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Writing-expository Common Core CCRA.R.2 resources
Animal Reports BUNDLE - Informational Reading and Writing Passages Kindergarten
My best selling animal reports are now available in this bundle with 45 different animals and insects to choose from! Students love reading, writing, making books and crafts about the animal they choose. Teachers love that children are engaged and that everything they need to teach informational writing is included with little to no prep involved!These nonfiction units are perfect for kindergarten, first and second grade students. I include differentiated materials and scaffolding so all stud
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K - 2nd
Nonfiction Central Idea PowerPoint, Notes, Worksheets, Test PRINT & DIGITAL
Finding the main/central idea of nonfiction paragraphs and passages will be easy once your students know exactly what to look for! These resources will also help your students find supporting details and write using text evidence. Students will then complete the collaborative and independent practice and the final assessment.The PowerPoint corresponds with the guided notes that come in Cornell AND folding versions. BOTH are engaging and require interaction!* This now includes links to Google Dri
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6th - 8th
Writing & Reading "PEELS" Anchor Charts & Graphic Organizers
Writing & Reading "PEELS" Anchor Charts and Graphic Organizers - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for writing (arguments, explanatory/informative, expository) AND for reading (text analysis: showing evidence, evaluating claims, analyzing author's purpose and style, etc.)
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Building on my popular Common Core Writing Paragraphs “PEEL" Anchor Chart, I've updated this resource to add the "S" for style and
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Book Reports BUNDLE to Use with ANY Book
56 Book Reports to use with ANY Book, both Fiction and Nonfiction! Using this book report BUNDLE in your classroom will benefit your students' reading comprehension skills:Looking for digital book reports for distance learning? Check out my Digital Book Reports Google Drive Edition.FICTION:Story elementsMaking connections to textQuestioning the textAuthor's purposeCompare & contrastProblem & solution / conflict & resolutionBeginning, Middle & EndSummaryCharacterizationSequencin
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1st - 4th
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AP English Literature Poetry Bellringers for a Full Year | Daily Questions
This resource contains 36 PDF files, each of which walks students through poetry analysis of each poem in five focused steps. Each page asks 2-3 questions focused on one AP Lit Essential Skill® (Characterization, Setting, Structure, Narrator, and Figurative Language). The questions comprise five slides, designed for each day of the week. The lesson ends with a writing or discussion prompt, modeled after the prompts from the AP® English Lit exam. This resource can be used both in the classroom or
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Â AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
Oviparous Animal Reports Amphibians Snakes Reptiles Nonfiction Reading Writing
Your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different oviparous animals: the platypus, python, tree frog, Komodo dragon, and newt. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students throug
Grades:
K - 2nd
Nocturnal Animal Reports - Bats - Flying Squirrels Crafts Reading Writing Facts
Kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different nocturnal animals: raccoons, flying squirrels, the fox, bats and porcupines. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students through the
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K - 2nd
Holocaust Themed Nonfiction Readings & Responses - Print & Digital
These ten nonfiction articles and structured writing responses can be used as in class or homework assignments. Each assignment includes two different levels of the reading and six choices of paragraph formats for writing a response to the article. The lower level passages, which include definitions of key terms, and structured writing responses are ideal for support struggling readers and writers and/or special education students.All articles are related to the Holocaust and include topics such
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
Close Reading Article Review Questions For Any NonFiction Text
Close Reading Questions: Nonfiction Articles Aligned with the Common Core State StandardsNonfiction articles can be used in any content area. Use the handouts to encourage close reading of the passage or article. May be used with any news, feature, informational, explanatory, argument, opinion, editorial, persuasive, narrative, or autobiographical article/text. Explores comparing two texts for compare/contrast. Students will be required to find evidence from the text to support their answers.*LI
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Friday Night Lights Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger's study of the impact of football in a Texas town resonates across the country. His discussions of the academics vs. sports debate,race, gender, and class issues, and entitlement will hook middle and high school students. Friday Night Lights speaks to the secondary school experience as well as society's expectations.This complete unit plan, includes: Common Core Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy grade level, time frame, assessments, and detailed daily plans as we
Grades:
7th - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis of Ted Talks Worksheets - Persuasion & Ted Talk Activities
These no-prep TED talk worksheets encourage rhetorical analysis and critical thinking about nonfiction texts! Whether you use these TED talks as a part of an rhetorical analysis and argumentative essay unit, a stand-alone lesson, or a reading and discussion resource, this resource is sure to engage learners while holding them to high expectations! I created this resource for my English 10 students who LOVE all things visual and technology-based. This activity builds nonfiction reading, analysis
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8th - 11th
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Fiction and Nonfiction Test Passages: Practice Assessments
This is a set of 9 text-based assessments that I use to prepare my students for standardized testing. There are 4 fiction passages, 4 nonfiction passages, and 1 poetry passage. Each assessment includes a reading passage with 5 multiple choice questions and 1 writing prompt. The questions are written in the type of language seen on standardized tests to give students exposure to that type of wording. Included:*Print ready PDF, Google Doc, and Google Form versions of each assessment*4 fiction asse
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7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Assessment Bundle for English Language Arts Skills
Nonfiction Central Idea PowerPoint, Notes, & Writing
Finding the central idea of nonfiction paragraphs and passages will be easy once your students know what to look for! These resources will also help your students find supporting details and write using text evidence.
