Middle School Nonfiction Reading Unit - Ocean Animals Reading Passages
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Get all the nonfiction reading passages you need in one bundle! You'll be able to teach nonfiction text structure and text features on a middle school level - plus learn about some fascinating ocean animals - with these high-interest reading passages and reading activities.
This bundle includes the following resources:
- Ocean Animals Reading Passages - Text Structure
- Ocean Animals Reading Passages - Text Features
You'll get five passages (plus accompanying activities) to teach the five main text structures, as well as five passages (plus comprehension worksheets) to teach text features. These nonfiction activities are the perfect way to teach and practice tons of middle school reading skills!
These resources include digital Google Slides versions! (Link in each PDF)
Here's what's included:
- 5 text structure reading passages
- 5 text structure graphic organizers
- 3 pages of comprehension questions (one half-page per article)
- 1 page of text structure lesson ideas
- 5 text feature reading passages
- 5 text feature comprehension worksheets
- "Cheat sheets" for text structure and text features, great for notes or whole-class review
- Answer keys for all graphic organizers and reading questions
- a Google Slides version of all student pages
Teaching these nonfiction reading skills well can be challenging, since you really have to read and analyze several full-length passages to get an idea of how the text structures and text features each contribute to the author's purpose and main idea. These engaging articles and higher-level-thinking activities make it easy!
I hope your students enjoy learning about sea life while they practice nonfiction reading skills!
Answer keys are included for all worksheets.
*If you need more high-interest reading activities, check out my other nonfiction resources here!
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