High Interest Nonfiction Passages with Debate Topics
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Are you looking for more interesting nonfiction texts to keep your students engaged? These no prep, leveled nonfiction passages are designed to ignite lively classroom debates while building a wide variety of vocabulary and comprehension skills.
This highly engaging resource is differentiated and has been written at two different levels to accommodate a wide-age range. With real photographs, separate student and teacher copies and data collection forms, this resource is truly print and go!
This comprehensive resource includes:
★ 10 original passages with questions written at two complexity levels for lower grades (3-5) and older grades (6-8) for a total of 20 texts.
★ Real photographs that bring debate topics to life
★ Separate student and teacher copies
★ Data collection section on the teacher copy
★ Comprehension questions and activities sorted into these 12 skill areas:
- Main Idea
- Reading/Auditory Comprehension
- WH Questions
- Vocabulary
- Context Clues
- Synonyms
- Inferencing
- Oral Language
- Attributes
- Recalling Details
- Conversational Skills
- Reasoning Skills
★ Debate Graphic Organizers where students list arguments and responses with supporting evidence.
★ Self-Assessment Rubric to improve self-monitoring in the areas of:
- Reasoning Skills
- Oral Language
- Conversation Skills
- Social Communication
★ BONUS Debate Student Guide
The Nonfiction Texts included in this packet focus on highly interesting debate topics including:
★ School Uniforms: Should they be required?
★ Homework: Is it too much?
★ Zoos: Should they exist?
★ Technology: Does it bring us together or separate us?
★ Graffiti: Is it ever a form of art?
★ Football: Should kids play it?
★ Black Friday Shopping: Earlier or later?
★ College: Should it be free?
★ Voting: Should the age be lowered?
★ Celebrities: Should they have privacy?
This packet maintains printing quality when printed in black and white or gray-scale to save ink. It can also be used digitally during distance learning!
This resource can be used in small group instruction or as a whole class lesson.
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