9th Grade Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition

HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 9th grade students enjoy paired with ELA tasks targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus slave narratives, memoirs, and arguments. Students practice ELA skills aligned to ALL 10 Ninth Grade Reading Informational Text Standards AND MORE.

THIS RESOURCE IS SO ENGAGING!

Keep your students' interest peaked, prepare them for all those pesky standardized reading tests throughout the year, AND teach them some really cool new information they may have always wondered about!

ALIGNS TO SO MANY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS

Each task is centered around 1 main standard that's targeted, so by the time they do all of them, they will have practiced ALL 10 informational text skills, multiple Literacy in History and Social Studies (RH and WHST Standards) skills, multiple Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects (RST and WHST standards) skills because the topics come in a wide variety of cross-curricular subjects. Plus they identify figurative language and nuances in language (Language Standards), and write to synthesize information thoughtfully (Writing Standards), Not to mention, they listen to and view a variety of media to gain even further understanding (Speaking, Listening, & Viewing Standards). SPECIFIC TO NINTH GRADE LITERACY EXPECTATIONS!

NO PREP! READY TO GO! MAJOR TIME SAVER!

Easily interchangeable formats for any learning situation, anywhere, on any device - whether using in-class printables that are simply one page front-to-back, or using the interactive Google Slides for easy remote and hybrid learning, you won't be wasting time trying to juggle it all. It's done for you. You can use the TPT Easel tool too if you like. Easily interchangeable, no sweat.

SAVE YOURSELF TONS OF TIME

...by not wasting hours of your life trying to find the right informational text passages, of the right lengths, in the right formats, without ads or controversy, aligned to the right standards, so that your kids can simply be prepared for standardized tests and practice reading comprehension!

STANDARDIZED TESTS FOCUS HEAVILY ON ASSESSING READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Did you know that at least, often much more than, 50% of ELA tests focus on informational text passages? And the writing portions usually ask students to read several texts on the same topic and then have them cite textual evidence from the sources. This is EXACTLY what I have them practice doing in this resource!

EVEN NON-COMMON CORE CURRICULUM TEACHERS NEED THIS RESOURCE!!! THESE ARE UNIVERSAL ELA SKILLS DESIGNED TO MAKE KIDS "COLLEGE AND CAREER READY" ALL OVER THE WORLD.

AUTHENTIC TEXT TYPES: Faux memoir, literary nonfiction, historical seminal texts, primary sources, NASA experiment/diagram, articles structured various ways, FTC Fact Sheet, etc.

Check out what you'll get (& be sure to check out the preview):

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*Note: The CCSS Standards that the tasks are aligned to are the widely accepted College and Career Ready Standards, adopted by over 40 states, numerous territories, and practiced worldwide. Even if your state or region has not adopted these standards, just take a look at each task below to see which essential skills students will be practicing, and then you can use the workbook to meet any ELA standards accordingly. Thank you.

Text #1: "Benjamin Franklin, A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation” (Excerpt)

Task #1: Cite Strong and Thorough Text Evidence

Aligned to: RI.9-10.1

Text #2: The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller (Excerpt #1)

Task #2A: Analyze Development of a Central Idea

Aligned to: RI.9-10.2

Text #3: The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller (Excerpt #2)

Task #3: Analyze How Author Unfolds a Series of Events (in a specific order)

Aligned to: RI.9-10.3, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.3

Text #3B: “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” (Excerpt)

Task #3B: Analyze How an Author Unfolds a Series of Events (and Determine Causation) in a Primary Source

Aligned to: RI.9-10.3, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.3

PLUS WRITING TASKS: MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND NARRATIVE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Aligned to: W.9-10.2, W.9-10.9, WHST.9-10.2

Text #4: "A Guide to Your TWO Circulatory Systems” (in text and song/video)

Task #4: Determine Meanings and Impact of Word Choice on Tone

Aligned to: RI.9-10.4, RST.9-10.4, SL.9-10.2

Text #5: “A Warning from the FBI"

Task #5: Analyze How Ideas or Claims are Developed and Refined by Specific Portions of Text

Aligned to: RI.9-10.5

Text #5B: "You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring" by Paul Hawken (Excerpts)

Task #5B: Understand Figurative Language and Nuances in Word Meanings

Aligned to: L.9-10.5

Text #6: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau (Excerpts)

Task#6: Analyze Author’s Use of Rhetoric to Advance Point of View and Purpose

Aligned to: RI.9-10.6

Text #6B: Foam Rocket Activity by NASA (Excerpt)

Task #6B: Analyze Author's Purpose in Explaining a Procedure or Experiment

Aligned to: RST.9-10.6

Text #7: Marine Debris Causing Havoc in the Seas

Task #7: Analyze Various Accounts Told in Different Mediums

Aligned to: RI.9-10.7

Text #8: “A Call to Action to Protect Our Oceans" by Secretary Kerry

Task #8: Delineate and Evaluate the Argument, Claims, Reasoning, Credibility

Aligned to: RI.9-10.8, RST.9-10.8

PLUS WRITING TASKS ABOUT HELPING OCEANS

Op-Ed Opinion Piece, Letter to a Public Official, Argument

Including writing guides, rubrics, ideas, sources

Aligned to: W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.9

Text #9: "Martin Luther King’s Letter from the Birmingham City Jail" (Excerpts)

Task #9: Analyze Seminal U.S. Documents of Historical and Literary Significance

Aligned to: RI.9-10.9

Text #10: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address (Excerpt)

Task #10: Comprehend Literary Nonfiction

Aligned to: RI.9-10.10

PLUS ANSWER KEYS

AND WRITING CONNECTIONS

QUICK AND TO THE POINT: Reading one passage and doing one task will take the average student approximately 20-30 minutes depending on which one it is.

SCAFFOLDED: Tested on students at all skill levels and adjustments made accordingly!

EASILY INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN IN-PERSON & REMOTE LEARNING!

Includes easy-print version (most are one page front-to-back/no stapling) for easy in-person learning as well as interactive digital Google Slides (or TPT Easel), which are perfect for easy distance or hybrid learning.

NO PREP! COULD BE USED AS HOMEWORK! A GREAT FILLER ACTIVITY!

USE PASSAGES FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES IF YOU WANT!! (Such as: write a summary, base research/argument on one, vocabulary study, etc.)

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Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally.

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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:

Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS