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Black History Month informational text literature circles
RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response
Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts)This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the text. --
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1st - 6th
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Prove It Christmas and Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of December and the Holiday season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, reindeers, the poinsettia, Christmas in Mexico, and so much more! The goal of these close reading passages is to move students beyond a literal understanding and to a deeper and more critical evaluation of the text. These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must g
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1st - 3rd
Book Club Fiction and Nonfiction Bundle Digital and Printable
I LOVE that this can work for ANY book. I have packets made for my small group and I can easily have them flip to the page to work. It is awesome! Thank you!” - Amy B.You’ve heard Book Clubs (or Literature Circles) are a fun way to get your students reading and talking about books. You’ve even heard Book Clubs make reading fun for your most reading-averse students. But how do you start them? How do you run them effectively? How do you make sure all your students—regardless of reading level—ge
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2nd - 5th
Reading Response Menus Digital and Printable *EDITABLE*
“Great resource to hold students accountable by writing about what they are reading and using evidence from the text. My students enjoy these because they feel like they have a choice and it's not just a prompt for everyone. Thank you!” - Jennifer B.Every week, a teacher must grapple with an ancient mystery: “I love that my students are reading independently! But, how do I make sure they understand what they’re reading? How do I hold them accountable?”Wonder no more! These Reading Response Menus
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3rd - 5th
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study
The Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with The Lightning Thief. Plus, the novel study's fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provide opportunities for yo
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4th - 7th
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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Test
This novel study for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, contains 148 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by section, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Focus standards include figurative language, setting, character analysis, theme, and plot.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included wi
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Bud, Not Buddy and Sounder Novel Study Bundle
Book Club Activities | Reading Discussion Cards | Literature Circles | Questions
Encourage speaking and listening during book clubs or literature circles with these Reading Discussion Cards. This resource includes everything you need to facilitate book discussions in your classroom. There are 40 discussion prompts for fiction and nonfiction texts, which will make it easy for students to engage effectively in collaborative discussions. What’s included:20 Discussion Cards for fiction texts20 Discussion Cards for nonfiction texts2 "Come Prepared" Cards (fiction and nonfiction)
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3rd - 5th
Reading Log for Homework | Annotating Texts| INTERACTIVE BOOKMARKS | EDITABLE
This interactive bookmark resource, also known as a thinkmark, is a reader response tool that students use to practice text annotation during close reading. Implementing this resource for annotating texts will turn your students into deep thinking readers without the mess of Post-it Sticky notes everywhere... for LESS THAN THE COST of a pack of sticky notes!It is beneficial for students to track their thinking as they read. Taking the time to generate questions, note confusions, make connections
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3rd - 5th
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Main Idea Theme
Help support reading comprehension and discover all the graphic organizers you need with 240 reading response graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction. You and your students will love these easy-prep and easy-to-use graphic organizers for fiction and nonfiction filled with graphic organizers for story elements, main idea, theme, compare and contrast, and more.This resource is filled with a variety of graphic organizers that are designed to be used with any book or text. The unique designs a
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3rd - 5th
Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages, 1st 2nd 3rd Fiction & Nonfiction
These seasonal differentiated reading passages with comprehension questions are a perfect tool to use to help students practice their reading skills. There are different topics covered in the passages. Each topic comes with a fiction set, a nonfiction set of comprehension passages, and answer keys. There will be 3 fiction texts for each topic and 3 nonfiction texts for each topic.These 74 reading passages are nonfiction and fiction passages. There are three levels for each topic, too: beginning,
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1st - 3rd
Classroom Library Labels EDITABLE
Organize your classroom library with over 2,000+ pages of large and small book labels. The labels allow students to choose a specific genre, author, topic, guided reading level, Lexile, DRA, and more! Then they can return the book to its correct location using smaller labels that can be printed onto stickers or label sheets and placed directly onto the book. There are large and small labels that come in two versions: black and white borders and colored borders. The large labels measure 7 3/4 x 3
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: The Ultimate Classroom Organization System
Hidden Figures Nonfiction Book Study - Book Companion - Nonfiction Reading Unit
This COMPLETE nonfiction study guide (pdf and digital) will help your students dig deeper into the lives of the African-American women who played a critical role in the United State's entry into flight and the space race. The true story focuses on Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden who were original computers for NASA.This is a great book to read at any time of the year. If you celebrate Black History month with your students, it's one to highlight. Use thi
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6th - 8th
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Reading Discussion Cards - Starters - Fiction & Nonfiction
