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Free Common Core RI.9-10.10 resources
50 States and Capitals Freebie: FREE Study Map, List of States, & Study Guide
Help your students know all 50 states and capitals of the United States with this convenient study guide! Included is a list of states, corresponding capitals, state abbreviations, and a labeled map. For more States & Capitals resources, such as practice worksheets, blank maps, test forms, state research project, crosswords, etc., I highly recommend my 50 States & Capitals Mega-Pack Bundle! Not only will you have many worksheets to choose from, but it is also available digitally for Go
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
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8th - 11th
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Informational Text Activity, FREE, Supreme Court Cases, Easy Sub Plan, CCSS
Whether you need an emergency sub plan or just want to add more informational text to your curriculum, this free and fascinating lesson has what you need. It includes access to a high-interest article from The New York Times on the "10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know," a topic that will hook your students’ attention and inspire lively debate, and a packet of print-and-go handouts to help students work through the text.This FREE activity includes:• A sheet of suggested lesson procedure
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8th - 11th
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Free Graphic Organizers - CNN10, Ted Talks, SOAPSTONE, & Video Notes
Free Graphic Organizers - CNN10, Ted Talks, SOAPSTONE, & Video NotesHello and welcome to No Prep English! I am so excited you decided to stop by. Included in this freebie product bundle you will find 8 pages of FREE graphic organizers designed to engage students and support learning. These handouts also have the added benefit of holding students accountable for traditionally passive work (viewing videos).PRODUCT LIST:SOAPStone Handout - A graphic organizer handout to scaffold the analysis of
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: The Whole Store - Growing Mega Bundle
FREE Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice
Do your students know how to adequately show evidence from the text when they are asked? We often take for granted that students automatically know how to do this.
Use my Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice *FREE* resource to help your students! This resource includes a visual aid to help students remember, as well as ONE nonfiction passage with questions to practice citing evidence from the text. Suggested answers for each question (and identification of evidence from the
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6th - 9th
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Choice Board, Non-Fiction & Informational Text Activities, FREE Worksheet CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any informational text article or non-fiction book study. Once students have finished reading an assigned article or chapter of a non-fiction text, use this choice board handout to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on their reading.The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage your teens?Click here for a 5-pack of Listen &
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Non-fiction Close Reading Passage Nat Turner's Rebellion [Editable]
Do you need an interesting reading passage that's perfect for Black History Month? This is a non-fiction reading passage for middle school or high school that includes critical thinking questions about Nat Turner's Rebellion. One of the reasons I created this is because I think it is very important for my students to learn about how enslaved people resisted. This resource also focuses on literacy skills using a historical topic. It is available both as an editable Google Doc, or a PDF. Although
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7th - 10th
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FREE! Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #10, PDF & Google Drive
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare our students for this challenge, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a high-quality 30-minute podcast focused on the heroic actions of Robert Smalls, a man enslaved in South
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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8th - 11th
FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Narrative of Frederick Douglass | Passage & Literary Nonfiction Analysis Task
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling slave narrative along with reading analysis comprehension questions that get students to analyze the development of central ideas, character, and determining causation of events in a primary source: "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave."The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on analyzing the development of Dougla
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6th - 12th
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Free Scaffolded Reading & Research Notes: Help Students Independently Annotate!
One of my year-long goals is for my students to reach a place where they can independently take and make meaningful notes and annotations while they read. Personally, I prefer to write in my books, but in the classroom, that's not always possible. With this in mind, I put together these 5 Square Notes sheets (kind of like graphic organizers) that walk students through annotation and/or note taking. Each sheet is set up in the 1-2-3-2-1 style, which is a pattern that's easy for students to rememb
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8th - 12th
"We Sail for America" - Literary Nonfiction Reading Passage & ELA Test - FREE
HIGH-INTEREST LITERARY NONFICTION PRIMARY SOURCE 1-page passage "We Sail for America" from the immigrant memoirs of Samuel McClure in his 1914 autobiography. McClure founded muckraking journalism in his McClure's Magazine, which was popular in the early 1900s. This topic fits in well with middle school and high school social studies subject matter and is perfect for ELA. This informational text passage is paired with an ELA practice assessment that tests reading and language skills aligned to mu
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6th - 12th
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Social Media Pro/Con Articles and Notes
These articles work great with a unit on phone and social media use. Students choose 4 (out of 6) articles to respond to and take notes on. These can ultimately be used as sources for a discussion or Socratic Seminar, and/or an argumentative essay. If this topic is of interest to you and your students, consider our other materials on social media such as: our Film guide for The Social Dilemma to pair with this. Instructions on how to legally access the documentary even if you don't have Netflix
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Social Media Impact Unit
Saturn- Article, Questions, Wordsearch, and Hidden Message!
