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8th grade informational text study guides
Calculating Speed, Time, Distance, and Graphing Motion - Distance Time Graphs
This activity is centered around the concept of motion. This activity defines motion and gives instruction and examples on how it cat be calculated and graphed. This activity includes informational text on calculating and graphing motion as well as a variety of problems to check for understanding. There are problems that involve solving for speed, distance traveled, and time in motion. Distance vs. Time and Speed vs. Time graphs are discussed. Twelve distance vs. time graphs and twelve spe
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4th - 9th
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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6th - 9th
I am Malala Unit Nonfiction Book Study Guide Resource - Young Reader's Edition
I have always been intrigued by people who are willing to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This complete study guide, in DIGITAL AND PDF versions, will help students appreciate the world around them and relate to this amazing young woman. Just print the comprehensive study guide filled with deep-thinking, text-dependent questions, and get your students reading this powerful book!⭐⭐COMPLETELY UPDATED WITH CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL READING STRATEGIES ⭐⭐Includ
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6th - 8th
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Farewell to Manzanar, Japanese Internment, Chapter Questions, PDF & Google Drive
Use this package of chapter-by-chapter questions as you take your class through Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s compelling true story, Farewell to Manzanar. As we work to pull more non-fiction materials into our Common Core-aligned classrooms, this autobiographical account of life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII is an important title to include. The worksheet questions (both printable PDF & interactive Google Drive versions included) were designed to pull your students into the Wakatsuk
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8th - 11th
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8th Grade Reading, Writing, & Language Arts Milestones Review with ANSWER Key
This is a review packet for students taking the 8th grade Milestones. This review covers every CCGPS standard (particularly the reading, writing, and language standards). The last page will guide students through how to best answer a constructed response/short answer question using the ACE strategy and transition words.
This would be great to review with any grade level, though. Very in-depth and asks students to recall definitions and create their own examples for language used in the standar
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8th
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Red Scarf Girl Literature Guide with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
Literature Guide for Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang. 87-page novel study on the nonfiction memoir about living in China under Chairman Mao and how the Cultural Revolution affected her family. Good book for middle school ELA, especially 7th grade. Comprehensive novel guide aligned with standards includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary with tests and answer keys, study guide, discussion questions, unit plans, writing focus, grammar practice, supplemental materials and visuals for class discuss
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7th - 10th
Scythe Novel Study Guide
Enjoy this complete bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through Scythe by Neil Shusterman!This HUGE bundle includes:**Chapter questions, vocabulary, and figurative language for each chapter.**Dialectical journal with commentary for Citra and Rowan, the protagonists, as well as the impact that other characters play in their life.**Non-fiction reading and writing activity connecting the Utopias vs. Dystopias.**Extended response questionsNOVEL STUDY QUESTIONSPart One:
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6th - 10th
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STAAR Reading and Writing Practice Pack
STAAR testing is coming up, so I created this review packet for my students. I teach 11th grade, but this packet is good for any student preparing for the Reading and Writing sections of the STAAR.
This packet contains three reading selections (informational text), 2 short answer questions (over a paired passage), and 8 practice persuasive prompts. The prompts are attached to the persuasive essay lined writing boxes to simulate an actual test-taking environment for students.
The reading sele
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7th - 11th
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Novel Study Unit to be used with Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is bound to be the biggest young adult novel of 2018. Your students are going to come into your classroom and ask you to assign it to them. Anticipate their wants and needs by purchasing this complete study unit.
It was created using Microsoft PowerPoint and the editable version, as well as the PDF documents, are all included in this compressed zip file.
Included with this purchase, you will receive: a plethora of pre-reading activities, vocabulary
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Women's History Bundle: Volume Four
Chew on This: Informational Reading Skills Practice -Student Reading Guide
**note...This product is a component of the full unit including the 97 slide digital presentation for $6.00 (a great value). You can find it at my TPT store. If you are looking for resources to help your students informational text skills, then this is for you. I have been teaching nonfiction reading using this text for years, and it is always one of our favorite units. The book is both an excellent example of quality nonfiction writing and highly engaging for middle school students. This produc
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5th - 9th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
I Have a Dream Speech Handout to Support Analysis and Close Reading
Help all of your students easily understand and appreciate the rich ideas and words of this influential speech by Marting Luther King, Jr.! The speech is presented in sections for close reading, with each section followed by engaging, illustrated questions and activities. What you get:illustrated speech text divided into chunks [with zig zag borders--see the thumbnails] Interesting historical information is included. variety of interactive comprehension questions following each section of the
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6th - 9th
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Text Structure Organizational Patterns Foldable Learning Guide (Grades 5 -8)
Foldable for teaching text structures and having the students create a study guide on the organizational patterns: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem/solution, concept/definition, chronological order, and process.
