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High school informational text homeschool curricula for Microsoft Word
Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Speech ~ Night Pre-reading activity
Night is the heart wrenching first hand account of Elie Wiesel's internment in the Auschwitz Camp during the Holocaust. In order to truly lead into the novel, it is important to impress upon students that Elie Wiesel spent his life devoted to reversing racism around the globe. Reading his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech will do just that. To accommodate scaffolding, I have included one version that caters to teaching persuasion and rhetorical analysis and a second that asks questions pertaining to
Grades:
7th - 9th, Higher Education
Influences on Global Weather Patterns: The Jet Stream and Ocean Currents
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.E.7.3 - Describe how the global patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, as well as humidity and precipitation. A 10 ques
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: The Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Bundle
Research Paper Writing/Grading Rubric
I use this rubric to grade informative/research writings within my history class. This rubric can be used for any general writing assignment. This document can be edited to fit your classroom needs.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Anticipation Guide for Non Fiction Article about E Cigarettes, Fact vs Opinion
This Anticipation Guide was designed to engage students in discerning fact and opinion. The news article was published in the LA Times and downloaded from Kellygallagher.org. The Anticipation Guide is solely my work. I use Anticipation Guides as an anchor strategy and vehicle for various skills practice. Anticipation Guides, combined with close reading and think, pair, share, prompts can make for rich academic discussion and metacognition in the classroom. This particular Anticipation Guide
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Law of Universal Gravitation: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.P.13.2 - Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every object exerts gravitational force on every other object and that the force depends on how much mass the objects have and how far apart they are. A 10 question assessment is o
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, 5-PS2-1
, HS-PS2-4
Also included in: Forces and Motion Bundle: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
Relative and Absolute Dating: Informational Text, Illustrations, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard:SC.7.E.6.3 Identify current methods for measuring the age of Earth and its parts, including the law of superposition and radioactive dating.A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the student over the informative
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-3
Also included in: Earth Science Bundle: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
Pure Substances and Mixtures: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.8.P.8.9 - Distinguish among mixtures (including solutions) and pure substances.A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the student over the informative text section. There is also an answer key on page 3 for t
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Properties of Matter Bundle: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
The Problem with Fast Fashion- Reading Comprehension Text
Fast fashion describes cheap, stylish, mass-produced clothes that have a huge impact on the environment.This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the effects of fast fashion.This activity is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including:comprehension questionsa definitions matcha multiple-choice exercisea crosswordThis resource can be used as a
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Environment BUNDLE - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Types of Infectious Agents: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, and Parasites
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.L.14.6 - Compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the student over the inform
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: The Structure and Classification of Organisms Bundle
Historic Models of the Solar System (Geocentric and Heliocentric)
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.8.E.5.8 Compare various historical models of the Solar System, including geocentric and heliocentric. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the student over the informative text section. There is also an ans
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Earth's Place in the Universe: Astronomy Bundle
Hypertension: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.912.L.14.39 - Describe hypertension and some of the factors that produce it. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is also an answer key on page 3 for te
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Muscle Contraction & the Sliding Filament Theory: Text, Images & Questions
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.912.L.14.17 - List the steps involved in the sliding filament of muscle contraction. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is also an answer key on page
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in: The Muscular and Skeletal Systems Bundle: Text, Images, and Assessment
The Anatomy and Histology of Muscle Tissue: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.912.L.14.16 - Describe the anatomy and histology, including ultrastructure, of muscle tissue. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is also an answer key
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-2
Also included in: The Muscular and Skeletal Systems Bundle: Text, Images, and Assessment
Economic Concepts in Early Civilizations: Text, Images and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.3 – Describe the following economic concepts as they relate to early civilization: scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, productive resources (land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship). A 10 question assessment
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Financial Institutions in a Market Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.4 – Discuss the function of financial institutions in the development of a market economy. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is also an answer
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Economic Concepts in a Mixed Market Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.3 – Review the concepts of supply and demand, choice, scarcity, and opportunity cost as they relate to the development of the mixed market economy in the United States. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that ass
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Borrowing, Lending, and Credit: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.2 – Discuss the importance of borrowing and lending in the United States, the government's role in controlling financial institutions, and list the advantages and disadvantages of using credit. A 10 question assessment is on page 2
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Grades:
5th - 10th
The U.S. Market and Mixed Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.7.E.1.1 – Explain how the principles of a market and mixed economy helped to develop the United States into a democratic nation. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text s
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Unbalanced Forces and Motion: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.P.13.3 - Investigate and describe that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed, or direction of motion, or both. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the student over the informative tex
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Forces and Motion Bundle: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
Traditional and Command Economies: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.2 – Describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in different civilizations. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is als
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Economic Growth Throughout U.S. History: Informational Text, Images & Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.1 – Identify the factors (new resources, increased productivity, education, technology, slave economy, territorial expansion) that increase economic growth. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the st
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
Global Atmospheric Patterns: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.E.7.5-Explain how energy provided by the sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the temperature differences between air, water and land. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the studen
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: The Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Bundle
Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens: Informational Text, Images and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.8.CG.2.2 – Compare the responsibilities of citizens at the local, state and national levels.Clarification 1: Students will recognize responsibilities of citizens (e.g., obeying the law, paying taxes, serving on a jury when summoned, regis
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Civic Virtue from the Colonial Period through Reconstruction: Text & Questions
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.8.CG.2.3 – Analyze the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the Colonial period through Reconstruction. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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