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High school informational text literature circles for Microsoft PowerPoint
The Marrow Thieves Introductory Slideshow & Info
The award-winning author Cherie Dimaline's YA novel The Marrow Thieves is becoming more and more popular in English classrooms across Canada, and beyond.This introductory slideshow presents students with all the relevant information linked to the novel. 25 slides of high quality info and matching visuals. Includes the following:* Details on the author and some of the her other work* A synopsis of the novel* Character backgrounds* Themes - definition and popular examples* A short list of themes f
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Notice and Note Nonfiction Powerpoint
This powerpoint will help you teach the nonfiction signposts to your students. Has over 40 slides.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Reader's Guide
Gail Jarrow has written an engaging account of the search for the source of the typhoid fever outbreak in 1907. This is the reader's guide and supplementary materials that I used with my students while we read this book.
Students were asked to find evidence in the text, use timelines, identify arguments of opposing individuals and define words using context clues. This book will fit easily into any life science class or English Language Arts class. In addition, this product works very easily w
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Grades:
7th - 10th
SPEED DISCUSSION--A strategy for discussing informational text!
This ENGAGING strategy for classroom discussion is student approved! Blank stares are a thing of the past with this strategy. ANY student will find this strategy much more engaging than the typical question and answer strategies that never lead to active participation! INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Arrange desks in two rows facing one another (the person across is your partner.) If you have an odd number of students, make the last 2 seats in 1 row work together the entire time (this is row 1) The students i
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Memoir/Non-Fiction Book Club PowerPoint (10th-12th; AP Language and Comp.)
This editable PowerPoint has everything you need for a four-week memoir/non-fiction book club unit! I use it with my 11th grade AP English Language and Composition courses, but it could be tailored for grades 10-12. You can easily cater this PPT to your schedule and needs, but it is a great foundation to help you with the pacing and structure of a book club. This resource is student-facing, and ready to use right away. It contains 17 slides that include: 4 slides of different, weekly annotation
Grades:
10th - 12th
Memoir Unit and Book Tastings for APLAC
Works great not only for AP English Language and Comp, but can be modified for any high school English classroom! PPT document already set to letter paper size with margins -- modify and print or use electronically (simply "save as" and delete the slides you don't want to distribute to students). Unit begins with a multi-day book tasting activity. Book tastings are nothing new, so feel free to modify these handouts to fit your vision. In fact, these instructions work for more than just memoirs a
Grades:
10th - 12th
The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia MOD 5 INTO READING
Download and Edit as you wish .LEVEL S26 slides .Small group questions.3 Group projects.Vocabulary Wordscentral idea and details.synthesizing informationcontext cluesanchor chartsLEXILE MEASURE 880L GUIDED READING LEVEL SGENRE NARRATIVE NONFICTION WHY THIS TEXT? Inspired by true events, this is the story of the rescue and rehabilitation of a young elephant in Zambia. Teenager Aaron saves a baby elephant from drowning in a swimming pool. He moves away from his family to care for the little elepha
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Global Issues - 11 Global Issues We Need to Talk About
Global Issues are important, not only to learn about, but mostly to debate about them and how can we reduce or solve them.In this PowerPoint there are 11 global issues to debate, and with lots of information about each of them. The issues are:Water PollutionOverconsumptionDefrostingDeforestationTechnologyHungerWarTotalitarianismOverpopulationCoralsForest FiresI didn't include Global Warming as an issue because it directly affects most of the issues mentioned above, so we talk about it in almost
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Glass Castle Discussion Quotations
This Power Point presentation has 65 direct quotations from Jeannette Walls' book, The Glass Castle. Each slide has the appropriate page number(s) listed. All quotations taken from the First Scribner trade paperback edition 2006. ISBN-13 978-0-7432-4753-5There are many ways to use this resource. Here are a few:As you work your way though the book, use these quotations as springboards for class discussions. Instead of digging through the book, simply allow this presentation to guide you through t
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Level O
22 slides to edit and download as you wish.3 Group projects.Vocabulary WordsIn literary texts, compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, and events, drawing on specific details in the text. In informational texts, explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts based on specific evidence from the text.Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.Locate and refer to relevant de
Grades:
1st - 9th
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Along the Santa Fe Trail Level P Mod4 Into Reading Grade 5
Download and Edit as you wish .24 slides .Small group questions.3 Group projects.Vocabulary Wordscentral idea and details.synthesizing informationanchor charts fro figurative languagelike a hawk’s eyes, like a beak (p. 13) like a silver sea in the sunshine (p. 16) sheet of drenching water (p. 18) our storm, a tattered beggar (p. 18) the voice of the night wind (p. 23)In 1852, Marion Russell, her brother, and mother traveled by wagon along the Santa Fe Trail in hopes of reaching California. The
Grades:
3rd - 9th
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees GUIDED READING LEVEL T grade4 into reading
22 slides to edit and download as you wish.Small group questions.3 Group projects.Vocabulary WordsWHY THIS TEXT? In this informational text about honeybees, students will learn that this important insect is vanishing, why this is a problem, and what is being done about it. Scientific language, paired with amazing up-close photographs, captions, and headings, enhances this scientific mystery that is threatening not only the production of honey, but also our plant-based food supply.Key Vocabulary
Grades:
3rd - 9th
The Great Gatsby Informational Text Lesson-Is Gatsby Black?
