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Close reading pdfs for staff
Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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October and Halloween Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of October and Halloween close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• The Harvest Moon: Fictional Narrative (1080L)• Pumpkin Harvesting: Informational Text (1300L)• Costume Shirts Made Easy: Expository Text (1000L)• To the Bul
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4th - 7th, Staff
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First Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: Levels E & F (RTI +)
This reading comprehension packet is designed to help students work toward the goals of carefully reading Levels E and F text and thoughtfully answering comprehension questions.This resource is set up as a Perfect Pairing for TpT School Access (the subscription program specifically for schools). The passages are generally appropriate for use in the fall of first grade. To provide flexibility, for use in distance learning and/or a classroom setting, the following options are offered:1) A link fo
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1st, Staff
ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Vol. 6
Emergency ELA Sub Plans for Middle School - Volume 6These language arts sub plans are perfect for filling (or refreshing) your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities. This is a true stand-alone resource that was designed to offer a print and go sub plan solution for middle school ELA teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed!This resource includes:• A high-interest reader’s theater script • Reader Response Questions• Context Clue Word Work• Summary Stra
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
The American Dream- Langston Hughes "I Too Sing America" and Walt Whitman
This product focuses on the theme of "The American Dream." It includes the following:
~The full poem from Langston Hughes- "I Too Sing America"
~ The full poem from Walt Whitman- "I Hear America Singing"
~ Annotation Strategies on the poem
~PARCC Aligned/ Common Core Aligned Questions for "I Too Sing America
~PARCC Aligned/ Common Core Aligned Questions for "I Hear America Singing"
~Two Writing Prompts
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Figurative Language Han
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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End of Year Countdown: Famous Last Lines {Distance Learning Compatible}
Keep your energy and momentum going through the end of the year with this interactive, fun new twist on a last day of school countdown: famous last lines. The end of the year is the perfect time to analyze and discuss CONCLUSIONS and ENDINGS, so why not look at some of the most carefully crafted last lines from novels and films? Starting with 20 school days remaining, lead your class (or, better yet, choose a student!) through a quick activity each day as they rip off one piece of the chain,
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: End of Year Activity Bundle for Secondary ELA
January and New Year's Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of January and New Year's reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.This 18-page New Year’s close reading resource includes:• Inspiration and Directions for Use • What is Close Reading? • Close Reading Strategies • Dear Journal: Reflective Journal (1010L)• The Ball Drop in Times Square: Informational Text (1010L)• How to Plan the Perfect Holiday Par
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
2nd-8th Grade Common Core Text Evidence Toolkit: ELL Strategies Response Sheets
100+ pages of intense instruction addressing 100% of the Reading Anchor Standards. Use the respective tools in this unit for implementation of common core state standards, close reading, text evidence, and standards based grading.In this product you will find:> Close Reading Lesson Plan Templates for Small Groups> Observation Templates for Running & Anecdotal Records.> Close Reading Strategy Anchor Charts Tools and Posters> Strategy Bookmarks> Small Group Lesson Plan Templates
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2nd - 8th, Staff
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Back to School Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of Back to School reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• The False Start: Fictional Narrative (1080L)• Back to School: Informational Text (1300L)• How to Have the Worst First Day: Expository Text (1000L)• The Night Before: Poe
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School ELA Activities for Middle School
February and Valentine's Day Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of February and Valentine's Day reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Use this resource to incorporate engaging close reading practice with high-interest, February-themed topics...Black History Month, Random Acts of Kindness, Valentine's Day, and Ground Hog Day.This 19 page FEBRUARY close reading resource includes:• Inspiration and Directions fo
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: February ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Strategies>Middle-High School English ELA
As an online English tutor, I enjoy encouraging and guiding my middle school and high school English students as they navigate reading passages and multiple choice questions across a range of reading content areas, genres, and topics.My students, many of whom are preparing for the reading, writing, and language modules of the high school & college entrance exams, find these guiding tips to be effective, and I hope yours do as well!You may be interested in this Custom Category: Tutoring Forms
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6th - 12th, Staff
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The History of Valentine's Day | Cloze Reading
In this file you will find 5 short story texts about the Valentine's Day (Cloze Readings). I have included the pdf and the digital version. There are 45 pages and the theme is Valentine's Day. You can use this as a mini book or as simple worksheets. More specifically you will find the following:A short story about the Legend of Saint Valentine (3 pages)A short story about the Story of Cupid (2 pages)A short story about the History of Valentine's Day Cards (1 page)A short story about the History
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Valentine's Day Cloze Readings & Puzzles Bundle/Digital
The Story of the Nutcracker/ Cloze Reading Activity/ Seasonal / DIGITAL
