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7th grade Common Core RI.5.5 lessons
Reading Interactive Notebook: Nonfiction Text Activities
Nonfiction Reading Interactive Notebooks for Nonfiction Text - Common Core Aligned Grades 4-8This reading interactive notebook is the nonfiction (informational text) companion for my TpT top seller Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks.This is the *original* Interactive Reading Notebooks for Informational Text! Over 32,000 copies sold!--------------------------------------------------------------After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for e
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Potential and Kinetic Energy Differentiated Close Reading Passage
This Potential and Kinetic Energy reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading leve
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Text Structures - 5 Doodle and Do Sketch Notes and Activities BUNDLE
Learning about Nonfiction Text Structures has never been more fun! With this set of 5 Doodle and Do mini-units, students will complete fun and engaging DOODLE notes on each text structure. Then, they’ll showcase their understanding of each informational text structure as they DO fun and engaging activities. Each 3-Day mini-unit has students sketching, reading, writing, and speaking. These units are perfect to teach in succession or at different points during the year. The lesson plans are a
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5th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - 12 Mini-Units (Google Compatible)
Reading Comprehension SkillsHelp your students master 12 critical reading comprehension skills with this ULTIMATE BUNDLE of Reading Comprehension Mini-Units. Each 3-day mini-unit contains engaging, hands-on learning activities, guided notes, 6+ original reading comprehension passages, and ample opportunities for students to practice these important skills. You’ll love how each mini-unit is ready to print-and-teach. Your students will love practicing these skills in creative and fun ways.Great
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5th - 8th
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Cause and Effect Nonfiction Text Structure: Doodle Notes, Lessons, & Activities
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach the Cause and Effect Nonfiction Text Structure? Well, then you AND your students are going to love this Doodle and Do resource. First students “DOODLE” as they complete sketch notes about the cause and effect nonfiction text structure. Then, students “DO” six engaging activities to showcase their understanding of the nonfiction text structure.Since the doodle notes encourage students to color, doodle, and/or embellish their notes as they learn, they
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5th - 8th
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Fact and Opinion Passages, Sorts, & Graphic Organizers (Printable and Digital)
Distinguishing between facts and opinions is an essential reading comprehension skill. This Fact and Opinion unit is designed to help students determine and identify facts and opinions in their reading. Filled with fact and opinion passages, engaging worksheets, and graphic organizers for distinguishing between facts and opinions, this unit will help students develop strong reading skills!In this 3-day mini-unit students will have numerous opportunities to develop their reading interpretation
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4th - 7th
Reading Comprehension Strategies MEGA Bundle | Social Emotional Learning | ELA
Feel confident explaining Reading Comprehension Strategies to your students using the detailed lesson plan, script, and differentiated reading passages. Differentiated, systematic, and explicit instruction for ✅ general education students (or regular classroom instruction) and ✅ intervention students (or students needing additional support.)Look at the Product Preview PDF for more information about how these reading comprehension strategies fit into your Structured Literacy program.What's the di
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6th - 9th
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SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Sometimes it helps to add some “star power” to your reading comprehension activities. I know for my sports-obsessed readers, nothing captures their attention quite like their favorite sports teams and athletes.With that in mind, I created these sets of close reading passages that feature several of today’s best NBA and NFL players. I've also included a set of baseball passages that feature the stories behind the most well-known baseball traditions.This bundle gives you a nice selection sports re
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4th - 7th, Staff
125 Reading Activities for Any Book | Independent & Group Reading Response Tasks
Your students will love our ⭐HUGE collection of READING ACTIVITIES FOR ANY BOOK. Tailored for grades 3 to 7, these adaptable TASK CARDS will elevate your literacy sessions independently or in groups. Foster reading responses that stimulate critical thinking and creativity and enhance comprehension skills with 125 ACTIVITIES empowering students to evaluate and understand FICTION & NONFICTION texts with purpose.WHAT'S INCLUDED❤️ 60+ activities require students to RESPOND in various genres and
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
Problem - Solution Nonfiction Text Structure - Doodle Notes & 6 Fun Activities
This “Doodle and Do” resource includes DOODLE NOTES to help students develop understanding of the Problem-Solution Nonfiction Text Structure AND six activities that students can DO to help them showcase their learning. Since the doodle notes (or sketch notes) encourage students to color, doodle, and/or embellish their notes as they learn, they are able to increase their retention of the material. Then, they can take their learning to a new level as they progress through engaging activities tha
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5th - 8th
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Chronological Order Text Structure - Sequence Doodle Notes & Learning Activities
Help students understand how authors may organize their writing in chronological order with this fun “Doodle and Do” resource. With this resource, students will listen to, read, and write expository texts as they learn how nonfiction passages can be organized by time order. Students complete sketch notes and fun activities with this resource.First, students will complete extremely engaging “doodle” notes on the sequential order text structure. Then, students will progress through 6 engaging a
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5th - 8th
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Mixtures and Solutions Differentiated Close Reading Passage
This Mixtures and Solutions reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading level is i
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Text Structures Activity: Worksheets & Posters in a Flipbook Format
