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Middle school informational text resources by TpT sellers for TpT sellers
Causes of the Civil War: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
This resource includes 5 work stations that will get your students analyzing pre-civil war primary and secondary documents. It has all you need to analyze the political charts, prints, text, maps, and the presidential election all related to pre-civil war. Also includes graphic organizers, essential questions, and thinking questions for students to analyze/discuss the documents with their peers.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Letter Writing - Friendly Letter, Business, Letter to Editor PDF FIle 27 Pages
Must have for letter writing. This is a PDF file that shows the format of different types of letters. 27 pages. Very Visual for the students. BEFORE BUYING THIS INDIVIDUAL FILE YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE BUNDLE TO SAVE MONEY AND HAVE MORE LETTER WRITING INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES! CHECKOUT THE LINK BELOW! Letter Writing Bundlehttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-Writing-Bundle-PDF-File-and-Powerpoint-File-4496382Includesa) Parts of a Letterb) Friendly LetterHeading, Salutation, B
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Also included in: Letter Writing Bundle - PDF File, and Powerpoint File.
Speech Writing Steps Microsoft Word Edition- How To Write A Speech
A great series of pages to present to your students when talking about How to Write a Speech. Please note that I have the same file but in a PDF format available if you do not have Word. Upload the preview before you purchase to see if it is what you need. 15 Pages. Microsoft Word.Includes Cover PageSpeech PlannerA Great Introduction PageCue Cards PageA Conclusion PageParagraph PlannerTwo Pages of Speech TopicsDEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE LINK TO THE BUNDLE OFFERED BELOW FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASSROOM
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Black Mathematicians
What kind of people do children see when they turn on the TV? Do kids see mathematicians and scientists? If they do, do they see Black and Brown and mathematicians and scientists? Do they know any Black mathematicians? This resource can help you teach Black History during Black History Month and beyond! These mini informational slides are the perfect edition to any classroom to motivate, encourage, inspire, and empower your scholars. Not only does these slides provide students with written text,
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
One Page List of Transition Words and Sentence Starters (Persuasive Writing)
This handy one page list of transition words and sentence starters are sure to improve the quality of paragraph and persuasive writing writing in your classroom. It is a great resource for your students to edit and input various words to make their writing sound more intellectual. By sounding "Smart," students will be impressed with what a few words added to their written work can do to convince others in their persuasive writing.Please Check out the hundreds of teaching resources I have in m
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
RACE Text Dependent Analysis Strategy PowerPoint Three Little Pigs Example
This 15 slide fully editable PowerPoint introduces the "RACE" Restate Answer Cite Explain strategy used for Text Dependent Analysis questions and turns it into a fun to watch and figure out example using The Three Little Pigs. The Pigs go through each step of answering the question:The wolf in “The Three Little Pigs” says that everyone is wrong about him. Do you agree that everyone has the wrong perception of him? Use evidence to support your response.Each slide adds more to the answer with fun
Grades:
1st - 9th, Staff
Text Set for "Freak the Mighty" Novel Study
A complete set of supplemental texts to support the novel study of "Freak the Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick!
Planning on reading "Freak the Mighty" with your class? These texts are a great way to add meaningful and thoughtful discussion to your class by exploring topics and themes present in the novel through close reading or text study.
Texts can be read throughout the novel reading to allow students to access:
o Essential Question: How does a person's mindset influence their actions?
Include
Grades:
5th - 9th
Fictional Close Reading Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 4 literature (fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These fictional passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
Harriet's Tri
Grades:
4th - 6th
Australian Animals Information posters
11 information cards for Australian animals. These cards include a photograph of the animal, their classification, their diet, habitat, anatomy, enemies, babies and an extra 'did you know fact?'
Animals included are:
- Kangaroo
- Koala
- Kookaburra
- Dingo
- Crocodile
- Tasmanian Devil
- Echidna
- Wombat
- Emu
- Cassowary
- Wedge Tail Eagle
I have personally used these in my own classroom to allow students to gather and research facts for their information reports. It is broken up easily for
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Author's Purpose Sorts
Due to the popularity of this product, I have now extended it! The first page uses the same examples from the original product, but I have now included 3 additional pages for extra practice/review of Author’s Purpose! ANSWER KEYS ALSO INCLUDED!
If you purchased the original product, please re-download for access to the added content!
Thank you for your support and happy teaching!
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Informational Writing/Non-Fiction Sentence Starters
This sheet is a great resource during informational/non-fiction writing. Students often have the information to share, but don't know how to start the sentence. Over the course of the unit, students become more familiar with the sentence starters and start to memorize them to the point where they don't need it anymore!I print on colored paper and have students keep it for the entirety of the unit; it becomes one of their most used papers!
Grades:
2nd - 12th
High Interest Paired Fiction and Non-Fiction Text - Footbinding
High interest middle school level paired fiction/non-fiction passage with guided questions and graphic organizer included. Includes video links for hook and engage and exit slip ideas. My class LOVED this lesson!The book excerpt is the property of the author, Lensey Namioka. The news article was pulled from the LATIMES online. I developed the guided questions/graphic organizer.Guided Questions included questions for both passages, questions requiring synthesis of both passages, genre, tone, voca
Grades:
6th - 8th
**No Prep** "ALL ABOUT BEING A YOUTUBER" DIFFERENTIATED CLOSE READ ADVENTURE
Practice important close reading skills while reading about a topic that students WILL want to learn about! In this close reading adventure you will learn about the basics on being a YouTuber. In my classroom this idea always comes up when students are asked about future occupations. Let's focus on things that interest our future leaders!
