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Middle school informational text activities under $5
Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features & Comparing Multiple Accounts 4-8 NO PREP
Spice up your lessons with this Titanic Pack! Students practice identifying and using nonfiction text features in natural context. They'll also compare multiple accounts of survivor stories. Just like all of my other activity packs, these lessons are FUN, extremely high-interest, organized, RIGOROUS, and ready to teach today!*NOTE* - This product is included in my Spring Bundle. Purchase the bundle to receive an exclusive Easter Mini-Pack!Your students will:Construct an 11 page "book" in their i
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4th - 9th
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Nonfiction Text Structures: Task Cards with 32 Informational Passages
This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and determining which of the five types of text structures was used by the author. Just print and go! Identifying the structure of a nonfiction text is a critical reading skill that students often struggle with. These nonfiction text structure task cards have been designed to help your students gain proficiency and confidence in their ability to read an info
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Bundle Color By Number ELA Fun Activities
Help your students practice fiction and non-fiction reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery Pictures that are color by number are the perfect addition to your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classroom reading comprehension practice.These fun and engaging reading comprehension mystery picture activities have short passages each with 5 text-dependent multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check
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2nd - 6th
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Informational Text Structures PowerPoint with Practice Passages
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce nonfiction text structures to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 34-slide PowerPoint begins by introducing the 5 categories of informational text structures to students. Each text structure features a graphic organizer. Plus, students find it engaging because all of the example paragraphs are related to soccer! After reading each soccer passage, students are show
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Current Event Article Close Reading, Informational Text, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Need more informational text-based lessons in your classroom? This print-and-go worksheet is the perfect little tool to use as a weekly, occasional, or extra credit assignment. You can either provide an article for your students to work through as a class or assign students to find their own article to use as the basis of the lesson. Whether you use this handout as an in-class assignment to use with copies of your local newspaper, take kids to the computer lab to find an online article, or assig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Coloring Podcast Pages: Podcast Worksheets, Activities, Notes for ANY Episodes!
Sometimes lesson planning can be as easy as hitting play-- especially when you have print and go podcast pages! These podcast worksheets can be used with ANY podcast and will keep your students focused and engaged while listening.Using podcasts in the classroom is popular for a reason! Students love them, teachers love them, and they can add an entirely new dimension to your literacy program. There are so many educational podcasts out there that you can find plenty of offerings to pair nicely wi
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Author's Purpose & Point of View RI.6.6 | Too Much Sugar Article #6-10
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #6-10: Too Much SugarTeach reading informational text standard RI.6.6, Analyze Author's Purpose and Point of View, with this high-interest article on Sugar and the effects of eating too much sugar. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the tenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Scrambled Paragraph Activity-cut and paste to practice text structure
This activity contains 5 interesting passages to scramble and re-arrange correctly. Students will use logic and transition words like "for example", "however", and "finally" to determine the correct order. Great activity to reinforce informational text structures! → Looking for a 100% digital, paperless, Google compatible version? Click HERE!Each passage contains six sentences. The passages increase in difficulty, making this activity easy to differentiate. This works great as a station activi
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4th - 7th
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Bill of Rights in Everyday Life
The Bill of Rights- What a fun topic to teach and study! This reading and social studies activity is interesting and thought-provoking for students. Students will work in cooperative groups to examine scenarios with realistic situations. They will decide if the person's rights were respected, according to the Bill of Rights. Students are also asked to correlate the scenario to an Amendment in the Bill of Rights. This packet contains: * Lesson plan titled "Connecting the Bill of Rights to Everyda
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Constitution Bundle
Nonfiction Text Structures: Four Worksheets or Craftivity in Print and Digital
This engaging activity puts a fun spin on learning informational text structures! The worksheets feature twenty nonfiction passages: five passages related to butterflies, five passages related to bacteria, five passages related to basketball, and five passages related to apples. Students read the 20 passages and determine the informational text structure of each passage:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description This resource includes three formats to c
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4th - 6th
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Rhetorical Appeals in Movie Speeches - Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis Activities
Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civil War Reconstruction Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