The PowerPoint corresponds with the guided notes that come in Cornell AND folding versions. BOTH are interactive!
The central idea slide presentation includes 38 animated slides. The pdf file includes folding notes, Cornell notes, AND exit slips for formative assessments. Student
Grades:
6th - 8th
Central Idea Main Idea Central Message Theme PRINTABLE BUNDLE
Everything you need to teach your Middle School students to determine Central Idea and Theme is in this easy-to-use and interactive Printable Bundle!Objective: Middle School students will learn how to determine a theme and/or central idea in 4 steps and then have an opportunity to practice with new text, take a quiz and then participate in remediation or enrichment before taking a final assessment.In this resource, you'll receive ALL of these materials:âś… A link to a video to use as an introduct
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6th - 8th
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Animal Research Reports
Animal Research Reports Made EasyThis informative writing and informational text unit is more than just templates, it includes everything you need for researching, drafting, and publishing rigorous animal reports. With the Common Core’s emphasis on informational text and informative writing, this unit will walk you and your young writers through the entire researching and writing process. Check out the preview to see everything included in this unit.Immersion•Text Features Help Me Understand•Ho
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2nd - 5th
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Edgar Allan Poe Biography Stations Reading Comprehension and Objective Summary
The Life of Edgar Allan Poe: Editable Reading and Writing Stations
This resource is a complete set of student materials designed to introduce students to the life of Edgar Allan Poe and to practice objective summary. In this lesson, students learn about objective summaries, practice summary whole group and then work their way through four stations featuring original short passages on Edgar Allan Poe’s life, each one with multiple-choice questions for comprehension and to practice summary. This
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7th - 9th
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Into the Wild Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 46-page Into the Wild Unit Plan includes detailed teaching plans along with numerous links to inspire your ninth to twelfth grade students to read Jon Krakauer's extraordinary book. All of the literary analysis activities and teaching ideas are aligned with the Common Core Standards. A plethora of character and plot analysis activities and four open-ended writing forms fuel students' interest in Chris McCandless's Alaskan odyssey. Teachers may use the digitally enhanced or PDF formats to
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9th - 12th
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On-Demand Writing Strategies for AP Lit | Time-Saving Scoring Tips & Strategies
This resource is a must-have for any new or struggling AP Lit/ AP English Literature teacher. It includes: A 2-page student handout of 10 tips for on-demand writing, based on insights from experienced AP® readers (myself included)3 guides for teacher use, one for each essay type. Each guide includes advice on the question from the College Board®, common student pitfalls, and suggested resources for in-class instructionA page of on-demand writing time-saving tips and teaching strategies for teach
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11th - 12th
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Also included in:Â AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Main idea and supporting detail sorting | Finding the Main Idea activity
Looking for a way for students to distinguish between the main idea and supporting details? This low prep sorting activity includes 10 different sets of sentence strips and is a great way to support instruction on distinguishing between the main idea and supporting details in both reading and writing. This resource includes a printable and digital version for Google Classroom. It also includes an assessment that can be accessed through TPT's Easel tool.Included are:Ten different sets of printabl
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Main Idea and Supporting Detail Bundle
Paired Texts - Ain't I a Woman and Phenomenal Woman - Essay Writing Test Prep
In this lesson, students complete close readings of a speech by Sojourner Truth and a poem by Maya Angelou. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts and write a short analytical essay requiring them to consider and compare central ideas and themes. This 20-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guides-think aloud with sample annotation passage-text of the speech-links to aud
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Lord of the Flies Close Reading: Theme, Character and Symbolism
Materials for Close Reading and Analysis of 13 Key Passages from Lord of the Flies
This resource focuses on close reading and analysis of 13 key passages in William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies. Each passage contains directions for detailed, guided annotations designed to help students begin to see patterns and deeper meanings within the text. Each passage also contains multiple choice questions on skills such as theme, character, symbolism and inferencing. Finally, there are seve
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8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Lord of the Flies Analysis and Close Reading Bundle
Their Eyes Were Watching God: Two Final Tests CCSS
This posting has two 100 point tests that check student understanding of the novel. The first, assesses students' understanding with: Character Identification, Fill in the Blank, Citation Identification and Short Answer questions. The second evaluates their knowledge with: Character Matching, True and False, Multiple Choice, Quotation Identification and short answer questions. Answer keys for both tests are included.Here is the link for the compete 48-page unit planTheir Eyes Were Watching God U
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10th - 12th
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It's Ancient Greece CKLA BUNDLE
SAVE 30% and receive a BONUS file with our BUNDLE of Ancient Greece products! This BUNDLE is the perfect addition to any Ancient Greece unit taught in the primary grades! Included in this product you will find multiple reading, writing, and art opportunities as well as a study guide and interactive project/simulation. This bundle was created to accompany the 2nd grade Core Knowledge sequence, but would work with any unit on Ancient Greece!This bundle includes the following products:**Please c
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2nd - 5th
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