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8th grade informational text lesson interactive whiteboards
Author's Perspective Point of View Purpose Nonfiction Teach Analyze
This powerpoint is an awesome way to teach author’s purpose and perspective. With animated graphics and step-by-step instruction, concepts are taught in an easily understandable way while keeping your students’ undivided attention. Includes:36 slides that teach the three main author’s purposes (entertain, inform and persuade) and give step-by-step instruction on how to distinguish the author’s opinion, central idea or perspective on a topic. To liven it up and provide much needed examples, 5 k
Grades:
3rd - 8th
21st Century OCTOBER DAILY COMPREHENSION: High Interest Reading Activities
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN OCTOBER!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!For years you've loved our Daily Comprehension Series... Now we've created a whole new series emphasizing captivating events that have happened in the 21st Century!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Argument, Claim, & Evidence Practice - Is Binge Watching TV Harmful or Harmless?
This presentation can be used as a pdf or Google Slides Presentation with Peardeck Add-On. This is great quick practice for 7th-8th grade students struggling with creating argument claims or writing argumentative paragraphs. The Peardeck Add-on makes this digitally interactive for your students. Simply find the Peardeck add-on in Tools and present using the Present button. Have students enter the code given into joinpd.com. This presentation works similar to Nearpod. There are two Youtube videos
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Informational Text to analyze Engineering Design Process MS-ETS1-1 (Editable)
Looking for a way to implement READING and WRITING from the Common Core into NGSS Engineering? Here's your solution!
This lesson uses "Scientific Informational Text" to define and analyze the use of the Engineering Design Process in the creation of a device that turns salt water into drinking water using solar power. Students read article on how a group of students created and designed this device. The students are then asked to analyze the article and apply it to the Engineering Design Proc
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Analyzing Text Structure Lesson (plus a worksheet!)
This presentation works well with the interactive Pear Deck application, HOWEVER the animation does NOT work while using Pear Deck. It is not necessary to use Pear Deck while teaching this lesson, instead consider having students answer the questions on a sheet of paper, or having whole group or small group discussions about each question and answer choice.Both my Advanced and Regular students LOVED this presentation! The colors and animation made it fun. :-)*PLEASE NOTE* The Preview is NOT the
Grades:
7th - 8th
Annotate Informational Text about Malala Yousafzai
Students will learn about Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban because she fought for her education. This is a high interest topic engaging students immediately! This lesson may be done in a class when discussing slavery and literacy in the United States or literacy as a global issue. In this differentiated lesson, students will learn how to annotate informational texts using text symbols which will help them become more comfortable with informational text.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Sons of Liberty - Power Point Full History Facts Information Pictures Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty - Power Point Full History Facts Information Pictures Sam Adams
Powerpoint on the full history of the Sons of Liberty the group of American colonists who started a revolution
Great information pictures - all the facts
Grades:
5th - 9th
Paraphrasing versus Quoting
Citing Evidence is a major part of the Common Core State Standards. This three day lesson introduces the students to the difference between paraphrasing versus quoting. As well as the importance of using in-text citations and a works cited page. The lesson involves guided notes, practice activities, and a short research activity based upon the students individual names. It is scaffolded to allow for students to grasp this concept. It is high-interest and a good way to introduce this concept to y
Grades:
7th - 9th
Synthesizing - Using a Magical Illusion for infering and research/Train Escape
TEACHER INFORMATION
PURPOSE: This activity combines the mystery and intrigue of an amazing illusion and students ability to synthesize new information. Students have a hard time understanding the process of synthesis. This very engaging activity will have students go through the process of synthesis by combining information presented in different media (media and text) to develop a better understanding of the topic, and draw evidence from informational text to support analysis, reflection, an
Grades:
5th - 12th
Main idea - Graphic Organizer & Mentor Texts
When teaching students to identify the main idea (central & key idea) we need to take time to make sure that students are able to differentiate between the topic, supporting details and main idea statement.
This powerpoint was created to show how an author writes a paragraph and builds it using these features.
The powerpoint is fully editable and can be loaded with any content area passages. To promote full mastery and employ higher-order thinking skills, have students create their own ma
Grades:
5th - 11th
Martin Luther King - Letter From a Birmingham Jail - First 4 Paragraphs Analysis
This analysis of MLK's first four paragraphs from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is an excellent tool to teach common core standard R.I.8. It includes slides to introduce vocabulary, figurative language, summaries of each argument and graphic organizers to teach structure. This is a model text to teach before persuasive writing.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Reading Comprehension Strategies, tips, presentation
This is a slideshow with tips and strategies to use before reading, during reading and after reading. I use this with my whole group teaching, as well as with my small group and intervention reading group. It is nice to put it on Google Classroom for them to refer to weekly.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Crabbe by William Bell - Omens Note and Student Fill in the Blank Version
Crabbe by William Bell - Omens Note and Student Fill in the Blank Version(editable Word doc)This Omens note goes along with the events in Journal 4 of the novel. There is a teacher version of the note that you can project onto the board, as well as a student version in which there are blanks that students must fill as you go along. This helps students maintain focus as the information is given. I also have a "Create Your Own Good Luck Omen" Activity in my store.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Crabbe by William Bell - Novel Unit Resources
Lesson 18 - The Effect of Fertilizer, Developing Metacognitive Skills
Supplemental slides to accompany the lessons in Developing Metacognitive SkillsThese colorful, engaging slides will add richness and excitement to the lessons for your students and will “build foundational skills such as oral language, vocabulary, world knowledge, and working memory and will develop metacognitive skills that will help students think about thinking.” Each slide presentation coincides with the lesson cycles for each of the lessons in the Developing Metacognitive Skills manual. The
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning w/ Achieve3000 Article: Hamilton Changes the Face....
