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Close reading lessons on sale
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Distance Learning Reading Comprehension Intervention Bundle
Google Apps Ready!Page 2 has all of the Google Slides LinksClose ReadingIntervention PackDaily Guided Reading Lessons✎ Four weeks of daily guided reading lessons for your intervention reading group! These lessons are close reading lessons designed to make your struggling readers more independent. It also reinforces the close reading strategies. ➨ Learning targets are included!!! ☺Included are six nonfiction articles, 20 days (4 weeks) of daily guided reading lessons, pair share, close readin
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5th - 9th
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30 MENTOR SENTENCES with Writing Revision for GOOGLE SLIDES
This product is an EDITABLE POWER POINT PRESENTATION that contains 30 MENTOR SENTENCES from famous classic writers to model key literary terms, rhetorical devices, and syntactical structures for students.For each sentence, students are to:1. Copy the sentence.2. Make observations about the sentence.3. Imitate the sentence.4. Learn about literary devices.5. Answer questions about how the devices are used for rhetorical and literary effect.6. Revise an essay with a new sentence modeled after
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Sharks
Close Reading Point of View Compare and ContrastShould all the sharks in the world be removed from the ocean to protect people from shark attacks? Explore this topic in two different nonfiction articles!View the Video Preview: PreviewI wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non fiction articles that would be easy to teach wi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
AP English Language & Composition Lesson Plans & Printable Materials (FULL YEAR)
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson plans and printable materials for teaching AP English Language & Composition. These lesson plans address all of the College Board standards in ways that promote critical thinking, creativity, inference, evidence gathering, and content-to-world connections grounded in character building and deeper life meaning.The following writing styles are covered in detail through essay writing tips, guides, models, and prompts: Rhetor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Nonfiction Summary Reading Intervention Unit
Close Reading Nonfiction Summary Intervention PackRunning out of ideas to help your struggling readers?Tired of being observed by your principal only to be caught without a lesson plan?Too busy to write learning targets?These are the reasons I wrote this intervention unit! I was frustrated with the lack of time and resources to plan for my small reading groups. I knew I needed data and lots of skill practice for my struggling readers. That's how this unit evolved. It has taken months of work
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension and Progress Monitoring Bundle
Compare and Contrast Two Nonfiction Articles
Compare and Contrast The World's Deadliest Island Nonfiction ReadingDid you know there is an island that has never been explored by modern day man because of a deadly tribe living there? Did you know there is an island in Brazil so deadly you have to have a doctor travel there with you? North Sentinel Island and Snake Island are two of the World's Deadliest Islands. Students will be captivated by this high-interest topic! You can teach them to compare and contrast the two islands, or go deep
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View in Two Nonfiction Articles
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View in Two Nonfiction ArticlesDid you know the blue-ringed octopus is so venomous that one bite will paralyze you? Did you know the bite from a snail could kill you? The blue-ringed octopus and cone snail are two of the world's most deadly sea animals. Students will be captivated by this high-interest topic! You can teach them to compare and contrast the two animals, or go deeper and teach them to compare and contrast the author's point of view. I
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast Close Reading Lesson Yellowstone Wolves
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastLots of options for differentiation!Check out my YouTube video that explains this lesson: Click hereTwo original articles about the Yellowstone Wolf controversy. Each article takes a different point of view. Students will have fun reading about each side and will form their own opinions about the controversy. Great way to teach close reading for the point of view without boring the kids to death. :)I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesti
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda Triangle
Compare and Contrast The Author's Point of View The Bermuda TriangleTwo high interest nonfiction articles, written from two different points of view! Students will read "Killer Sea Farts" and "Alien Vortex." Both are original articles, two pages long, nonfiction, written by me. They investigate The Bermuda Triangle. Hundreds of planes and ships go missing in The Bermuda Triangle each year. Are the disappearances due to a hidden alien vortex? Or is there a logical explanation for these disa
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Google Ready!
