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Writing-expository Common Core RI.4.5 resources
National Parks Reading Research Project End of the Year Yellowstone Passages
End of the year project made simple! Save time planning about National Parks and the beauty of the United States with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities!This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs. This writing pack will help your students complete a National Park research project. Directions are clear and easy to understand and come in two layouts
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3rd - 5th
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13 Colonies Paired Passages: Reading Comprehension & Writing Colonial America
Colonial America Why did Colonial regions develop differently? Paired Passages & Informational/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts on the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The resource also includes reading comprehension and short answer or response questions. The extended writing prompt provided is for informative/explanatory writing. The included texts are non-fiction. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.This res
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4th - 6th
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Turkey vs Bald Eagle: Paired Reading Comprehension Passages & Opinion Writing
Struggling to prepare your 4th to 6th graders for state reading and writing tests? Dive into our set of leveled paired passages with reading comprehension tests and opinion writing prompts. This resource includes non-fiction texts, leading into text-based essay writing, ideal for 4th to 6th graders. Whether you prefer PDF or Google Slides, it's all here to support your students as they improve their skills. What You’ll GetThis resource includes:Two leveled nonfiction texts: Wild Turkey and the N
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4th - 6th
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Procedural Writing - Writer's Workshop "How-to" Unit
Procedural "how to" writing is an engaging and fun way to bring the “real world” into the classroom. What is included:Characteristics of Procedural Texts – a one page description of features usually found in procedural (“how-to”) texts.Reviewing a Procedural Text – students will select or use a teacher-chosen procedural text to review. Students will read or scan the procedural text, checking off each characteristic that they find. Students will then describe the most useful feature of the tex
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Viet
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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Native Americans: Paired Reading Comprehension Passages & Informational Writing
Native Americans: How did tribes adapt to their environment? Paired Passages & Informational/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is set of three leveled paired passages or texts with reading comprehension tests, short response questions, and extended writing prompts. The included texts are non-fiction. The extended writing prompts provided are both for informative/explanatory writing. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.This resource is included in both PDF and digital (Go
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4th - 6th
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Informational Text Structures Anchor Charts & Graphic Organizers for Any Text
These anchor charts and graphic organizers will help your third, fourth, or fifth grade students understand structures of nonfiction, analyze informative texts, and/or organize informational writing. Two quick reference guides and five one-page graphics are included.What’s Included:One powerful diagram displays five types of nonfiction writing, their purposes, and a visual. It may be used for instruction, as a poster, and/or as a handout.A reference guide lists transition terms commonly found in
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3rd - 5th
Endangered Animals Research Project Reading Endangered Species Activities
Celebrating Earth Day with endangered animal activities? This print-and-go endangered species close reading and research project is just what you need to engage your students this April or any time!This set includes 6 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing and animal research report/essay to help you scaffold and differentiate as needed for your specific class needs!Save time planning, engage students, and bring critical thinking activities into your classroom instantly wi
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3rd - 5th
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Physical Science Reading Passages Differentiated Close Reading Passages
This Physical Science Close Reading Bundle comes with EIGHT engaging close reading passages on high interest Physical Science topics. These reading passages are the perfect way to tie together your science and literacy instruction this year. Your students will love using these fun passages for the middle grades to learn about topics like the atoms and molecules, properties of mater, oceans, simple machines, potential and kinetic energy and more. In addition to the differentiated Close Reading
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4th - 8th
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Florida's Geography Paired Passages, Reading Comprehension Questions & Writing
Florida's Geography: How do people affect Florida's environment? Paired Passages & Informative/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts with multiple choice and short answer or response comprehension questions, as well as an extended writing prompt. The included texts are non-fiction. These texts can be used as:close readingsocial studies lessonsreading comprehensionpaired passages with an extended writing piece.The extended writing promp
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4th - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Structure PowerPoint with Printable Graphic Organizers
Nonfiction Text Structure PowerPoint. Clearly describes nonfiction organizational patterns or informational text structure. 6 different text structures, including cause and effect, comparison/contrast, and sequence, question and answer, problem and solution, and description. The slides discuss each structure separately and offer what signal words to look for in each type of text. A printable graphic organizer accompanies each type of structure. Supports Common Core State Standards for Reading I
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Nonfiction Vocabulary and Structure Bundle - Grades 4 - 8
Valentine's Day Paired Passages Reading Comprehension & Informational Writing
Valentine's Day Themed Paired Passages & Informative Writing - Digital & PDFThis resource includes two sets of two leveled non-fiction paired passages or texts related to Valentine's Day. The resource also includes reading comprehension quizzes (4 questions on each) and text-based writing prompts. Targeted reading levels are 3rd/4th grades and 5th/6th grades. The topics of the texts are:How Chocolate Is MadeThe History of ChocolateConversation Hearts: A Sweet AccidentThe History of Valen
