TPT
Total:
$0.00

Subjects

Arts & Music
English Language Arts
Foreign Language
Holidays/Seasonal
Math
Science
Social Studies - History
Specialty
For All Subject Areas
1,878 results

High school informational text activities for Microsoft Word

Preview of Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment

Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment

Created by
The Lesson Shop
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
Preview of Valentine's Day Activities, Hot Topics Informational Text, Does True Love Last?

Valentine's Day Activities, Hot Topics Informational Text, Does True Love Last?

Created by
Julie Faulkner
Looking for a thoughtful, quick, and creative close reading lesson for Valentine's Day that covers several standards for your middle or high school students? I love to bring holiday themed lessons in when I can, but I am always very cautious to choose lessons that are standards-based. This mini-lesson meets both requirements perfectly! Student Experience: Students exercise summarizing and close reading skills as they read the article about a couple whose love brought them back together after s
Preview of Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment

Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment

Created by
The Lesson Shop
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Preview of Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Reading is Good for Your Brain

Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Reading is Good for Your Brain

Created by
Julie Faulkner
This mini lesson on the benefits of reading is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With five specific common core text-based questions, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Includes:-Formal lesson plan-Super simple sub sheet-Standards links-Link to article-Idea for starter-Short answer questions and answers- Argumentative Prompt-100% EditableClassroom success stories from other teachers who have tried this resource:♥ "Love this - a perfect les
Preview of TED Talks for Developing Reading and Writing Skills in the Classroom

TED Talks for Developing Reading and Writing Skills in the Classroom

Created by
teachupsidedown
15 pages of handouts for 8 different riveting TED Talks at www.ted.com. The handouts have BEFORE VIEWING, DURING VIEWING, and AFTER VIEWING sections for students to interact with the talks in and out of the classroom. Perfect for flipped classrooms and in classroom work. Great discussion tools and skills based practice.These handouts practice these skills and more:ArgumentAuthor's PurposeLiterary AnalysisMedia & ImagesUsing EvidenceInferenceWorks Cited/MLA formatCritical Thinking SkillsTED
Preview of Inferences, Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation

Inferences, Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation

Students will find and record clues throughout 5 different stations that allow them to practice making inferences. This "real world" lesson asks students to become text detectives to find evidence that supports their inferences. Students must read through eye witness accounts, police reports, a media blast, observe a crime scene, and analyze some forensic evidence to collect information. At the end of the five stations, they must write up a police report. You will need to set up your crime s
Preview of Reading Informational Text - Restaurant Menu - RI.7.1. - RI.7.3. - RI.7.5.

Reading Informational Text - Restaurant Menu - RI.7.1. - RI.7.3. - RI.7.5.

This item includes a lesson on how to read a restaurant menu. *Applebee's Menu *Over 38 questions requiring students to read the menu. The lesson aligns with the seventh-grade common core standards: RI.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RI.7.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text. RI.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text,
Preview of The Crisis, No. 1 by Thomas Paine Rhetorical Analysis / Annotation

The Crisis, No. 1 by Thomas Paine Rhetorical Analysis / Annotation

This worksheet guides students through annotation and close analysis of selections from Thomas Paine's pamphlet The Crisis, No. 1, focusing on rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) and rhetorical devices and how Paine uses them to achieve his purpose. Students may complete the reading and analysis individually, in small groups, or as a whole class. The worksheet is also great for substitutes! This product does not include an answer key.
Preview of Cormac McCarthy's The Road: Doomsday Scenarios

Cormac McCarthy's The Road: Doomsday Scenarios

This activity's objective is to build schema and interest in reading The Road. Students are assigned 1 of 6 Doomsday scenarios. Each scenario is a realistic explanation for the incident that sparked McCarthy's apocalyptic world and is detailed in about 1.5 pages of reading. Students read, take notes, write responses, group together, and present information. I've found this to be a great activity because students continue to bring up these scenarios while reading The Road, using the text as suppo
Preview of Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Reading Guide

Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Reading Guide

Created by
Michelle Hughes
Use this great 3-page reading guide with your students to study the style and symbolism in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." Reading guide begins with a short informational text about tuberculosis, its effects, and its part in the story. Short informational text has 4 comprehension questions after and a prediction activity. This guide's questions focus on comprehension but also include analysis, symbolism, quotation interpretation, theme study, vocabulary, figurative language, and MORE!!
Preview of Titanic: Voices from the Disaster ELA Common Core Aligned Unit

Titanic: Voices from the Disaster ELA Common Core Aligned Unit

Created by
Jeannie Kern
Students will be completely engaged in this reading, writing, and vocabulary Common Core aligned ELA unit about the Titanic. All papers needed by the students for this unit are included. Some items are a thought-provoking anticipatory guide, a vocabulary list and complete interactive activities for all words, a generic word map form, and centers designed for extending student learning. There are high interest internet research opportunities, an easy experiment, a gradable word activity, and man
Preview of Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech (Stamp Act)

Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech (Stamp Act)

Created by
Teach N Learn
Lesson comes with a brief background of Patrick Henry and his opposition to the Stamp Act. It has and Excerpt of Patrick Henry's Speech March 23, 1775: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" and questions for students to answer. Great primary source lesson.
Preview of Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai

Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai

Created by
L Dawn Anderson
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
Preview of Create an Advertisement Assignment

Create an Advertisement Assignment

Created by
MsChansClass
This assignment asks students to apply their understanding of pathos, ethos, and logos, as well as other persuasive techniques to create their own advertisement. The document includes directions and rubric requirements, as well as a planning sheet. (I used this assignment as a mid-unit assessment before moving on to analyzing persuasion in a written text, but it could also work as a culminating project or an extension activity to supplement lessons on analyzing types of persuasion in advertisin
Preview of 4 M.A.I.N. Causes of World War One - reading + 4 task worksheet

4 M.A.I.N. Causes of World War One - reading + 4 task worksheet

This product includes all materials needed for 4 activities about WWI - reading and summarizing a 1 page information report about the 4 M.A.I.N. causeslabeling a map of Europe pre-WWIcategorizing statements under the 4 M.A.I.N. categoriesresearching Archduke Franz FerdinandEach task has straight forward instructions that can be teacher-led or completed individually. This task can be completed online or printed handouts. Suitable reading level from Grade 6 upwards. There are more WWI related prod
Preview of CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (30 NATIONS, 80 PP, WORD SEARCHES, BARGAIN!)

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (30 NATIONS, 80 PP, WORD SEARCHES, BARGAIN!)

Created by
J MASON EMERSON
This has reading sections about Christmas for each of 30 nations, plus basic statistics for each nation’s capital and largest city, language(s), currency, and approximate population. The nations are the following: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukr
Preview of Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan

Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan

This is a Unit Plan for Chasing King's Killer by James L. Swanson. It contains Standards (CCSS), Objectives, Daily Activities, Over 50 Chapter Questions, Vocabulary with Definitions, Vocabulary Frayer Models, Over 50 Multiple Choice Questions Divided by Section for Quizzes, Essay Questions, and Answer Keys.
Preview of Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment

Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment

Created by
The Lesson Shop
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
Preview of World War 2: An Introduction & Overview: Reading Passages + Activities

World War 2: An Introduction & Overview: Reading Passages + Activities

In this lesson students will be able to identify the circumstances that caused World War 2, the events of the war and its ultimate conclusion. Throughout the reading, there is any opportunity for students to reflect and analyze through their own writing. There is also an opportunity to read 'The Bear that Wasn't' (link provided to the story) and reflect on the short story, which shows human's desire to be part of a group and that the group has the potential to be exploited by men with power and
Preview of The CRAP Test (Finding Credible Internet Sources)

The CRAP Test (Finding Credible Internet Sources)

Want to help your students find credible, reliable, and relevant sources for a research project? Then this is the perfect resource for you! Helps students organize their information in a visual way. Helps them see if their sites are legitimate. Gets them started with accurate and quality websites for research! Connects well with the HOW DO I RESEARCH PRESENTATION.
Preview of EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Understanding Procrastination Article & Research Activity

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Understanding Procrastination Article & Research Activity

Created by
The Lesson Shop
The perfect reading and analysis activity on the Executive Functioning! Have your students learn about Procrastination and how it affects our lives.High school students need executive functioning skills for all kinds of school and personal tasks, such as prioritizing responsibilities and using time effectively, studying and completing assignments, following through on commitments, and making healthy choices. With this package (and series), students gain an understanding of what executive functio
Preview of Interactions of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems

Interactions of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems

Interactive reading activity in which students must read a text about how the circulatory and respiratory systems interact and use color to help them trace the movements of blood, oxygen, and carbon dioxide through the body. Then they must map these movements on a diagram of the systems.
Preview of Analyzing Types of Persuasion in Advertising

Analyzing Types of Persuasion in Advertising

Created by
MsChansClass
This 6-page document may be used to introduce a unit on persuasion or to reinforce an understanding of persuasive techniques. Aristotle's three types of persuasion (pathos, ethos, logos) and other persuasive strategies are presented in a simple yet fun way and the included examples are accessible for a variety of students. It was originally designed for middle school students, but it could also work with a high school audience. The packet is designed to be used in conjunction with a correspondi
Preview of Refugee Timeline (Gratz)

Refugee Timeline (Gratz)

Created by
Kelly Purdie
Alan Gratz's latest book, Refugee, follows three children from different eras as they escape persecution, political regime, and even possible death. This timeline helps students navigate the three stories as the children flee. Students can fill in the boxes, or you can have them cut/paste the solutions. This can be done as the novel is being read, or as an informal assessment after the novel. Answer key is provided.
Showing 1-24 of 1,878 results