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Oral communication informational text Common Core RL.6.1 resources
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions ELA Test Prep Digital Resources
Are you looking for a way to have your students engaged and ready for class as soon as they walk in the door? These Daily Reading Comprehension Passages make the perfect bell ringer or morning work! These printable and digital bellringers are specifically designed to improve middle school students’ reading skills. This resource includes short and engaging daily reading passages that provide meaningful practice with context clues, main idea, making inferences, determining theme, and more!These pa
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6th - 8th
Text Evidence Practice Worksheets: Five Reading Passages with Sentence Starters
The ability to read passages and find and cite text evidence to justify an answer is a vital skill for students. If you are looking for worksheets to practice this challenging yet important skill, take a look at this packet of worksheets! It contains 5 original passages: 3 fiction passages and 2 nonfiction passages. This worksheet packet was designed for students in 3rd through 5th grade.Students read each passage and then answer the 4-6 questions that accompany each passage. Most of the questio
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
Short Story Units for Middle School (Short Story of the Month Club, 6th Grade)
Short Story of the Month Club, 6th GradeGrab this collection of popular Short Story Units tailored for 6th grade reading! I created these units specifically around the CCSS for grade 6, but they can absolutely be used in grades 5-8 - please check the preview file to verify this. Try the first month free! Click here.The Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6, is a bundle of short story units created specifically to cover the Common Core standards for grade 6 using short stories that I promise you
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5th - 7th
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Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"
***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an
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K - 6th
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Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
This digital download includes the following three resources:Figurative Language StoriesFigurative Language Stores, Set 2Informational Text Close Reading Passage PackPlease visit each product link above to view previews and other information about each included product.Please check out these other Bundle Palooza items!Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5Seasonal/Holiday Bundle for Grades 4-8 Reading & ELAGrade Level Practice & Assess Bundle: GRADES 4-5Grade Level Practice & Assess Bu
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4th - 8th
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6th 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions MEGA Bundle PDF
Use this reading comprehension passages and questions mega bundle to stimulate your kids' learning today! You will receive effective, simple and clear reading passages. Each test is full of color and contains CCSS aligned questions that are going to improve any teacher folder. Topics include sports, families and school. Reading Comprehension Outline:Each lesson has a mix of questions to check understanding, a vocabulary or spelling activity to help remember key language introduced, and a writing
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6th - 7th
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Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
This text evidence bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn how to cite evidence from a text. It includes 15 passages. The activities in this bundle make citing text evidence fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These activities can be used for test prep, review, or introduction of the skill. It includes a PowerPoint, craftivity, anchor chart activity, bookmark
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3rd - 5th
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Short Story Reading Comprehension Task Cards State Test Prep 6th 7th 8th Grade
Are you on the lookout for a straightforward solution to enhance your students' reading comprehension skills without adding to your already busy schedule? Well, your search ends here! Introducing our tried-and-true set of reading comprehension task cards. A game-changer for teachers like you. Ideal for middle school 6th, 7th and 8th Grade. ➡️ Or explore the Elementary or High School bundles. ◀️Perfect for both seasoned educators and those just starting out, our teacher-approved task cards are de
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6th - 9th
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Citing Text Evidence Digital ESCAPE ROOM! Virtual Field Trip Game & ELA Review
In this interactive and engaging citing text evidence review game, students will review and practice citing evidence while they attempt to escape the jungle! This immersive and engaging escape room will have your students citing text evidence like champions and begging for future escape games! This activity requires ZERO preparation** just share the link with your students, and they are on their adventure!**Please make sure your school does not block Google Sites or Forms. Some buyers may ne
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5th - 9th
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Citing Text Evidence PowerPoint Lesson: Practice Passages and Sentence Starters
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce text evidence to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! Use this 36-slide PowerPoint to create an engaging lesson where your students will read passages with comprehension questions, and then they will find and cite text evidence to support their answers! Citing text evidence to support answers is emphasized in nearly every state's reading standards. If you are looking fo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
State Test Prep Reading Passages Worksheets Main Idea, Supporting Details | Fast
These reading comprehension passages are great whether you are introducing a new skill or reviewing! This resource includes three reading comprehension passages per standard to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great t
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6th - 8th