This flipbook will help you introduce the different kinds of nonfiction text structures to your students. Each tab includes an introduction page with a graphic organizer and a list of signal words, two reading passage worksheets, and space for students to write their OWN paragraphs with each text structure. The reading passages are on the same topic so students can truly analyze the unique structure of each text. I even include my lesson plans that explain how I structure each lesson! It takes
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4th - 7th
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Compare and Contrast - Nonfiction Text Structure - Sketch Notes and Activities
This “Doodle and Do” resource includes “DOODLE” notes to help students develop understanding of the Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Structure AND six activities that students can “DO” to help them showcase their learning. Since the doodle or sketch notes encourage students to color, doodle, and/or embellish their notes as they learn, they are able to increase their retention of the material. Then, they can take their learning to a new level as they progress through engaging activities tha
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5th - 8th
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Compare and Contrast Passages Comparing and Contrasting Worksheets (Google Docs)
Help students practice the skill of comparing and contrasting information and texts with this detailed 3-day mini-unit. This unit includes compare and contrast passages, graphic organizers and worksheets to help students practice and master the skill of comparing and contrasting.Filled with hands-on learning activities, practice reading passages, and direct instruction guides, it’s the perfect resource to help students learn how to identify comparisons and contrasts in various texts. Through c
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4th - 7th
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Interactive Notebook Doodle and Do - 5 Units on Nonfiction Text Structure BUNDLE
Teach students all about Nonfiction Text Structures with this bundle of 5 Doodle and Do mini-units! Each are designed for interactive notebooks. With this set of 5 Doodle and Do mini-units, students will complete fun and engaging DOODLE notes where they sketch their notes on each text structure. Then, they’ll showcase their understanding of each informational text structure as they DO fun and engaging activities. Each 3-Day mini-unit has students sketching, reading, writing, and speaking. T
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5th - 8th
Reading Skills Bundle - Cause & Effect, Context Clues, Sequencing (Google Docs)
Save with this bundle of reading comprehension skills mini-units --- Context Clues, Sequencing, and Cause and Effect!Or...save even more with the SUPER BUNDLE (6 Mini-Units) or MEGA BUNDLE (9 Mini-Units) or ULTIMATE BUNDLE (12 Mini-Units)...---Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit SUPER BUNDLE!Making Inferences, Main Idea, Predictions, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, and Context Clues ---Reading Comprehension Skills - MEGA BUNDLE! 9 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Predict
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4th - 7th
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Descriptive Nonfiction Text Structure - Doodle Notes and 6 Lessons / Activities
Teach students all about the Descriptive Nonfiction Text Structure with this super engaging “Doodle and Do” resource. First, students will DOODLE as they complete sketch notes on the descriptive text structure. Then, they’ll DO 6 reading and writing activities to help them showcase their understanding of the expository text structure. Each activity is designed to be fun! This resource will take at least 3 days to complete.Great News! This resource is a part of the Nonfiction Text Structures
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4th - 7th
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Reading Skills - Conclusions, Facts & Opinions, Author's Purpose (Google Option)
Reading Comprehension Skills – Mini-Unit BUNDLESave with this bundle of Reading Comprehension Skills Mini-Units --- Drawing Conclusions, Author’s Purpose and Fact and Opinion.Or...save even MORE with the MEGA BUNDLE of 9 Reading Comprehension Skills Mini-Units or the ULTIMATE BUNDLE of 12 Mini-Units...--- Reading Comprehension Skills - MEGA BUNDLE! 9 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Predicting, Context Clues, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, Drawing Conclusions, Fact & Opin
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Skills - 9 Mini-Units - Google Drive Versions Included
Reading Comprehension SkillsHelp your students master 9 critical reading comprehension skills with this MEGA BUNDLE of Reading Comprehension Mini-Units. Each 3-day mini-unit contains engaging, hands-on learning activities, guided notes, 6+ original reading comprehension passages, and ample opportunities for students to practice these important skills. You’ll love how each mini-unit is ready to print-and-teach. Your students will love practicing these skills in creative and fun ways.Great News
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle (Printable and Digital)
Save BIG with this bundle of reading comprehension skills mini-units --- Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Making Predictions, Context Clues, Sequencing, and Cause and Effect!Or...save even MORE with this MEGA BUNDLE of 9 reading comprehension skills mini-units:Reading Comprehension Skills - MEGA BUNDLE! 9 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Predicting, Context Clues, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, Drawing Conclusions, Fact & Opinion and Author’s PurposeOr...check ou
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4th - 7th
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Differentiated Close Reading
This Earthquakes and Volcanoes reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading level i
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4th - 7th
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Text Structure and Organizational Patterns: How is this text built?
Having trouble teaching text structure or organizatonal patterns to your class? Then this download is for you! I originally developed this lesson for use with my ESL students, and have used it in grades 4-8.
This item is aligned with CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5.
This lesson begins with an activity to discover student understandings and misconceptions about the way texts are organized. Next, students are introduced to 5 basic text structures: descriptive, chronological, cause and effect, problem
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Non-Fiction Reading Skills Teaching Bundle
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Sharks
Close Reading Point of View Compare and ContrastShould all the sharks in the world be removed from the ocean to protect people from shark attacks? Explore this topic in two different nonfiction articles!View the Video Preview: PreviewI wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non fiction articles that would be easy to teach wi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
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