This Civil War Reconstruction Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Students read a non-fiction passage and search for answers while marking evidence from the text. Perfect reading comprehension activity.Topics include: Civil War Reconstruction, Civil War amendments, Lincoln and Grant.Students complete a “before reading” anticipation guide, read about Civil War Reconstruction, answers questions, mark the text for evidence, color the picture acco
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4th - 8th
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Nazi Propaganda Analysis from the Holocaust & WWII - Print & Digital
In this lesson, students will analyze propaganda posters used by Nazi Germany during World War II and the Holocaust to spread and preserve the basic ideas of Nazism and to dehumanize “inferior" groups. This lesson can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.). The ten images can be printed for your students, hung around your classroom, and students can do a gallery walk. You can also have students view the images
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Citing Text Evidence PowerPoint Lesson: Practice Passages and Sentence Starters
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce text evidence to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! Use this 36-slide PowerPoint to create an engaging lesson where your students will read passages with comprehension questions, and then they will find and cite text evidence to support their answers! Citing text evidence to support answers is emphasized in nearly every state's reading standards. If you are looking fo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for GRADES 5-6 CCSS
A Roller Coaster Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plan Thematic Unit for GRADES 5-6 CCSS
Grades 5-6. This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on roller coasters. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, science, social studies, and math. Then, they will turn everything they've done into a lapbook.
These plans work well to leave with a sub,
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension - Articles and Reading Response Assignments
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension - Articles and Reading Response Assignments: Bring engaging nonfiction articles with modern topics for teens into your classroom with this ready-to-use reading comprehension resource. This packet features links to articles on modern topics that resonate with teens like texting, tanning, Twitter, energy drinks, and reality TV! The articles are accompanied by five comprehensive reading comprehension assignments. Whether used as homework readings or in-class lesson
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7th - 10th
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Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences - Sort Activity with Google Slides
This simple, compound, and complex sentence sort activity with this fun sort activity is a fun alternative to a sentence worksheet! It requires students to cut out the sentences and glue them in the correct place. It is the perfect way to learn about different types of sentences and how to identify the difference between simple, compound, and complex sentences. It is great for your kinesthetic learners! It includes a printable version and a Google Slides version.After the sentences are sorted, y
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Activities with Google Slides™
Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Reading Comprehension Passage
This easy to read, one page passage about heat transfer:defines heat as the transfer, or movement, of thermal energydescribes thermal energyexplains 3 different ways heat can move: radiation, conduction, and convection (with examples of each)It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a compa
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
Also included in: Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Unit Bundle of 6 Science Lessons
Evaluate Arguments & Claims RI.6.8 | Pet Adoption Article #6-14
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #6-14: Adopt, Don't Shop!Teach reading informational text standard RI.6.8, Evaluate Arguments & Claims, with this high-interest article on pet adoption, specifically dogs and puppies, including pet shelters and puppy mills. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the fourteenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs de
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
September 11 Differentiated Reading Passages & Questions for 911 Patriot Day
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the attacks on September 11, 2001. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. 4 types of questions are included, along with an answer key. Integrate history content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading Levels: M-Q-W$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grad
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3rd - 6th
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Steve Jobs & Real World Rhetoric Analysis, Grad Speech, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address given by Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs. The speech, which is filled with warmth, humor, and meaning, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will learn the components of Aristotle’s rhetorical devices, view Jobs’ speech via a 14-minute video clip, and use a ful
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Primary & Secondary Sources Simplified – PPT + Printables bundle
The Common Core ELA State Standards demand that students be exposed to a wide variety of challenging literary and informational texts. Increasingly, our children will need to be able to read and analyze a mix of primary and secondary sources as they build their content knowledge. This set of activities is designed to introduce your students to the concept of primary and secondary sources, as well as the difference between firsthand and secondhand accounts (RI.4.6). It includes:
• 10-slid
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4th - 6th
Analyze Claims & Reasons (Argument) RI.5.8 | School Uniform Debate Article#5-15
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-15: The School Uniform DebateThis is the fifteenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! The focus in this resource is on teaching students to analyze claims and reasons in an argument. Students will enjoy reading this high-interest article about the pros and cons of school uniform policies and th
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
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