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Reading strategies Common Core WHST.6-8.1a resources
I am Malala Unit Nonfiction Book Study Guide Resource - Young Reader's Edition
I have always been intrigued by people who are willing to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This complete study guide, in DIGITAL AND PDF versions, will help students appreciate the world around them and relate to this amazing young woman. Just print the comprehensive study guide filled with deep-thinking, text-dependent questions, and get your students reading this powerful book!⭐⭐COMPLETELY UPDATED WITH CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL READING STRATEGIES ⭐⭐Includ
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6th - 8th
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Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes Google Classroom Novel Study
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel Guide. Ideal realistic fiction resource that masterfully tells the story of September 11th, the fallen towers and their legacy, which lives on in all of us. History is alive. This pack includes:Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions and answers. Character(s) analysis New VocabularyCause & Effect ChartKLW ChartThemes ActivityEssay TopicExtension ResourcesThis resource is great for: Teaching about American HistoryTeaching about Septem
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4th - 7th
Science_ Some Ancient Primates Mostly Ate Fruits_Current Events Reading_2024
Over 400 fossilized teeth were analyzed from primates who lived around 29 million to 35 million years old. There were few chipped teeth, which suggests the animals more often feasted on easy-to-chew foods like fruits rather than hard objects like seeds or nuts.Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reading comprehension practice and literacy strategies for standardized testing preparation. Great for enrichment of gifted learners, su
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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Science_ Artificial Intelligence Detects Eye Disease_Current Event Reading_2023
Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of diagnosing and predicting the risk of developing multiple health conditions on the basis of people’s retinal images.
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7th - 11th
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Science_Longest American Spaceflight in History_Current Event News Reading_2023
Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reading comprehension practice and literacy strategies for standardized testing preparation. Great for enrichment of gifted learners, substitute teachers, and differentiated instruction. Astronaut Frank Rubio set a record for the longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut in NASA history. Rubio’s voyage lasted 371 days (6 months longer than originally planned) due to technical difficul
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7th - 11th
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Two Reading Strategies To Engage Students In Current Events Problem Solving
Ten minutes reading the morning paper or your favorite news.com, one of these strategies, and five minutes at the copier yields a relevant high-order thinking activity.
News bombards students constantly. They need ways to engage current events and to consider how events can impact their lives. These B-D-A and PACE activities join traditional reading strategy formats with problem solving to foster nonfiction text reading skills and high-order thinking. You will find in this product detailed t
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7th - 10th
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Jury Simulation #3
Similar to the FREE product of Jury Simulation #1, this activity is a collection of 4 pages of original content featuring: evidence, court testimony, prosecution and defense suggestions, and potential outcomes for the accused. This activity would be great for a substitute, especially if the students have done this activity prior. 3# Topic Category: Students accused of vandalism during HomecomingThis is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. They
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7th - 12th
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Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #12: Worms!
Nothing is more engaging to students than creepy, slimy, slippery creatures crawling in the mud, and what can be slimier than worms? Based on scientific research, written as a narrative poem in the first person, the passage is chock full of interesting facts about worms and is accompanied by 20 evidence- based multiple-choice questions and two essay prompts. Together, the reading and the questions comprise a formidable, engaging passage that prepares students for any reading challenge they may f
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5th - 11th
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Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #21 The Terrible, Beautiful, Merciless
Understanding the stark reality of predation - kill or be killed - in the natural world, gives students and all human beings a chance to think about the wonders of civilization, and to want to continue and promote our cultures and traditions. Well, this accessible, non-fiction piece, written in verse, deals with the gruesome and ruthless life of one of nature's most beautiful insects: the praying mantis. Accompanying the piece are 24 professionally written, evidence based multiple-choice questio
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7th - 11th
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All About the Benjamins! Compare/Contrast Reading Unit
This is a lesson is a close read comparison/contrast lesson that allows students to read about two men who were contemporaries during colonial times and had very much in common, yet their lives followed very different paths. Students read two passages closely --one about Benjamin Franklin and the other about Benjamin Banneker, and then complete a Venn diagram (A Ben Venn) comparing/contrasting the Benjamins. They then write an essay comparing/contrasting the two men.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Martin Van Buren: Eighth President in the Presidential Series
Reading an historical summary of the administration of Martin Van Buren would be dry and lifeless because it is merely a factual account, but Van Buren's life and presidency were actually quite interesting. Want Proof? This latest edition in my "presidential series" is written in the first person in real time as a letter from President Van Buren to your students. Your class will feel the President is speaking to them from 1836!The passage is accessible and riveting, filled with interesting facts
Grades:
7th - 10th
Fall of Ancient Greece
This is a lesson intended for GT students, but can be used for standard classes as well. Students will learn about why Ancient Greece lost its power and then they will have a choice in assessment regarding which reason was strong enough to completely end the civilization.
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6th - 8th
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For High School Students with Reading Difficulties - Geography - Coasts
To download the entire 10-week program including teacher copy click here - https://www.readingresourcecentre.org/resource These lessons are specifically developed for high school students aged 11 to 15, particularly those encountering difficulties in reading and comprehending texts at their age level. Lessons target students' word reading skills, reading fluency, critical thinking, inference making, background knowledge development, writing-skill development, and learning strategies to comprehen
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6th - 10th
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Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #20 Loyalists and Patriots!
American history dealing with the colonial period is best understood through the concerns of the Loyalists and the Patriots, so this engaging, non-fiction narrative written in verse gives students a clear picture of both groups' beliefs and ideas. It is history come alive! 26 evidence based, professionally written multiple choice questions and five varied writing prompts are included for assessment. Enjoy! (C) 2020 by LA on a Mission
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7th - 11th
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Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #23: Insects!
Reading comprehension is afforded much practice and reinforcement in this narrative verse passage about insects. The writing is accessible, engaging, provocative and startlingly realistic. Though the topic is insects, my goal was to write a passage that your students would read and thoroughly enjoy with no prompting from you, the teacher. Since accountability is the operative word in teaching today, and since you want to know whether your students grasped the material, there are 40 professionall
Grades:
7th - 10th
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