach eight kinds of text features as students learn about one of the most fascinating objects in our solar system - the sun!(If you love this freebie, check out the rest of my Solar System Nonfiction Reading Passages Bundle!)This free nonfiction reading passage includes a variety of common text features, including a title, headings, a footnote, a diagram, a caption, and more. It a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Nonfiction Unit - Solar System Reading Passages
Holiday Gingerbread Tradition Passage - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about the tradition of making gingerbread baked goods for the holidays through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic
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3rd - 8th
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Informational Text Reading Passage | Test Prep | SBAC | CAASPP | PDF & Digital
Help your students prepare for standardized testing with this practice reading passage. Great for Common Core or the Smarter Balance test!This common core aligned test prep resource has 10 questions written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on standardized testing.Question types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and constructed response.Print Version Includes:- 1 NoniFiction Passage- 10 Text-Dependent Questi
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5th - 9th
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World War II: Major Battles Passages
World War II Major Battles Differentiated Reading PassagesWith this resource, students will learn about the key battles of World War II through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 9 original reading mini-passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 40 mini-passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are generally included for passage sets in my store but are not currently included in this freebie.NOT
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Post-Civil War to Present Day: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Ice Cream Science Informational Text Passage - Practice Science Literacy in ELA
High-interest NO PREP PRINTABLES OR INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING! High-interest topic students will love reading about and be fascinated by. Super interesting & informative informational text passage explains why & how ice cream is a complex substance (It is a foamy emulsion made possible by freezing-point depression!). Teachers have repeatedly told me how much students liked this activity because it is so engaging and relevant to real life!Comes with several ELA and L
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5th - 10th
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FREE Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice
Do your students know how to adequately show evidence from the text when they are asked? We often take for granted that students automatically know how to do this.
Use my Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice *FREE* resource to help your students! This resource includes a visual aid to help students remember, as well as ONE nonfiction passage with questions to practice citing evidence from the text. Suggested answers for each question (and identification of evidence from the
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6th - 9th
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Thanksgiving History: Passage 2 - Distance Learning Compatible
Thanksgiving is a national holiday that is celebrated every year in the United States to remember the feast that was shared hundreds of years ago between the Wampanoag Native Americans and the Pilgrims who sailed to North America on the Mayflower. While you were probably already familiar with that piece of the Thanksgiving story, there’s a lot about Thanksgiving you may not know because focusing only on the “friendly” meal that was shared leaves out the most important parts of the story.With thi
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3rd - 8th
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Earth Day: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about Earth Day through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic below.)5 differentiated reading levels CCSS-aligned que
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3rd - 8th
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FOOTBALL Close Reading FREEBIE for Grades 4-8
Looking to share some biographies on a few popular athletes? Your sport enthusiasts will love reading about two competitors in the 2015 Super Bowl!
Close Reading is a reading process performed by students to gain a better understanding of what they are reading.
Close Reading enhances student comprehension as students:
1. read an engaging text multiple times
2. mark up the text they are reading
3. answer text dependent questions
4. respond in writing, citing evidence from the text
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4th - 8th
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