These discussion cards are perfect for book clubs, book talks, and guided reading groups, including reading questions for either fiction or nonfiction texts. You will create reading independence and engagement with over 36 reading questions.1. They are able to be used ALL year!2. Fiction and Nonfiction included3. The cards include a question AND response sentence stems.4. The clean look with icons that correlate with the question will help your students respond with clear and detailed answers. H
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2nd - 5th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 Novel Study Unit | Comprehension & Activities
This novel study for The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis, contains 127 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version;
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Novel Study Bundle
I am Malala Nonfiction Book Study Guide BUNDLE - Young Reader's Edition
I have always been intrigued by people who dare to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This COMPLETE BOOK COMPANION BUNDLE for I AM MALALA includes four components that take your students from start to finish in their nonfiction reading comprehension.✅TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIEW to see all the components that make up this great bundle.✅ FOR THE TEACHER:Word Search with 20 frequently seen vocabulary wordsPDF and digital optionsTeacher notes and lesson plansPrintable S
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6th - 8th
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Information Report Unit | Informational Writing | Informative Text | Digital PDF
Teaching INFORMATIONAL WRITING is a breeze with this HUGE collection of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, TEXT PROMPTS and INFORMATIVE DIGITAL WRITING TEMPLATES for students and teachers. NO PREP REQUIRED.We provide PROVEN INFORMATIVE TEXT TEACHING STRATEGIES in a FUN and ENGAGING unit to foster INCREDIBLE research and Information Report Writing skills. ❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING OVE
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3rd - 8th
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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
First Grade Text Features: Nonfiction Notebook
Help your students explore the features of nonfiction with this 41-page set. This meets the Common Core Standard: Information Text {Craft and Structure} which states "Know and use various text features to locate key features and information in a text." This pack contains 18 non-fiction text features definition posters WITH example pictures. It also contains 15 printables and a cover page so students can create their own nonfiction notebooks with examples they find in text. This can be an ong
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: First Grade Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Bundle
Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages NONFICTION (18)
Are you looking for BLACK HISTORY MONTH close reading passages? These eighteen non-fiction text dependent passages are perfect for Black History Month in February! If you're looking for a way to incorporate social studies with reading, and a variety of people, this study is perfect. The passage and the questions are all on one page for easy reference.The passages are rigorous to help meet the Common Core standards. Each passage includes mostly text dependent questions that assess comprehension.
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3rd - 8th
Read-Its® Paired Passages - Yearlong MEGA Bundle | Distance Learning
Reading Comprehension ~ Close ReadingGet Ready to READ and RESPOND with my brand newREAD-ITS® Paired Passages TRIFOLDS! Check out Read-Its® WINTER EDITION here...Read-Its®- WINTER EditionCheck out Read-Its® SPRING EDITION here...Read-Its®- SPRING EditionCheck out Read-Its® SUMMER/ANYTIME EDITION here...Read-Its®- SUMMER/ANYTIME EditionCheck out Read-Its® Fall EDITION here...Read-Its®- Fall Edition*************************************************************************FREEBIE ALERT: Download th
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2nd - 4th
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Novel Study Activities Comprehension Questions
Your students will be inspired as they read about William Kamkwamba's persistence in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition.) This COMPLETE STUDY UNIT incorporates NONFICTION READING PROMPTS, VOCABULARY, GEOGRAPHY, AND TEXT ANALYSIS.✏️ Turn this book into a reading unit that blends with Science, Social Studies, and Geography. The nonfiction reading responses provide background knowledge for you and your students about Malawi, climate, and windmills.✅ Included for teachers:30-pa
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4th - 7th
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Book Projects for Any Novel for Book Clubs
20 different book projects that can be used with any novel. After reading students will complete a project to show what they read. They will have to propose a project and then their are direction sheets on how to complete it! These projects are great because when they present it helps other students want to read the book!In this product you will find 20 book projects that can be done after reading any novel. You can use these with book clubs, friendly reads, literature circles, or individual rea
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2nd - 5th
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Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Michael Jordan (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes high-interest paired texts about two of the most famous players in basketball history -- LeBron James and Michael Jordan. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 6 Nonfiction Articles→ 3 Quizzes → 1 Writing Prompt→ 1 Answer Key***Topics Covered:→ The Childhood Years:1 nonfiction text about LeBron's childhood1 nonfiction text about Michael's childhood1 quiz to cover these texts→ Pro Basketball Ca
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
Informative Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers - Paragraph of the Week PRINT
Paragraph of the Week Prompts for Informative Writing - This ready-to-use resource includes 10 informative paragraph writing prompts. Use them in a paragraph of the week writing center or for weekly writing homework. Weekly paragraph writing allows your students to practice writing well-organized informative paragraphs on a regular basis, and make them better writers. Students will love the fun and engaging paragraph writing prompts, and you'll love that they are getting meaningful writing pract
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3rd - 5th
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