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Preschool informational text handouts for homeschool
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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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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ELA Daily Reading Journal Full Year Middle School
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6th - 9th
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Nonfiction Text Features Charts / Handout - Student Notes, Anchor Chart
These charts give the name, purpose, and an example of 18 different nonfiction text features. Use this chart to teach text features to your students, to use as a text features handout or text features cheat sheet for reference, or to put in their interactive notebooks. The charts are also available with some missing pieces so you can have students fill in the charts while you are teaching them about the text features. This allows them to take their own notes in a scaffolded way. There is an
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3rd - 5th
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CCSS:
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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Volcano Research Unit with PowerPoint
Volcano Research Unit with PowerPoint This jam-packed Volcano Research Packet contains everything you will need to teach a unit about volcanoes!! Students will learn characteristics, causes, destruction, interesting facts and more through a variety of hands on, interactive activities that include dozens colorful photographs. At the end, they will compile the information they have learned and create a writing piece demonstrating their knowledge of volcanoes. There are 85 pages that include the
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2nd - 5th
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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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Identifying the Topic and Main Idea
Do your students always correctly identify the topic and main idea of an informational text? I find that some students can identify the topic of a nonfiction text (“ice cream”), but may have trouble identifying the main idea ABOUT the topic that the author wants them to know. They might repeat or generalize the topic (“stuff about ice cream”), rather than expressing a full idea about it (“you can eat lots of toppings with your ice cream”).These differentiated, scaffolded worksheets are a helpful
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3rd - 5th
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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
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
British Literature Time Period Introductions : British Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start a British Literature unit again! These succinct British literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your British literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get: ⭐T
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9th - 12th
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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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Main Idea and Supporting Details Worksheets | Main Idea Graphic Organizers
Grasping the concept of main idea can be challenging for students. There is often confusion about the difference between the main idea and the topic.We developed this unit to help students become successful in finding the main idea as well as supporting details. The passages and activities have an engaging boot camp theme to get students excited to learn. The activities are scaffolded so that by the end of the unit students will feel confident in their understanding of main idea. We also added p
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2nd - 4th
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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Salem Witch Trials Reading Comprehension Worksheet Informational Text
This passage describes the events of the Salem Witch Trials. 26 questions (matching, true/false, and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. I've included a color and b/w version, as well as a key. *Article (1100-1200 Lexile)*10 Matching Questions*8 True/False Questions*8 Multiple Choice Questions*Color and BW Version*Key Provided*If you don't already, Follow Me!
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Halloween Language Arts Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"A Modest Proposal": A Study of Satire
This CCSS aligned unit provides an overview, examination and creation of satire using Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" and other resources. Students read and analyze different satires, build their vocabulary, gain historical knowledge, read and analyze "A Modest Proposal", then craft their own satire. For a smaller activity pack about satire *without* “A Modest Proposal”, click here: A Study of Satire. **Please don’t purchase both.**Includes:* Satire Overview Handout* Two Satire Analysis Activities*
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9th - 12th
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FORENSIC CASES: BUNDLE #1 (14 Articles / Worksheets / No Prep / Crime / Sub)
*BEST SELLER* FORENSIC FILES SUPER BUNDLE! 150+ VIDEO WORKSHEETS!FORENSIC SCIENCE BUNDLE #1 – 10+ ASSIGNMENTS! 50+ PAGES!FORENSIC SCIENCE BUNDLE #2 – 11+ ASSIGNMENTS! 60+ PAGES!FORENSIC FILES SPECIAL CASES BUNDLE! 36 VIDEO WORKSHEETS!FORENSIC SCIENCE CASE ARTICLE BUNDLE #1 – 10 ARTICLES & QUESTION SHEETS!FORENSIC CASE ARTICLES BUNDLE #110 TRUE CRIME ARTICLES & QUESTION PACKETS+4 BONUS ARTICLESThis bundle is a collection of 10 forensic articles with question packets that are each perfe
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9th - 12th
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Close Reading Task Cards for any text, grades 6-10, editable
Help your middle school and high school students close read a text INDEPENDENTLY! These 32 completely editable close reading task cards help middle school and high school students to practice and perfect the close reading skills of annotating, identifying author's purpose, unlocking the meaning of challenging words, identifying central idea, and answering text based questions. The best part? These task cards can be used over and over throughout the school year and with any text. Included is a
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Close Reading Using Informational Text for 4th and 5th Grades
Looking for a Close Reading Unit that has high-interest passages that your students will actually enjoy reading several times? This Close Reading Using Informational Text unit has 8 different passages including historical, biographical, scientific, and technical texts. It also has handouts and a set of four posters. All reading materials are designed to help your students practice digging deeper into the text. Detailed teacher notes about the process of Close Reading are also included.It include
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4th - 5th
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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
African American History Month Coloring Pages | Black History
This TpT NEWSLETTER FEATURED resource gives students the opportunity to learn about contributions that people of color have made to American history. It features a cross section of African American men and women with different professions and abilities. It showcases people who lived long ago and people who are still living today. Use the pages individually or bind together to create a booklet.INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE•cover page•table of contents•vocabulary page•quote page•21 coloring pages•stud
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1st - 4th
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Bell Ringer Journal Bundle: Reading Literature & Reading Informational Texts
The BEST EVER Standards Based Bell Ringer Journal for Reading Literature and Reading Informational Texts is here! Help your middle school ELA students to master the standards of Reading Literature AND Reading Informational Texts in this reading bundle including over 100 pages of bell ringers!Here's how it works: Choose the bell ringer that best fits the standard students are studying in class. Since bell ringers are standards based, they work as a perfect warm up for student learning! The next t
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6th - 8th
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An Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis - Rhetorical Devices & Appeals, Rhetoric
This comprehensive rhetorical analysis introductory lesson will introduce students to rhetoric in a rigorous and relevant way. Students will be provided with detailed notes, examples from noteworthy American speeches, numerous opportunities for rhetoric practice and discussion, and a chance to show their mastery of rhetorical devices and appeals with a multiple-choice and matching assessment at the end. Not only will students learn more about rhetorical analysis than ever before, but they will b
Grades:
9th - 12th
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