This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.) These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary practice, background on Alexander Hamilton and the Broadway play, images of Hamilton and the play, linked video options, minilesson on claim, evidence and reasoning, along with a teacher example and student practice slides. This also includes the exit
Grades:
4th - 8th
Main Idea Lesson w/ Achieve 3000 Article: New States, New Trouble
This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary, background on the creation of new states during Westward Expansion, minilesson on main idea, along with teacher examples and student practice slides. This also includes the exit ticket slides in which students need to read an excerpt from the article, s
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Inferencing Lesson w/ Achieve 3000 Article: Discovering Our World
This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. You can use the slides without Peardeck though. These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice, vocabulary, background on Westward Expansion (acquiring new states), minilesson on inferencing, along with teacher examples and student practice slides. This also includes the multiple choice exit ticket slides in which students need to read an excerpt from the art
Grades:
3rd - 8th
The Amazon Rainforest is Burning - Central Idea and Objective Summary
Using a recent article written by the Washington Post, this interactive Pear Deck presentation will give students the ability to respond to close read questions in real time. This Google Slide presentation uses gifs as well as still photos. If you use the Pear Deck presentation to present it, the gifs will not work. Students will decide on appropriate evidence from the article, determine the central idea, and use the SWBST strategy to create an objective summary of the article. Covers Common Cor
Grades:
8th - 9th
Interpreting Informational Text
This is a flipchart/mini-lesson on Information Text, text elements, graphic features and functional text features. The flipchart contains checking for understanding questions that can be used with Activ-Expression devices after concepts have been given, a link to a BrainPop connecting video as well as two TFK passages with reading comprehension questions. This flipchart goes directly with South Carolina State Standards.
Grades:
5th - 8th
MEDIEVAL TIMES UNIT FOR SMART BOARD!!!! Grades 4,5,6
Medieval Times Unit
Grades 3-6
*Make your focus topic selections based on how appropriate for the grade you teach
Time Frame approx. 2-3 weeks
Document includes:
• Full unit of smart board lessons and slides to teach Medieval Times in your classroom
• Made for a 3rd grade Gifted Class, you can adapt it for topics using books of your choice OR the books I’ve suggested.
• Graphic organizers
• Format for research paper
• Format for poster
• Materials needed
• Information about
Grades:
3rd - 8th
200 Bell Ringer/Warm-Ups for English/Language Arts
The zip file includes PDFs and editable PowerPoint slides. You will need font "You Won't Bring Me Down" to edit in PowerPoint, which I've included in the zip file.
- Motivational Monday
Students read an inspirational quote and choose one of four prompts to respond to.
- Text Evidence Tuesday
Students read a quick passage and respond in Claim/Cite/Clarify (text-based writing, lesson is in my TpT store). Every 8 slides has a 2-4 minute video students watch and then cite evidence from. The pictur
Grades:
6th - 8th
Summary Statement w/ Achieve 3000 Article: Women Fought the War Too
This is a Google Slides presentation with the Google app Peardeck embedded into it to encourage engagement. (You can use the slides without Peardeck though.)These slides include: objectives, before reading poll, context clues practice slides, vocabulary and vocabulary practice slides, background on women working in an aviation factory during World War 2, pictures of the women, a linked video option, minilesson on what a summary statement is along with a teacher example and student practice slide
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Lesson 11 - Geography, Developing Metacognitive Skills
Supplemental slides to accompany the lessons in Developing Metacognitive SkillsThese colorful, engaging slides will add richness and excitement to the lessons for your students and will “build foundational skills such as oral language, vocabulary, world knowledge, and working memory and will develop metacognitive skills that will help students think about thinking.” Each slide presentation coincides with the lesson cycles for each of the lessons in the Developing Metacognitive Skills manual. The
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Martin Luther King - Letter From a Birmingham Jail - First 4 Paragraphs Analysis
This interactive analysis of the first four paragraphs of MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" contains instructional vocabulary, figurative language, graphic organizers and text. This is a great tool for teaching common core standard R.I.8. I use this as an introduction to persuasive writing.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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