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Common Core RI.8.8 literature circles
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Novel Study Reading Unit | 6th 7th 8th
Teaching literature and nonfiction through A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fic
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6th - 8th
Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing
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6th - 8th
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Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Ground Zero Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, the History of September 11th nonfiction readings and extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, project choice board, and essays will all provide opportunities for your stu
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7th - 9th
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Unit Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, project and essays all provide opportunities for your students t
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8th - 9th
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Middle School Literature and Nonfiction Reading Activities Lessons Assessments
This huge bundle of resources has reading resources specifically for your middle school (6th, 7th, and 8th) ELA students. This resources has reading strategy posters, editable reading response rubrics, literature exit tickets, non-fiction exit tickets, literature reference notebook tabs, non-fiction reference notebook tabs, and middle school guided reading forms. As a middle school teacher, I know how hard it can be to find reading resources created specifically for middle school students. Over
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6th - 8th
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Long Way Down Novel Study
The Long Way Down Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging exploration of this popular book. The Long Way Down Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. With over 60+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this unit. The literary analysis r
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8th - 9th
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Independent Reading Journals Fiction & Nonfiction Logs
These Digital Independent Reading Response Journals for Fiction and Nonfiction come in interactive digital versions AND in low color versions for easy printing. They can be used for ANY reading selections, short or long. And they address every reading standard.
Are you wondering how to hold your students accountable for providing text evidence during independent reading? I needed an independent reading response packet that could be used for any reading selection. I also needed one that was easy
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6th - 8th
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The Door of No Return Novel Study
The Door of No Return Novel Study is a comprehensive unit for teaching Kwame Alexander's book. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging cross-curricular exploration of this popular book. The Door of No Return Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. This novel study over 100+ Common Core aligned materials. Students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 5-WEEK u
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7th - 9th
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Mystery Bundle
These high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension passages will capture your students' attention! Facts are presented about real crimes. Your students will read and analyze to form their own conclusions. Each lesson teaches a specific set of reading skills that will improve comprehension skills of informational text. Included in each Resource:• table of contents with CCSS• teaching suggestions• nonfiction passage• printables• answer keys
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8th - 10th
Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Literature & Informational Texts Grades 6-8
The higher order Question Stems resource for reading literature and informational texts is an incredible teaching tool that will help your students grow through its standards-aligned bank of questions. The 310 higher order thinking question stems are curated and organized based on level of challenge, making it a great resource for differentiation. Rather than overwhelming with a ton of questions, the resource selectively presents the best of questions so you can ask the right one at the right mo
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6th - 8th
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Book Companion & Non-Fiction Passages & Printables
There is nothing better to read during the dark days of autumn than The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. This nonfiction resource contains seven fun printables to accompany the short story, five nonfiction passages and printables covering these topics: New England, Sleepy Hollow, Cotton Mather, Washington Irving, and Is the Tale True? Answer keys are included and standards covered- CCSS aligned. Everything you need for a fiction and nonfiction reading unit! Check out the preview!St
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6th - 8th
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Gold Bundle
This nonfiction bundle delves into the myths and legends surrounding the lost cities of El Dorado and Cibola, as well as the real-life discovery of the Saddle Ridge Treasure. High school students will practice comprehension skills as they read the nonfiction passages and analyze them. This bundle includes a bonus file with four additional printables. What's Included: 3 nonfiction passagesprintablesbonus fileteaching suggestionsanswer keys
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8th - 10th
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Nonfiction Readings, Activities
The nonfiction close readings will open new perspectives to your students about the First Nations of North America. With a particular focus on groups that inhabited the present-day United States, the articles will provide background knowledge about the social, cultural, environmental, and political forces essential to understanding the history of indigenous tribes. Students will learn about the First Nations prior to European contact as well as examine important issues that have been relevant si
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Unit Novel Study
