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Common Core RI.9-10.4 activity pdfs
ELA Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room Activity
Make test-prep fun! Help prepare your students for high-stakes standardized tests with this ELA Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room Activity.This download includes teacher directions, student directions, and all of the printable resources necessary to hold an escape activity in your classroom. There are two different nonfiction passages included in this resource: one is used during the escape room and the other is for after the escape room as a follow-up activity.BEFORE THE ESCAPEGive stude
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Test Prep Escape Room Bundle
Current Event Article Close Reading, Informational Text, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Need more informational text-based lessons in your classroom? This print-and-go worksheet is the perfect little tool to use as a weekly, occasional, or extra credit assignment. You can either provide an article for your students to work through as a class or assign students to find their own article to use as the basis of the lesson. Whether you use this handout as an in-class assignment to use with copies of your local newspaper, take kids to the computer lab to find an online article, or assig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ELA Activities & Skills Games: Figurative Language, Conflict, Irony, Lit Terms
Use these ELA activities including task cards and sorting games to review and reinforce types of conflict, figurative language, rhetorical appeals (ethos/logos/pathos), types of irony and literary terms. These cards have examples taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will love the hands-on nature of these tasks, which are adaptable and easy to differentiate.You will want to use these student-centered activities for years to come! Included: 100 cards with figurative langu
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5th - 10th
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Informational Text Close Reading Passages and Activities - US Haunted Places
Bring a supernatural twist to your classroom learning this year with these nonfiction text close reading passages and activities all about the United States' most haunted places! Perfect for any time in the month of October, as a unique Halloween activity, or any time when you'd like to add a little spooky fun to your classroom. Your students are going to LOVE these activities!Each of these five high-interest resources include original passages accompanied by 4 CCSS-aligned literacy activities t
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7th - 10th
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Reading Graphic Organizers Activity Bundle: Literature and Informational Texts
Do you want your students to think critically, thoughtfully, and reflectively about what they are reading? Are you in need of a way to scaffold literary analysis and reading comprehension? This huge reading graphic organizers bundle contains graphic organizers and activities that you can use with any literature or informational text to increase engagement and meet students where they are.This resource bundle is aligned with Common Core Reading Literature and Informational Texts standards for mid
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7th - 10th
Tier 2 Vocabulary Intervention with Research, Visuals & Mnemonics
It can feel overwhelming to implement evidence-based vocabulary instruction while trying to engage your older students. These Tier 2 vocabulary activities incorporate research principles gathered from over 20 academic journal articles and textbooks to help your students understand and remember the vocabulary needed to succeed in the classroom. All 21 vocabulary units include real photographs, engaging mnemonics, relatable narratives, graphic organizers and no prep activities that are sure to eng
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4th - 10th
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Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers for Any Fiction or Nonfiction Text
Looking for a way to assess students' reading comprehension and keep students engaged during read alouds, whole-class reads, guided reading groups, or independent reading time? These reading comprehension worksheets are perfect for middle and high school classes. These activities will keep students focused on showing how they are thinking about fiction and nonfiction texts without overwhelming them. You can use these activities during and after reading. They make for excellent conferring discuss
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6th - 9th
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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Non-Fiction One-Pager Assignment - Informational Reading and Writing - Creative
Discover the perfect one-pager assignments tailored for non-fiction and informational texts right here! If you're in search of engaging activities that allow students to create visual summaries showcasing their comprehension of texts, your quest ends now.This resource includes:Teacher's Guide: Get the guidance you need to effectively implement these one-pager assignments in your classroom.Rubrics: Streamline the grading process with detailed rubrics to assess students' work.Project Guidelines: C
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6th - 9th
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Nonfiction Informational Text Close Reading Activities Bundle - True Crime
Add engaging informational text passages to your middle school or high school English Language Arts class with this bundle of six informational text reading activities based on infamous true crime stories. There are a mix of cases and outcomes here, so students will be able to compare and contrast their reading. All six of these high-quality resources come with 4 CCSS-aligned activities for students to complete. Your students will be fully immersed in the text as they annotate and summarize, fin
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9th - 12th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Unit - Questions, Analysis, Vocabulary, Quizzes, Exam
Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, has become a standard text for many high school and middle school classes to teach about both the history and human impact of the Holocaust. This 300+ page Night unit mega-bundle includes everything you need to make this critical story meaningful and memorable for your secondary students, including a pre-reading Night PowerPoint and guided notes, study guide comprehension and analysis questions, engaging and rigorous analysis activities, vocabulary building and pract
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7th - 11th
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The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin with Nonfiction Text - Short Story Analysis
Students complete close readings of two texts: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” to make relevant connections. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide with statements about love and marriage. A handout with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies provides scaffolding for their reading, and the lesson culminates with an assignment requiring students to find a love song or poem that matches a theme f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Grades 7-8 Reading/ELA EOG Test Prep - Literature, Poetry, Informational BUNDLE