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Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Characterization (
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5th - 7th
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RACE Writing Strategy: Lesson and Practice
When I first started teaching the RACE strategy for constructed response, I was blown away by how much my students’ writing improved. Often times they had the correct answer, but the way in which they were constructing the answer cost them precious points on tests and benchmarks. RACE is an acronym for Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. It is easy to remember and students pick up on it very quickly. I used a variation of this lesson for an observation my very first year of teaching and got rave
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6th - 9th
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Reading Intervention Fluency Passages & Comprehension 6th Grade (Year Long)
Fluency & Comprehension Reading Intervention for All Seasons – Sixth Grade Level Flesch Kincaid Readability Grade Levels range from 6.1-6.9 in chronological order. They are all on a sixth reading level. This bundle contains 35 original fluency passages I wrote and 3 comprehension and/or extension activities to accompany each one. Using one fluency passage per week, this would provide interventions for the whole school year. For each passage there is a teacher copy that you can print in color
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading Intervention Bundle Fluency & Comprehension Grades 5 & 6
Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Get ALL the middle school reading comprehension review activities you need in one bundle! Practice inference, cause and effect, roots and affixes, context clues, story elements, figurative language, connotation, text structure, text features, and fact and opinion with this complete reading skills test prep pack! This bundle includes 10 resources covering the following skills:InferenceStory ElementsCause and EffectRoots and AffixesContext CluesFigurative LanguageConnotationText StructureText Feat
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6th - 8th
The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher Short Story Unit (Drama/Play)
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: October Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Story Devices - Flashback, Suspense, ForeshadowingElements of PlotFinding Text EvidenceComparing Written, Audio, & Video VersionsVocabulary Practice Standardized Test FormatConstructed Response Questions for RL.6.5 - Analyzing Development of PlotIdentifying Supporting Details (Informational Text)See the list of activities below for a COMPLETE l
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5th - 7th
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Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe short story non-fiction multimedia PDF & Google
Use “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the gothic short story’s text, and provide opportunities for real-world connections to this grisly story via a high-interest informational text/article about a criminal’s successful use of the “not guilty by reason of insanity” defense. This two-day lesson includes step-by-step suggestion procedures (great to leave for a sub), a full-text copy of the public domain
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6th - 9th
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Grade 6 Daily Common Core Reading Practice Weeks 1-20 (IAR, SBAC, STAAR, MAP)
This document contains 100 different passages for quick and daily Common Core reading practice. This 20 week bundle contains informational text, literature, poetry, historical fiction, suspense, plays, fantasy, and many more stories. A reading passage and Common Core questions are included for each day of the school week. Use it in just five minutes a day as students first enter the classroom. This is a quick way to review character analysis, figurative language, inference skills, and more i
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6th
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Casey at the Bat Poetry Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the narrative poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying Casey at the Bat OR simply poetry in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the M
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5th - 7th
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Folktales Unit: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen as well as several other folktales (included). These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying folktales. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: – Click here to read more about the Short Story of th
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5th - 7th
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Literature and Informational Reading Unit Interactive Notebooks for 4th 5th 6th
In this digital literature and informational unit and interactive notebook unit, you will have 40 lessons that teach all of the literature and nonfiction Common Core reading standards for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. These lessons teach literary and nonfiction terms like theme, point of view, character traits, text structures etc. Please check out the preview for examples of what you are receiving.Included in this Bundle:CCSS Literature UnitCCSS Informational and Non-Fiction UnitThese units are part
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4th - 6th
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
Text Evidence Task Cards Reading Comprehension Passages Worksheets 6th 7th 8th
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to text evidence? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 text evidence task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories and modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response quest
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5th - 9th
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Just Once by Thomas Dygard Short Story Unit Grade 6
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Basic Story Elements (Review)Elements of PlotFinding Text EvidenceIdiomsUsing Context CluesConstructed Response Questions for RL.6.5Main Idea & Supporting Details (Informational Text)See the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.Editable and digital versions
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5th - 7th
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