Included in this great activity:
- 3 Leveled Articles
- Activities for Pre-Reading, 3 Close Reads, and Post-Reading
- Focus on Vocabulary, Text Structure,
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Common Core Question Stems 8th Grade - ELA - Reading: Informational Texts
Over 200 ELA Common Core Reading: Informational Texts Question Stems and Annotated Standards specifically written for Grade 8! Meet the rigor and demands of the Common Core with ease with these standard-specific question stems ready to "pop" into lessons, activities, or assessments.No more guessing, no more time spent researching what the standards actually mean, no more coming up with your own questions to be sure you are using the verbiage and rigor your students need. Save yourself HOURS and
Grades:
8th
Animal Information Posters BUNDLE (Australian/African/Asian/Ocean)
This set of bundled posters provides information on Australian, African, Asian and Marine animals. The posters are colour coded accordingly. Download the PREVIEW to see an example of each type of poster.
Each poster has subheadings, including; classification, habitat, anatomy (description), enemies, babies and 'did you know?' There is also a photograph of the animal.
With a total of 43 animal posters some of the animals include; elephant, tiger, kangaroo, gibbon, clouded leopard, seahorse, d
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Big Kids Interactive Notebook Clip Art
This huge 54 piece clip art set features two kinds of graphics:
1. Images of bigger kids at desks using interactive notebooks - both boys and girls, and with both full and blank notebooks.
2. Multiple images of different foldables for interactive notebooks. You can use these alone, or layer them over the empty notebook images. These are colored to enhance a three dimensional view and aid in student's understanding of how interactive foldables should be placed into notebooks.
Also included are
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Writing an Information Report {Posters, Labels and Rubric}
These information report posters provide definitions for each section of an information report. It also includes labels to place on an enlarged, shared text with definitions. There are arrows which can be placed on the text to such details such as technical language. A rubric is also included which you can use to assess information reports written by students.
IN MY CLASSROOM I have these posters printed and laminated. They can be joined with rings or blu-tacked on the board/wall as a display.
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Parts of Speech - BOHO Rainbow
These posters are a great visual to remind students about the parts of speech. Each poster contains the part of speech, an explanation, and some examples.NounPronounProper NounVerbAdverbAdjectivePrepositionConjunctionInterjection
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Grades:
K - 12th
Genre Cards
A perfect visual to add into your classroom library, or use as a visual when visiting with students in reading small groups! What's Included:8 premade fiction cards6 premade non-fiction cards1 poetry cardEDITABLE options to add/edit to your liking!Font information is included (FREE fonts!), so if you would like to add additional cards you can create them to all look identical!
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Middle School Common Core ELA Standards Display Cards / Posters! 6th, 7th, CCSS
This cute, but not too cutesy for middle school, set includes the English language arts common core standards for six and seventh grades.
Perfect for objective boards to satisfy admin requirements!
Each card measure approximately 8.5 x 11 inches. This zip folder includes an easy PDF of each standard and an additional editable MS Word Doc for you to add on, expand, delete, etc. To use the editable doc you will need to by the fonts from @missfifth if you'd like to keep these exact fonts. If n
Grades:
6th - 7th
Parent Letter Permission For Social Media (EDITABLE)
In California we are not allowed to post student's faces on the internet without their permission. I created a document that describes what my social media will be used for, all the benefits it has to offer, and permission for their child’s picture in a classroom activity to be posted on my teacher Instagram and/or social media.Editable--- meaning there is a page with everything but the "body" for you to type your own or change up mine.**4 different Versions **English and Spanish version**Edita
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
Informative Writing - Sizzling Starts
To develop any skill, you need plenty of practice. Inspired by Jen McVeity's Seven Steps to Writing Success program, this is a quick fire activity - primarily focused on information reports - to help students practice the different ways to create a sizzling start. There's no prep required - just display on your whiteboard or Apple TV and go for gold! The beauty of this session is it can be done as a quick fire 10-15 minute lesson or, if you want to pull it apart with the students, can become a f
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Seven Steps to Writing Success - Informative Writing Bundle
10 Commercial Use Passages for Teacher-Authors
10 original, high-interest passages for teacher-authors to use in products!
Save time and hassle while creating with these informational passages, perfect for grades 4-6.
These passages are short (approx. 100 words in length), making them great for activities, task cards, assessments, and worksheets.
Reading levels have been determined by the ETS text evaluator (click here for more info)
Purchase of this product allows you to use these passages in your own products to re-sell. Your produc
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Grades:
4th - 6th
African Animals Information posters
12 information cards for African animals. These cards include a photograph of the animal, their classification, their diet, habitat, anatomy, enemies, babies and an extra 'did you know fact?'
Animals included are:
- African Lion
- African Painted Dog
- Cheetah
- Cotton Tailed Tamarind
- Zebra
- Elephant
- Hippopotamus
- Giraffe
- Rhino
- Crocodile
- Ostrich
- Hyena
I have personally used these in my own classroom to allow students to gather and research facts for their information reports. It
Grades:
PreK - 6th
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