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Free Common Core RI.9-10.5 resources
Reading Comprehension Task Cards | STAAR Test Prep | Print & Google | FREE
Finding quick, easy, and engaging ways to practice reading comprehension skills can be challenging. Task cards are the perfect solution. They are to the point, versatile, and challenge students. Use as bell-ringers, warm-ups, tutoring sessions, exit tickets, game cards, and more. Great for high school English I & II students or Pre-AP students. Some 8th-grade teachers have found this helpful. Click for middle school task cards.The 10 reading comprehension task cards are perfect to prepare f
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8th - 11th
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FREE DNA Text Reading Watson Crick DNA Article
This free DNA Informational Text reading is based on Watson and Crick's famous one-page article published in 1953 in Nature magazine, announcing their discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. It comes with graphic organizers to help your students read and understand this classic scientific paper. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.This is a fantastic way to implement t
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9th - 12th
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
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
Finding Credible Sources on the Internet- Slides & Activity for Google Drive
This slide presentation provides an overview of how to find and discern credible information on the internet and the importance of citing credible sources in academic papers and essays. Builds digital literacy with an activity for students to compare articles from two different websites using the CRAP method, independently or together as a class. (Completed activity included on final slide as a teacher time saver!)
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Introduction to Nonfiction Text Structures Notes Slides & Worksheet
This free Introduction to Nonfiction Text Structures mini-lesson provides an overview of the five organizational text structures found in nonfiction informational and explanatory texts. This sampler from the Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes and introduction to description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.★ Get the complete set of 15 Nonfiction Text Structure lessons and save a bundle!WHAT'S INCLUDED• 17 PowerPoint™ Sl
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9th - 12th
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Non-Fiction Paired Passages Practice Test for FAST Test - BEST Standards
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared FAST practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before end-of-year testing.Help your students prepare for the FAST Test by taking these informational text paired passages practice tests.These align with the BEST Standards to help your students feel better prepared and more comfortable with the format of standardized testing.Question Types: mu
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8th - 11th
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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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Rhetorical Analysis Graphic Organizers for Any Nonfiction Text
Writing a rhetorical analysis essay and analyzing nonfiction texts just got easier with these print and digital graphic organizers for rhetorical analysis. When reading any nonfiction text, use these organizers to help students process and write a focused analysis précis.★ Précis★ SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker)★ Rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)*************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:★ Rhetorical analysis graphic
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
FREE Nonfiction Text Structures Graphic Organizers for Reading and Writing
These free Graphic Organizers are perfect for students to use when reading and summarizing a nonfiction text or when writing a nonfiction paragraph. This sampler from the Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes graphic organizers for the five Nonfiction Text Structures found in informational and explanatory texts: description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.★ Get the complete set of 15 Nonfiction Text Structure lessons and
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9th - 12th
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"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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FREE Nonfiction Text Structures Paragraph Frames for Reading and Summarizing
These free Paragraph Frames are perfect for students to use when reading and summarizing a nonfiction text or when writing a nonfiction paragraph. This sampler from the Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes paragraph frames for the five Nonfiction Text Structures found in informational and explanatory texts: description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.★ Get the complete set of 15 Nonfiction Text Structure lessons and save
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9th - 12th
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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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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
Text Structure Practice Worksheet
In this worksheet, students must do the following:Identify the text structure being used in each excerpt,Place the information from each excerpt in the correct graphic organizer based on the text structure that is being used.
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6th - 12th
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FREE Purpose of Informational Text Features Sorting Activity
This FREE resource includes a simple, FUN matching activity for grades 6-12. This printable resource is designed to provide students with an introduction to identifying how informational text features can aid in reading comprehension. Students match informational text features -- “clouds” -- with their purpose --“lightning bolts.” I like to have students complete this matching activity in small groups. My more competitive students like to race against other groups to see who can match all the t
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6th - 12th
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BINGO Review of Literary Terms - English EOC Test Prep
Use this digital resource to gamify your review of literary terms for your ELA students! This PowerPoint includes 48 questions on figurative language, text structure, author's purpose, rhetorical devices, test-taking/reading strategies, and more! Directions: Print copies of blank bingo cards for your students (linked in resource).Instruct students to fill out their bingo cards with the terms in the PowerPoint.For each question slide, students will mark their bingo card with a highlighter if they
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9th - 12th
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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Israel Palestine Conflict Reading Comprehension
Israel / Palestine reading comprehension pack. A detailed 2 page article that provides an overview of the history of the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinian forces and includes differentiated comprehension questions that focus on reading skills and language and structure analysis.It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in an English lesson for comprehension training. It is interesting, useful, very easy to use and good way to combine History, Citizenship and Engli
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7th - 10th
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ELA Curriculum Map Pacing Guide for 9th & 10th English Quarter 1 of Full Year
This curriculum map resource includes a suggested pacing guide for 9-weeks of ELA curriculum for grades 9-10. You can use it to help plan your own year of ELA lessons and/or get a better sense of the materials included in my ELA Quarter 1 Curriculum Grades 9-10.The Quarter 1 curriculum resource is intended for both new English teachers as well as experienced English teachers looking for new ideas and creative lessons to add to their mix. This 9-week curriculum plan focuses on short fiction and n
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8th - 11th
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Free Rhetorical Analysis Lesson with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speech
Make real-world connections with this free argument analysis activity using a speech from the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The rhetorical analysis graphic organizer guides students through analysis of rhetorical features including diction (word choice), rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), structure, author’s craft and purpose, tone, and central ideas (themes). This scaffolded approach to argument analysis provides an alternative to the widely-used SOAPStone strategy.Tim
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
American literature Unit | Black History Free Poetry Analysis Worksheet | BLM
Looking for an engaging, rigorous unit on the Black Lives Matter Movement?In this mini unit, students will learn about the history of the Black Lives Matter movement and the way that the word “boy” has been problematic for African American males. They'll also explore both the written version and performance of the wonderful poem “not an elegy for Mike Brown” by Danez Smith, a masterful, award-winning contemporary poet and performer. Rounding out the unit are an opinion piece and an inspiring TED
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9th - 12th
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Logical Fallacies Note Catchers (Editable)
Three note catchers with definitions and examples for 10 common logical fallacies. Note catcher 1: All definitions and examples provided.Note catcher 2: Definitions with blanks for guided notetaking, all examples provided.Note catcher 2: Definitions with blanks for guided note taking, all examples provided.Information is for the following logical fallacies:Ad HominemRed Herring Bandwagon Slippery SlopeStraw ManHasty Generalization Begging the Question Appeal to Authority Double Standard Burden o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Active Reading Comprehension Strategies - FREE SAMPLER
Improve your students' reading comprehension and lay the foundation for close reading and annotation with this EDITABLE Active Reading Strategies GOOGLE SLIDES Presentation. This FREE SAMPLER presentation includes a graphic organizer, key details, a modeled example, and a practice opportunity for one active reading strategy.Interested in teaching all 7 reading comprehension strategies? Check out the full resource here: Active Reading Strategies PresentationThis presentation is based on The Good
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8th - 11th
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SOAPStone Posters (or Presentations)- FREE Analysis Tool
SOAPStone is a diverse strategy that can be used to dissect the work of professional writers as well as help students develop their own writing. This FREE product consists of two slide shows that break down the SOAPStone acronym and provides questions to guide students through the analysis or writing process. The slides are intended to be printed out and used as classroom posters, but they are also perfect to use as visuals during an introductory lesson.If you enjoy this resource, you and your s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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