Earth Day 2024 Paired Passages and Writing - Earth Day Poetry for Middle School
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Celebrate Earth Day in Middle School ELA! These Earth Day passages pair the history Earth Day with Earth Day Poetry from famous poets. Perfect for spring test prep, this Earth Day reading and writing resource is sensitively differentiated and incorporate print & Google Slides digital versions.
This Earth Day ELA activity focuses on nonfiction and poetry; your students will compare and contrast texts those two genres. Includes 2 comprehension pages, and 3 themed writing prompts! These prompts keep students engaged while helping them learn about the history of Earth Day and three Earth Day poems. Perfect for spring ELA sub plans, middle grades reading spirals, full class instruction, or small groups, this PDF and Google Slides resource will help your students create meaningful connections to reading and writing through celebrating Earth!
This resource is designed with grades 5-8 in mind but can also work for advanced upper elementary students. Please reach out via Instagram or email (theclassroomhuntresources@gmail.com) with any questions regarding use! Please tag us in posts, stories, and reels of your students engaging with this resource @TheClassroomHunt.
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To Use As a Reading and Writing Daily Spiral (Flexible Suggestions):
Monday: Read both passages
Tuesday: Selected Response Comprehension Questions
Wednesday: Constructed Response Comprehension Questions
Thursday & Friday: Writing Prompts
Included
-Paired nonfiction article and three poems about nature and the history Earth Day. The texts are included in 3 differentiated reading levels (each set includes a text only version and a version with a visual support)
-Included Poems
-“Hurt No Living Thing” by Christina Rossetti
-“Earth Day on the Bay” by Gary Soto
-“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
-2 comprehension pages (7 selected response questions and 7 constructed response questions)
-3 themed writing prompts (expository, poetry, and persuasive)
-Full printable PDF version
-Google Slides version (Full activity Slide deck and individual Slide decks for each differentiated level, writing prompts, and comprehension pages, 6 decks total)
-Answer key for comprehension questions
-Printing Directions and Table of Contents
-STUDENT-SENSITIVE DIFFERENTIATION KEY
(Enrichment Level, Suggested for 8th grade / 7th grade enrichment)
(Median Level, Suggested for 7th grade / 6th grade enrichment))
(Intervention Level, Suggested for 6th grade / 5th grade enrichment))
The digital component of this resource has been created for Google Slides
In Google Slides:
-Students have a side-by-side- view of the passages (they can zoom in or present to make the text more accessible and larger, if needed)
-Each set has a notes box for students to type connections between the passages
-Students can highlight textual evidence with editable yellow transparent highlight boxes
-They can answer selected response questions with highlight boxes
-They can edit constructed response questions by typing in editable text boxes (perfect practice for online written assessments!)
Assign the digital version on Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or other online platform!
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