Students must identify the different types and be able to analyze signal words and text examples to match with correct text structure.
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Organizational Pattern terms, definitions, and visual graphic
Signal words associated with each text structure/org. pattern
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4th - 8th
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Night Study Guide - Elie Wiesel - Chapter-by-Chapter Questions
This resource provides chapter-by-chapter questions for Elie Wiesel’s haunting memoir, Night, that will help connect your students to the story, ensure they comprehend key plot developments, and are able to analyze events, characters and themes at a deeper level. Questions range in complexity level--from comprehension to analysis and evaluation—so that students can practice a variety of standards and skills while getting the most out of this critical work.If you are teaching classes online, this
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7th - 11th
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Lesson in Rhyme Scheme - Examples, Worksheets, Answer Key
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. and therefore, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.
This is one lesson that can be difficult to teach to students. This mini lesson defines rhyme scheme with various examples from well known poetry stanzas. Students will then have a chance to decipher other poetry patterns on thei
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7th - 10th
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Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai
Guide an entire class, small group, or individuals through an enlightening study of the autobiography I Am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. Readers will naturally have their own questions as they read and discuss, but these guiding questions will keep readers on track to get the most meaning from this true story of courage and activism. Perfect for an interdisciplinary English/social studies unit, I Am Malala touches
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8th - 12th
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Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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RI.2-Objective Summary/Central Idea (Slides/Activity/Student Notes)
This resource contains links to three resources: a Google slides teacher presentation, a Google slides student presentation (guided note), and a PPT student notes edition (editable). As an ELA teacher for nearly a decade now, getting students to write an objective summary is the hardest, easiest thing to do. It seems simple--just write a summary, right? However, most students find it very challenging to identify the text structure, the central idea(s), and the key ideas/details. Due to this, I h
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6th - 12th
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End of Year Middle School ELA Test Prep Study Guide- CCSS/PARCC Aligned
I am all about teaching skills! This interactive study guide reviews the skills taught from the beginning of the year using the CCSS, specifically for seventh grade. I am using this a pre-PARCC Review for my students. It can help with any end of the year test prep.
This guide could be adapted for use in higher or lower grades.
This study guide covers 7 major skill sets for seventh grade students including tone/mood, text structure, plot, theme central idea, figurative language, and context c
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4th - 12th
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide)
Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide). (3 per page)
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Includes the following features: table of contents, index, glossary, caption, bold print, italics, graphs, charts, and maps.
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2nd - 8th
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President Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for President Abraham Lincoln’s ”Second Inaugural Address” delivered on March 4, 1865. The rhetorical analysis includes 21 marginal comments with Common Core State Standards alignment. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsof
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7th - 12th
British Literary Periods: 12 Charts
These charts of British Literary Periods can be displayed in a number of ways. Each period includes: Genre; Style; Effects; Aspects; Historical Aspects; Historical Perspectives; and Literary Examples. A good resource to blend history and literature.
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5th - 12th
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ELA - 8 Crossword Puzzles + PLUS + 3 FREE Harry Potter Novel Study Posters!
8 Color Crossword Puzzles & 8 Informational Texts: Language Arts Bundle Pack*Thesis Statement *Plagiarism, & Citing Sources*Narrative Writing, Sequence, & Theme*Plot Structure*Poetry Terms #1*Poetry Terms #2*Figurative Language #1*Figurative Language #2Color Crossword Puzzles are a new and fun way for students to learn important concepts in Language Arts! Students uncover each puzzle, by coloring brilliant designs to reveal each crossword puzzle, using a color-by-letter, color code.
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5th - 12th
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