This engaging worksheet will allow students of all ages to learn about the planet Saturn! Worksheet includes a reading passage, related questions, and a word search. Letters not used will spell out a hidden message. This activity can be used in-class, for homework, or as a review. Discover the unique attributes of Saturn, its moons, rings, storms, and history!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Nonfiction Reading Log for Choice Reading (Digital Easel & Paper Options)
Nonfiction Reading Log for Choice Reading and SSR : This excellent resource allows for choice within your nonfiction unit, while still covering basic skills, like summarizing texts, analyzing the function of text features, and identifying organizational patterns. Applicable to any nonfiction text, students will have the opportunity to pursue their own interests for this activity, while summarizing their learning in this visually appealing reading log. You deserve to simplify your planning throug
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8th - 11th
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Annotation and Close Reading Guide
Often times students don't know what to underline or look for when a teacher tells them to annotate or closely read a text. In the past my students would simply underline or highlight every line which doesn't teach them anything.
I have created a basic annotation/close reading guide that I give my students at the beginning of each school year and tell them to use it anytime I ask them to annotate a text.
There are numerous bullet points of what the students should be looking for and making no
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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College Pennant Research Project - FREE Template - College Readiness
Looking for a fun way to get your students excited about college? This college pennant research project is an engaging activity to use as part of your college and career readiness lessons. It also makes the perfect classroom decor to promote college exploration OR to celebrate college acceptance offers if you have seniors!⭐️ This versatile resource can be used as a stand-alone activity OR an extension project as part of a larger college exploration unit.⭐️ WHAT'S INCLUDED:✔ A printable handout A
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9th - 12th
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Free Argument (Rhetorical) Analysis Voting Rights Speech and Graphic Organizer
Use this free rhetorical analysis graphic organizer to help students read and analyze the argument presented in Lyndon B. Johnson’s speech, “Voting Rights Act of 1965" (also called "We Shall Overcome"). The web guides students through analysis of rhetorical features including diction, rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), structure, author’s craft and purpose, tone, and central ideas. This scaffolded approach to argument analysis provides an alternative to the widely-used SOAPStone strateg
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Research Simulation Task Practice (PARCC/NJSLA)
In this ELA lesson plan, students will practice with grade appropriate nonfiction pieces to determine what the prompt is asking and create a thesis statement. This is great practice for NJSLA or PARCC!
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3rd - 11th
The CRAAP Test (for Evaluating Sources) | Lesson and CRAAP Checklist Handout
This CRAAP Test handout is a short lesson and CRAAP test checklist to support middle and high school learners evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This handout is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses, as well as other writing or communication units.Page 1:CRAAP test defined CRAAP test acronym explainedCRAAP test rationale -- why use this method?Page 2:CRAAP test checklist for learners to apply the test to any text of their choosingRelated Products ---"C
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7th - 12th
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Determining Credible Sources for Research, Google Slides, CCSS
Engage your middle or high school students in a discussion about credibility by placing them in the Judges' Seat. By allowing students to confer and decide for themselves how good a resource is, see engagement and understanding skyrocket. This assignment was designed for lower-level students but could very easily be amped up to more difficult for Honors students. This product includes 3 files:- A how to/suggestion document- Master slides for the teacher- Individual slide decks for groupsHelpful
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6th - 12th
DIFFERENTIATED Article Set - Navajo Code Talkers Day 8/14 - Secondary ELA
Designed so students can work on reading passages at their own comprehension level without making the difference in level obvious to others. Topic: history, WWII, indigenous peoplesThe set includes one article written at 3 levels of text complexity, and 4 levels of comprehension and personal response questions so you can fully differentiate your lesson to meet your middle and high school students’ needs. Each article contains the same key information and each question set includes the same exac
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6th - 9th
Free ELA Task Card Sampler (48 cards) / Plot, Language, Character, and more!
Task cards are a great way to promote movement in the ELA classroom. Task cards can be used in so many contexts and with a variety of subjects. For this reason, I’ve designed 6 different sets of task cards! -32 Poetry Task Cards-32 Rhetoric Task Cards-32 Plot and Conflict Task Cards-32 Characterization Task Cards-32 Research and Informational Text Flash Cards-32 Figurative Language and Literary Devices Flash CardsThis sampler is designed to give you an idea of what you can find in each set and f
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9th - 12th
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