This bundle includes 55 multiple choice and 20 technology enhanced items (TEI) EOG-style practice questions to help students prepare for their End-of-Grade assessments. This resource is perfect to use for test prep with EOG, STAAR, Milestones, and Regents exams. The resources included focus on literature and informational text standards and are directly modeled after the NC EOG Released Exam. Included:Suggested Use13 unique literature excerpts7 unique poems15 unique informational text excerpts75
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6th - 9th
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Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Editable
Editable Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (Grades 5-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle.Looking for a comprehensive foldable activity that you can actually customize and edit? Look no further...Students will practice literary, rhetorical, and figurative language devices with this foldable activity. It includes differentiated templates for all levels of learners. I also included a blank template y
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Reading Comprehension & . Fluency Passages for High School Students
This is a print-n-go - turn-key fluency and comprehension program for high school students. Please look at the preview - it is the print version of the resource.The 10-Minute Fluency and Comprehension is a comprehensive, simple, and research-based program that builds students’ reading fluency in just minutes a day. For students in grades 9-12, this peer-driven solution pairs same-skill-level students to read age-appropriate and record each other's progress with fluency and accuracy to meet today
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Critical Thinking Activities end of the year ela middle high school ChatGPT AI
Visual essays offer a refreshing, creative outlet for students to showcase their knowledge and understanding, making them ideal post-testing and end-of-the-year activities. They perfectly combine critical thinking with artistic expression, ensuring a meaningful, engaging, and unique experience for students to demonstrate their learning.Moreover, cheating has unfortunately become an ongoing issue in students’ education. With the development of essay generators like ChatGPT, it is too easy for stu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Paired Passages Activities: Argumentative Writing 8th & 9th Grade IG v. TikTok
Paired passages are a perfect opportunity to include argumentative writing! This Argumentative Writing GOOGLE CLASSROOM READY Paired Text Set will keep your students interested in reading and answering questions. Not only does it cover interesting topics (Instagram vs. TikTok), but it also has Common-Core aligned questions and writing prompts to go with it.Product Includes:2 Passages Teacher GuideQuestion BreakdownQuestion SetsContext CluesEvidence Based Questions3 Multiple Choice1 Multiple Sele
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: DIGITAL Paired Text Passages - DIFFERENTIATED BUNDLE: IG v. TikTok
Digital One Pager for Informational Texts and Nonfiction Analysis
Looking for a tech-savvy, convenient way for students to respond to informational texts? Try a digital one pager! Students can be creative and resourceful as they think about what they have read, incorporate elements that are relevant both to the text and their lives, and practice important technology skills along the way.DIGITAL ONE PAGER CONTENTS:A tech tidbits video to help students get started with Google Slides featuresA secure PDF version of the Google Slides included A link for a Google S
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7th - 10th
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Reading Informational & Literature Graphic Organizers Gr 9-10
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Informational Texts and Fiction/Literature for Grades 9-10 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, and 8 because the skills build upon one another each year.)This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12• Common Core Standards Reading Literature & Nonfiction/Informational Graphic Organizers Bundle for Grades 6-12EDITABLE VERSION AVAILABLE HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common C
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Informational Text: 3 Scaffolded Activities for Any Nonfiction Article
Looking for best instructional practices to use with informational or nonfiction texts? Meeting rigorous RI standards can be challenging when students are frustrated or disengaged. Secondary teachers can scaffold the comprehension process to help students feel confident and achieve success.This teaching resource works with any nonfiction or informational text you select for your students. It is appropriate for periodicals, exemplar texts, speeches, and informational chapter book excerpts. Use th
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8th - 11th
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Reading Comprehension Discussion Task Cards Whole Class or Independent Reading
Are your students easily confused when reading texts on their own? Try using these critical thinking questions to scaffold their understanding. This product contains 20 different discussion task cards, each of which targets a different reading comprehension strategy. You can use them with whole-class reads when students are asked to read a portion of the text independently. They also work well with independent reading programs, including literature circle and book club models. Older students nee
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7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Analysis Task Cards: Master Nonfiction Text Analysis
Elevate your students' critical thinking and rhetorical analysis skills with these Rhetorical Analysis Task Cards, meticulously designed to dissect the components of nonfiction text. These versatile task cards are the key to unraveling the elements of speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, rhetorical devices, and more in any piece of nonfiction literature.What's Inside:Two Sets of Task Cards: This resource offers an invaluable duo of task card sets to cater to your instructional needs. T
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: The Power of Negative Thinking
The Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver informational text activity, students will read an article by British writer Oliver Burkeman (link included) and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal anecdotes and opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real” cl
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9th - 12th
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Olaudah Equiano's "Interesting Narrative..." Activity Pack
This CCSS aligned set provides a literary and historical overview of Olaudah Equiano and his "Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano". ** This set is from my Literature of Slaves Unit, so please do not purchase both. **
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* a short WebQuest about Equiano and Slavery Narratives with teacher notes
* a four page excerpt of “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"
* a 10 question true or false reading quiz with key
* analysis questions with teacher notes
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9th - 12th
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