The Story That Cannot Be Told Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer. With over 150+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, projects and essays all provide opportunities for your students to practice and a
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7th - 9th
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History Mysteries: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension and Finding Evidence
This nonfiction resource helps your students learn to read informational text and find supporting evidence. Students read a nonfiction passage, then answer questions, as they read and when they are complete. There are several opportunities for students to give their opinions in response to a text. Students are encouraged to write how a fact makes them feel, to form their own conclusions, to offer suggestions for improvement, or tell what they would do in a similar situation. This helps them lear
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6th - 8th
Long Way Down Nonfiction Connections Informational Texts & Activities
The Long Way Down thematic nonfiction activity sets will build students’ background knowledge about the topics and themes that influence and shape the characters and circumstances in the novel Long Way Down. Students will synthesize informational texts, conduct research, and analyze data alongside their reading of Long Way Down, which will improve their critical thinking skills and deepen their understanding of the novel. As they do, they will also practice essential skills aligned to the readin
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8th - 9th
Also included in: Long Way Down Novel Study
High School Reading Comprehension: Fiction and Nonfiction Suspense Bundle
Three units for one great price! My kids love a good mystery and so do I! Mysteries are a great way to engage your students and develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Two of the units included in this bundle, Stonehenge and Memories Locked in a Castle, combine fiction and nonfiction. Stonehenge contains a mini lesson on learning how to read fiction and non-fiction with one printable for assessment. It also contains the original short story, In the Shadow of the Stones, with 5 pri
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7th - 10th
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Lesson: Lizzie Borden
High-interest nonfiction reading comprehension passage about the crime that shocked America! Could Lizzie Borden have brutally murdered her father and step-mother or did she get away with murder? While students analyze the text, they will discover the author's point of view and how the text is structured. They will also evaluate the relevance of evidence. Lesson is designed to last 2 to 3 days. Included in the Resource:• table of contents with CCSS• teaching suggestions• nonfiction passage• pr
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8th - 10th
Also included in: High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Mystery Bundle
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Where is the City of Cibola?
This reading comprehension resource is an engaging nonfiction lesson tailored for high school students to embark on an investigative quest to uncover the elusive location of Cibola. Students are given information to analyze to determine if the city exists and where it is located. Can they unravel the mystery surrounding the legendary Seven Cities of Gold?What's Included:Nonfiction PassagePrintablesTeaching SuggestionsAnswer KeysCCSS Covered: RI 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8RI 9 -10.1, 9-10.5, 9-10.6, 9-
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8th - 10th
Also included in: High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Gold Bundle
Urban Tribes - Native Americans in the City Lessons - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for High School StudentsThis learning resource uses the reading strategies: connection, question, infer and transformation, to allow for powerful understanding. Students will gain a better understanding of the unique issues facing Indigenous millennials in North America.Lessons included will ask:Students to make connections, between the text and personal experiences, other texts and media, or world events/issuesStudents to document and class
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
READING INFORMATION TEXT: UNIT LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
A unit plan on reading information text with 6 sessions on teaching and learning based on New Bloom's Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - Vocabulary Overview - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - Language and Vocabulary - Determine a central idea of a text and analyse its development over the course of the text. SESSION 3: APPLYING - Visual and Textual Clues - Cite the textual evidenc
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6th - 8th
Also included in: READING INFORMATION TEXT: BLOOM'S TAXONOMY BASED RESOURCES - BUNDLE
The Door of No Return Nonfiction Connections
The Door of No Return nonfiction activity sets will build students’ background knowledge about the history of West Africa and culture of the Asante Kingdom. Because both influence and shape the characters and circumstances in the novel The Door of No Return, students will deepen their understanding of the text as they synthesize informational texts, conduct research, and engage in creative tasks. Students will also develop their critical thinking and practice essential skills aligned to the read
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7th - 9th
Also included in: The Door of No Return Novel Study
READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS LESSONS AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
A bundle of lessons and resources on reading for text analysis:This Bundle Includes lesson plans and teaching material on:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing TextsUnderstanding TextsInferring MeaningPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkimming, Scanning, Close ReadingReading ComprehensionTeachers can use these ready-made resources to enhance the vocabulary, language, grammar, writing, and reading skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in
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6th - 10th
Pres. Barack Obama 2016 Speech at the Democratic Convention-Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Democratic National Convention delivered in Philadelphia, PA on July 28, 2016. This resource includes 85 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. U
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6th - 12th
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