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Presidents' Day informational text Common Core L.8.1 resources
Main Idea Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing
Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing Activities - NO PREP - Just print and go!
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Summarizing is a life-long skill. Our students will enter the real world soon and will find themselves having to summarize many different types of work for employers, employees, and even clients. It's essential that we teach them this valuable skill.
This pack focuses on summarizing nonfiction pieces. Students
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Middle School Literature Nonfiction Grammar Exit Tickets for Assessment or Quiz
Quick formative assessment of your middle ELA students' grammar and language, literature reading, and nonfiction reading standards mastery has never been easier. This bundles resource has 100 grammar and language exit tickets or quizzes, 85 literature exit tickets or quizzes, and 150+ nonfiction exit tickets or quizzes.The grammar and language exit tickets resource assesses students' mastery of concepts like sentences, clauses, figurative language, punctuation, nouns, pronouns, conjunctions, ver
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6th - 8th
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Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Reading and Writing News Articles - Slideshow Lessons, Templates, Rubrics OLC4O
Everything you need to teach students to master writing news articles and reading nonfiction text features! Includes sample news reports, reading comprehension questions, slideshow lessons, graphic organizers, assessment guidelines, and more! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets and activities for Google Drive®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Unit for Reading and Writing News Articles:✏️ Summarizing a News Report Slideshow Lesson - Micros
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6th - 12th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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INFORMATIONAL/INFORMATIVE ESSAY WRITING: COMPARE AND CONTRAST CCSS ALIGNED
Scaffold the structure of a compare and contrast essay through each stage of the writing process with this interactive notebook and flipbook resource. Students will be trained to write both in point-by-point style and block style.*********************************************************************This resource is included in the mega writing (growing) bundle:OPINION/NARRATIVE/BIOGRAPHY/INFORMATIVE COMMON CORE WRITING BUNDLE********************************************************************WHA
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4th - 8th
8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 8th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE EIGHTH GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. YEAR ROUND SKILL PRACTICE!Wonderful for year-round skill practice, preparing your students all throughout the year for all those pesky standardized asse
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8th
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United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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340 Middle School Reading-ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 6-8
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6th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Passages & Close Reading Practice Mummies - ELA Test Prep
The Reading Comprehension Passage Unit is high-interest, perfect for ELA test prep, close reading practice, and guided reading in the classroom. You can sneak in testing practice any time of year with this engaging informational reading passage on the bizarre, little-known history of Egypt's mummies. See the preview for more details.✏️ The best part? You'll save valuable time because the reading unit is ready to use!✏️ This differentiated close reading unit requires little to no prep & inclu
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6th - 8th
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Revolutionary War: Summarize American Revolution Biographies | American History
Enjoy studying about the American Revolution through the influential people that contributed to the Revolutionary War. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries in a
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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6th-8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-Page reading comprehension passages kids actually like! AND A MAJOR TIME SAVER! Over 35 high-interest informational text passages paired with practice tests each targeted to a specific standard so 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students practice each important skill, one by one, throughout the entire year OR at test prep time! Aligns to Over 40 Standards in All! LIKE NOTHING ELSE ON THE MARKETThis product is over a year in the making. and really is like no other product on the market. I
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6th - 8th
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8th Grade ELA Marzano Learning Goals and Scale Posters for Differentiation
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
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8th
ELA Test Prep Reading and Writing Digital and Print Bundle
The Reading Test Prep with Nonfiction Reading and Writing Practice includes 2-high-interest reading comprehension passages and engaging ELA test prep activities. The digital & print reading comprehension passages and questions are great to use any time of year. The reading and writing test prep unit is formatted like state testing, yet can be used for classroom assessment. Includes an essay writing option to simulate the challenging performance tasks on state testing. Click the preview for m
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5th - 8th
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The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain Nonfiction Unit HMH 8 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit covering the nonfiction article The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain by Jeanne Miller. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent nonfiction unit. Skills covered include common core aligned questions, main idea, context clue vocabulary, inferencing, author's purpose, and more.This unit now includes a copy of all the activities for Google D
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
Reading Comprehension Passages & Close Reading Strategies - ELA Test Prep
The Reading Comprehension Passage on bog mummies is the perfect high-interest close reading unit that provides ELA test prep and classroom work for guided reading lessons. This engaging informational reading comprehension passage is just what you need for teaching upper elementary or middle school reading comprehension skills during those weeks when you want to sneak in test practice with summarizing nonfiction any time of the year.✏️ The best part? You'll save valuable time because the reading
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5th - 8th
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The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin - Novel Studies Reading Bundle
This bundle includes everything you need to get you started when teaching The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. With over 130 pages of vocabulary and reading activities, the hard work is done for you when reading this classic novel with your class. This download includes close-reading worksheets for every chapter of the novel, as well as reading quizzes for every two chapters. Close-reading worksheets include questions regarding character analysis, figurative language, and close-ended questi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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George Washington Spymaster by Allen Novel Guide American Revolutionary History
George Washington, Spymaster by Allen Novel Guide Middle school students find this book captivating, while it combines American History, Revolutionary War and Language Arts. This is an original 39 page novel guide, which covers: Learning Objectives Chapter by chapter discussion questionsBackground information Teacher - answer key Vocabulary activitiesExtension ResourceKWL ChartCause & Effect Activity Nearpod teacher access is included on the last page of the file If you have any questions, p
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7th - 9th
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Guided Reading - Science & Technology - 6 Comprehension Passages by Lexile Level
Includes American English and Canadian English versions. Explore a collection of guided reading passages by Lexile level for middle and high school students. These comprehension articles explore fascinating innovations in science and technology and assess students’ comprehension with multiple-choice questions. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Guided and Leveled Reading Activity Bundle:✏️ 6 Guided and Leveled Reading Passages - Lexile R
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6th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Passage & Close Reading Practice - Vampire Bats
The Reading Comprehension Passage with ELA test prep type questions is high-interest, differentiated, and perfect for close reading practice in the classroom or for independent work packets. This engaging informational text on vampire bats is no prep and includes graphic organizers, vocabulary work, and text-dependent questions to help students analyze the passage.Great for upper elementary or middle school reading comprehension activities to practice nonfiction summary, close reading practice,
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5th - 7th
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Inquiry Research Project & Pop Culture Writing Unit Plan for High School English
This research unit gives you EVERYTHING for a no-prep student pop culture inquiry project. This unique and engaging inquiry based learning unit plan focuses on inquiry questions, source evaluation, research process, expository writing, conclusion writing, presentation skills and more! This unit was designed to give students a voice and also a real-world audience in the format of a presentation (or pitch) of their researched findings. It is important for students to think critically, to ask quest
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8th - 11th
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Guided Reading - Sports and Games - Six Comprehension Passages by Lexile Level
Includes American English and Canadian English versions. Explore a collection of guided reading passages by Lexile level for middle and high school students. These comprehension articles explore a variety of international sports and assess students’ comprehension with multiple-choice questions. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎ Save over 15% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎Included with these Guided and Leveled Reading Comprehension Activities:✏️
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6th - 12th
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