This complex Informational article will both challenge and engage your students as they consider the information found in this text. This high-interest topic will ensure that your class enjoys a lively discussion!
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Drawing Conclusions Using Short Answer Style
I noticed one of the hardest skills for my students to master is the ability to draw a conclusion in a short answer type question. I tried explaining that a conclusion is just an inference that needs more evidence to support it, but even then I still got answers like “The character Bob is annoying because I didn’t find him interesting.” Finally, I created a template for my students to use when answering these types of questions which became these notes.
Students first learn to identify what ty
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
One Sentence Summary POWERPOINT
This POWERPOINT accompanies the ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY HANDOUT. The ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY HANDOUT a two page graphic organizer. The first page is blank which can be copied for the student. The second page is filled in as a "cheat sheet" for the teacher with an idea of how to introduce the chart before actually using it to summarize text. It will assist the teacher to help the students summarize the text based on the main text structure the author is using the write the text. It starts with an intro
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Staff
Also included in: One Sentence Summary BUNDLE
Contemporary Topics for Middle School and High School ESL: Summer Camp
“Summer Camp!”: Contemporary Topics for Middle School and High School ESL Students
Interest Topics that reinforce your language arts curriculum. Reading Levels are tiered to meet different levels. Readability Average Grade Level for this lesson is 5.6. This lesson consists of informational text. Interesting and colorful photographs and graphics complement the topic. Activities are interspersed throughout the lesson to support vocabulary, comprehension, grammar and critical thinking. “Summer Cam
Grades:
6th - 12th
Just a Dream-GUIDED READING LEVEL P
54 slides to edit and download as you wish.Vocabulary Words- Context CluesText Based QuestionsFigurative LanguageDetermine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.Locate and refer to relevant details and evidence when explaining what a text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences.Include digital media and/or visual displays in presentations to emphasize and enhance central ideas or themes.
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Common Core - Collaborative Discussion about Literature/Info. Text
Enjoy having students connect with the Common Core State Standards through collaborative discussion on a text, both literature and informational text. This activity hits multiple Common Core State Standards and can be used with really any grade level from 4th grade to 12th grade as discussion is based on grade-level text.
This 12-slide PowerPoint guides teachers/students through the process: 1) Read/annotate/cite text, 2) Ask questions, 3) Write questions to prepare for collaborative discussi
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Activities for “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut
This product contains a variety of activities for the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut. The items included in this product are listed in detail below.***PREREADING***-Banned Books (PowerPoint): This PowerPoint provides a hook for the story by promoting a discussion on banned books. The PPT begins with a slide posing 3 thought provoking questions about why books are banned and whether or not books should be banned. The next 9 slides contain several images of books that have been b
Grades:
6th - 12th
St. Patrick's Day Contemporary Topics: Level 2.0
“10 Really Fun Facts about St. Patrick's Day!”: Contemporary Topics for Middle School and High School ESL Students
Interest Topics that reinforce your language arts curriculum. Reading Levels are tiered to meet different levels. Readability Average Grade Level for this lesson is 2.0. This lesson consists of informational text. Interesting and colorful photographs and graphics complement the topic. Activities are interspersed throughout the lesson to support vocabulary, comprehension, grammar an
Grades:
6th - 10th
Discussion Jobs for Literature Circles
Included are 6 different jobs for students to complete in a Literature Circle. Can work for grades 2-12.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Depth and Complexity Article Discussion Activity- Social Studies, ELA, CCSS
This packet is an excellent starting resource for bringing Depth & Complexity into your classroom!
>Can be printed in color or black and white
>EDITABLE in Powerpoint
In this product, you will find:
> Prereading Graphic Organizer (Page 1): Students gather evidence, record reactions, and identify which lenses are important prior to discussion. I would assign this as homework.
>Discussion Graphic Organizer (Page 2): Students reflect during the discussion, giving feedback to thems
Grades:
6th - 9th
Summarizing Group Activity
This is a group activity you can use when reading any text. The main point is that students practice how to summarize, and the text can vary in level. The students should be broken up into groups before the lesson begins. Feel free to read the full text as a class beforehand, or to have the students come together at the end to determine the main idea of the whole article. You'll need large chart paper for groups to write on.
Grades:
6th - 12th
SHARKS - fun information/trivia!!
I created this for my YouTube channel (Speechie Educator)...Once downloaded and you pull up the PPT file, if you select Slide Show - start from beginning, it will play as a video. You or the students will need to read the statements aloud. You can pause it along the way to discuss the information! Enjoy!!
Grades:
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
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