"All About Eclipses" Informational Text Reading Passage & Infographic Visuals

High-interest 1-page informational text about eclipses explained concisely and straightforwardly in a passage that tells everything students want to know about what the total solar eclipse was like in 2017 and what the next one will be like on April 8, 2024. INCLUDES A GREAT VISUAL: A COLORFUL INFOGRAPHIC FROM NASA! AND READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS! Wow! All this for free?!

Plus, the text explains how there are actually eclipses all over the world every one to two years, and how there are different types of eclipses. Scientific, interesting, thought-provoking. Even contains the word "syzygy"! You want to know what that is, I know it.

Paired with comprehension questions/activity including having to use 6 vocabulary terms (including "syzygy") to explain the difference between a partial and total solar eclipse! And a bonus question that you can add, which they can answer by watching a wonderful 2-minute video (as it says they should be doing in Standards RI.7 and RST.6-8.7).

And, on top of that, I even made Google Slides for easy distance learning. And, it's still free so I consider that an amazing deal! Great for ELA or "literacy in science."

GREAT FOR GETTING RELUCTANT READERS TO READ AND WRITE

You can also use this passage to have them write in their journals, make an outline, write a summary, write a narrative about experiencing one, define and use new vocabulary, do further research, etc. A LOT of students out there are wondering what is really going on scientifically with the solar eclipse and this 1-page text passage tells them just what they want to know!

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5. A Brief History of Pandemics: Informational Text and Reading Questions

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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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