Close ReadingCompare and Contrast the Author's Point of ViewGoogle Classroom ready or just print and go!Should killer whales (orcas) be held captive in zoos and aquariums? Strike passion in your students with an engaging topic!Explore both sides of this controversial debate. Students will close read to discover the author's point of view in each nonfiction article. Do you need a digital lesson plan quickly? This lesson comes with the Google Slides that are completely digital! Just assign in
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Day Bundle: Compare and Contrast
Frankenstein Unit Bundle – Lesson Plans & Materials (One Full Marking Period)
Looking for everything you need to teach Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL includes an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, printable materials, projects, assessments, and lessons in PowerPoint for teaching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. You will receive 72 pages of daily lesson plans, assessments, and supplemental materials, as well as 87 PowerPoint slides coinciding with these lesson plans. In addit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Compare and Contrast Close Reading Lesson The Loch Ness Monster
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastLots of options for differentiation!These articles are super fun! This is one of my students' favorite lessons. It's engaging and the kids love it. Great way to teach close reading for the point of view without boring the kids to death. :)I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction Articles
Nonfiction Article Reading Passages Pack This pack includes 12 nonfiction topics, and each one has two articles that are written from two different points of view. The reading level of each article is about a fifth or sixth grade level. I used these when I taught fifth grade and again when I taught sixth grade. This year I am teaching fourth grade, and I plan to use them again. This pack gives you a total of 24 nonfiction articles. Each article is original and is written by me. T
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4th - 10th
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50 Daily Reading Warm-Up Passages | 1st-3rd Grade
In this resource you will find 50 reading warm-up passages. Each passage has an activity sheet in which learners develop the following skills:Reading comprehensionRecognizing the main ideaExpanding vocabularyUsing context cluesI hope you will find this resource useful for your classes.
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: 100 Daily Reading Warm-Up Passages | 1st-6th Grade
8th Grade English ELA Lessons & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR (42 Weeks)
These 8th Grade ELA Lesson Plans span an ENTIRE year – 42 weeks – of instructional practice. I spent countless hours creating them. Heaps of original, rigorous, and creative standards-based activities, reading comprehension quizzes, Unit tests, projects, text-based vocabulary in context, and other supplemental materials are included. I even have a few of my own original works in here – a poem entitled "Passing" along with 2 short stories, "A Boy's Escape from Time" and "A Halloween Addition to H
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6th - 9th
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Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Close Reading BundleThis is a growing bundle, which means as I create more lessons, this gets bigger! You will get emails from TPT when I update it with more lessons, and then you can download the updated file for free. THIRTY-ONE, in-depth close reading lessons! These will last four months, or more depending on your teaching style. I have designed these lessons to be highly engaging, real-world issues that students can relate to. These are all non-fiction and the topics have been thoroughly
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3rd - 8th
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Compare and Contrast Task Cards With Close Reading Lessons
Compare and ContrastNonfiction TextGoogle Slides Ready!Print and go OR assign digitallyHow do you teach students to compare and contrast without boring them to death? Use high interest, engaging topics! These task cards allow for student choice. The topics they can pick from interest boys and girls: snakes, carnivorous plants, sharks, monster trucks, and lizards. Each topic has two paragraphs. Each card has a color picture. For example, there is one paragraph about a ball python snake and
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
The Princess Bride Lesson Plans & Printable Teaching Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding William Goldman's The Princess Bride. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical thinking and evidence from multiple perspectives.Includes:38 Pages of Comprehensive and
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6th - 9th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Alien Encounter
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Alien EncounterHave you ever heard of backflipping aliens? This is quite the tale of an alien encounter! Students will be hooked by the topic, while learning at the same time all about compare and contrast.Was a farmhouse in Hopkinsville, Kentucky attacked by aliens? Or by territorial owls? Students will be intrigued by this debate! Read two nonfiction articles that give two different points of view on the same topic. Included:Two original no
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Martin Luther King Jr. Compare and Contrast Poem to Nonfiction Article
Compare and ContrastMartin Luther King Jr.Nonfiction Article and a PoemWhy do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.? What kind of man was he? Students will read an original article and poem all about this! Then they will analyze it using close reading skills. They will compare and contrast using a double bubble map or Venn diagram, fill out two column notes, and finally write an essay. Or, you can just have them read and answer questions! The choice is yours.Included:One original nonfiction
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson and unit planning, quizzes, tests, projects, and printable teaching materials around the following core texts (in this order): Frankenstein, Chinese Cinderella, Julius Caesar, Night, and Native Son. You will receive 307 pages of daily lesson plans and instructional materials addressing Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core standards with passion and purpose – promoting critical thinking and text-to-world connections grounded in deeper m
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8th - 11th
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Nonfiction Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension: Are Bees in Danger?
Distance Learning Ready!Google Slides Ready!Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastBees.... Are they disappearing? You may have read an article in the news about how bees are disappearing. This lesson includes two original articles written by me. Each article gives a different point of view about disappearing bees. Students will close read to find the author's point of view. Each article is nonfiction.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my stude
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Close Reading Lesson Mermaids
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastMermaids.... do they exist? Some people believe there are mermaids, or aquatic humanoids, hiding deep in the ocean. Some believe there is no such thing. Included in this lesson are two nonfiction articles, each one taking a different point of view on the topic of mermaids. The original articles are extensively researched and written by me. I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
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