In this file you will find the short story of the Nutcracker. I have included the pdf and the digital version. There are 18 pages and the theme is Christmas. You can use this as a mini book or as simple worksheets. More specifically you will find the following:A short story about the Nutcracker.Cover and back pagesShort story questions, fill in, multiple choice, questions about your students, vocabulary reflection time, summary and drawing, put the events in chronological order.Key⭐Interested in
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2nd - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Christmas Stories /Cloze/ Reading Comprehension Activity/ Digital
Summer Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to improve their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of summer close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and practice close reading strategies.Included in this 18-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• Swim Team Swindler: Fictional Narrative (890L)• Alex's Lemonade Stand: Informational Text (1140L)• How to Make the Perfect S'more: Expository Text (890L)• Sunshine's Assault
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CCQ Novel Study-CCSS
**The Most Rigorous Novel Study Assessments on the Market!**
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3rd - 7th, Staff
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FREE SAMPLE Halloween Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Short Stories
FREEBIE Halloween Short Stories And Questions with present and past tense use, helps the learner to easily read comprehend. It has 3 Halloween-related original stories, in American and UK/Australian English.Ideal for individual work!It is geared toward 2nd - 4th Grade or Pre-intermediate/intermediate English Learners - ESL/EFL/ELL students.It is a 3-page PRODUCT in a PDF file! - NOT AN EDITABLE PRODUCT.GET THE ENTIRE PRODUCT:*** Halloween Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Short Stories **
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2nd - 4th, Staff
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FREE SAMPLE Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Passages Questions And Prompts
FREEBIE Sequence Order No-Prep Worksheets - Early/Lower Elementary / Primary Level that contains 3 individual and original short passages/stories with a VALENTINE DAY THEME subjects as texts, where students can also learn some more advanced vocabulary, sequence order of events, and answer the questionnaire/ questions, and 2 writing prompts.It is geared for elementary level - 2nd/4th Grade or Advanced ESL/EFL/ELL students. - ATTENTION to the students' levelsThese worksheets are decorated in a si
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2nd - 4th, Staff
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Also included in: Valentine's Centers Activities Worksheets BUNDLE
Legend by Marie Lu Questions
These questions were designed to encourage engagement and attention to details while reading. Feel excitement as the questions are answered and produce higher quality talks regarding the book and the struggles of the characters.Most of the pages contain five questions except for those small chapters. The students are encouraged to answer the questions in complete sentences and write the number of the page in which they found their answer. With matching graphics correlating with the book the stud
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption - Unit Plan
This unit plan includes: - comprehensive questions on the novella- quotations analysis- charting symbols and analyzing - short essay on themes- charting the significance of various characters (major and minor) - Poem analysis and text comparison - 1994 film questions - multiple rubrics
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Leveled Literacy Intervention GOLD System Level O Phonics Worksheets
YAY! NO MORE CUTTING, GLUING, SORTING LOOSE PAPERS!I have created phonics worksheets in parallel to the LLI GOLD Kit Level O. The worksheets include all lessons 1-24.The worksheets are differentiated and include:- matching- crossword puzzles- word sorts- charts- choosing the right definition according to the sentence.- & more!The phonics worksheets are designed to be quick and fun! The content of the phonics worksheets is parallel to the lesson's focus, making it easy for students to quickly
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Differentiated Reading Passages for First Grade Unit 5
These DIFFERENTIATED passages are part of a set that were designed to supplement the Journeys reading series, however they can be used in any class or other grade levels for remediation or enrichment.
There are:
~ 5 weekly sets of 3 leveled passages (total of 15 passages)
~ answer keys
~ controlled vocabulary
~ phonetic-based words
~ skill-based comprehension activities.
~ 5 comprehension questions
~ color-coding text evidence techniques each that must be validated with text evidence by refer
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K - 2nd, Staff
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TED Talk Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer can be used with any TEDTalk! It is a great way for students to practice listening skills, nonfiction text, and deducing the main idea. ** Updated to print on 8.5x11 **
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Differentiated Reading Passages for First Grade Unit 1
These DIFFERENTIATED passages are part of a set that were designed to supplement the Journeys reading series, however they can be used in any class or other grade levels for remediation or enrichment.
There are:
~ 5 weekly sets of 3 leveled passages (total of 15 passages)
~ answer keys
~ controlled vocabulary
~ phonetic-based words
~ skill-based comprehension activities.
~ 5 comprehension questions
~ color-coding text evidence techniques each that must be validated with text evidence by refer
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1st, Staff
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quizzes - Ch 1-11 with Answer Key
This product includes:Chapters 1-2 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 3-4 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 5-6 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 7-8 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 9-10 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapter 11 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer Key Other Products offered by "Subject Matter Expert" (Not Included in this product): SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT STORE (Click Here)
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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