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4th - 6th
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Pollution Activity Human Impact on the Environment Writing Reading Passages
Learning about human impact on the Environment this April for Earth Day? These nonfiction reading and writing activities are all about land, water, and air pollution and will engage your students instantly! These activities also address how human activity plays a part in pollution.This set includes 4 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing a persuasive writing piece about Stopping Pollution to help you scaffold and differentiate as needed for your specific class needs!You w
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3rd - 5th
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3-LS4-4
Lucky Leprechauns St. Patrick's Day Non-Fiction Reading
Don't let students' non-fiction comprehension be left up to "luck".Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with 33 pages of informational passages, reading comprehension checks, cute crafts, and lots of TEXT STRUCTURE practice. 6 non-fiction reading passages/sheets with corresponding comprehension pages.Get Me Gold pot of gold craft - fill our pot with fun facts found in the passages. Add the rainbow to connect your pot of gold to the Comprehension Cloud craft- answer the who, what, when, where, why, how (d
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2nd - 4th
Problem Solution Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities
Have you ever read through your students' problem and solution essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process. ✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.✅ WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FINDGeneral TeachingVocab
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4th - 6th
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Sequencing Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities
Have you ever read through your students' sequencing essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process.Students practice this skill with a wide variety of fun and engaging activities using both fictional and nonfiction passages on the high-interest topic of animals.✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You m
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4th - 6th
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Landmark Research End of the Year Project Informative Writing & Reading Passages
Save time planning about iconic landmarks with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities! This is the perfect set to bring into your ELA and SS blocks to tie together historic places and important reading and writing skills. It also makes a great end-of-year independent project for students.This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs. This writing pack wil
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3rd - 5th
Famous Americans Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit for Info Reading & Writing
Take your Famous Americans project to a new level of engagement and rigor this year with this unique Impactful Americans Project Based Learning Unit.Your students have been invited to present at the Impactful Americans Symposium. This special event is a time when experts come together to share the amazing accomplishments of important Americans throughout history. Each student will research one impactful American, and present on how this person changed America for the better. Their presentations
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3rd - 4th
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Informational BUNDLE: Animal, Country, & Biography Reports {Common Core Aligned}
Integrate nonfiction and informational reading and writing with these two awesome units. These informative writing and informational text units are more than just templates. This bundle includes everything you need for researching, drafting, and publishing rigorous animal reports and biography 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. Animal Report Con
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2nd - 5th
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Expository Text Structures Unit
Expository Text Structures Unit
**Covers six main structures:
Cause and Effect
Sequencing
Problem and Solution
Description
Question and Answer
Compare and Contrast
** Ten days of lesson plans and activities including end of unit assessment
**Common Core and TEKS aligned**
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3rd - 5th
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Age of Exploration Paired Passages Reading Comprehension & Informational Writing
Age of Exploration Paired Passages & Informative/Explanatory Writing: How has exploration affected people? - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts on exploration: European Exploration, The Space Exploration, and The Rain Forest. The resource also includes reading comprehension and short answer response questions. The included texts are non-fiction. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.The extended writing prompt provided is for informative/explanat
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4th - 6th
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Problem and Solution Activity | Benjamin Franklin Activities | Invention Project
A hands-on approach to the problem and solution text structure, students will read a passage about Benjamin Franklin and discuss his inventions. Students will then brainstorm a problem they want to solve and create their own invention! This problem and solution passage is sure to get your kids thinking critically!Ben solved many problems, so the students will then take on the role of an inventor and create their own invention to solve a problem. Make sure to check out the bundle to get the readi
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3rd - 6th
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Informational Text Structures Graphic Organizers - Nonfiction text structures
Is informational reading and writing a challenge for your students? Are you expected to teach about nonfiction text structures but don’t have ready-to-use tools like “signal words” and text structure graphic organizers at your fingertips? I didn’t either!This text structures resource was created for use in my classroom to support my increased use of informational text in both reading and writing. I have been explicitly teaching my students about these informational text structures and about th
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3rd - 5th
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Animal Research Bundle: From Anchor Charts to Assessments!
Animal Research BundleThis Animal Research Project Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete a self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum with a unique animal cube project. Teaches non-fiction text features, note taking, paragraph writing skills and adding details. Includes 5 weeks of ready to go lesson plans. Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predator
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3rd - 5th
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