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Middle school informational text activities $5-10
Nonfiction Text Structures Unit: Passages, Worksheets, Anchor Chart, Task Cards
Stop spending time searching for the perfect informational texts to teach Text Structures! This Nonfiction Text Structure Resource Bundle is a complete pack of HIGH-INTEREST resources to help you fully teach, practice, and assess the five main text structures; Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Chronological/Sequence, AND Description. Includes a PRINTABLE and DIGITAL version! Use with Google Classroom or ANY online learning platform.**Assessment and Review Activities
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Resource BUNDLE
Theme Park Reading Comprehension Escape Room Fun End of Year Review Activities
Can your students work in teams to use reading comprehension practice skills in order to collect all the rides at an amusement park? This is a fun reading comprehension review activity that will have your students engaged and LOVING every minute of reading practice and review! Perfect for a theme park room transformation, reading test prep, or end of the year reading activities!Click HERE to save 30% with the Reading Comprehension Escape Challenge Bundle!Click the PREVIEW button above to see eve
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3rd - 6th
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Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Book Activities BUNDLE | Reading Response Fiction Nonfiction | Print & Digital
Book Activities are a fun and engaging way for students to respond to reading and demonstrate comprehension. Book activities encourage students to think outside the box about the different texts they read. Are you ready to take reading responses to the next level?! This resource is a BUNDLE of Book Activities to use with Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts. Printable and Digital options are available. Digital options can be used with Google Slides. There are 20+ activities that can be used with fictio
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3rd - 6th
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos - Rhetorical Appeals Analysis and Persuasive Language Unit
Make teaching ethos, pathos, and logos fun and engaging with this rhetorical appeals unit! This comprehensive rhetorical appeals unit includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about the different, effective persuasive and argumentative writing strategies, including ethos, pathos, and logos. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: Now includes PRINT AND DIGITAL! Teach your students about rhetorical appeals using the engaging and interactive multi-day instructional slide. Students follow
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7th - 12th
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Informative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Informative Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of informative writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first informative essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides or PowerPoint.This unit is broken down into 18 lessons and should be used over the course of 5 to 6 weeks:Lesson 1: Diving Into to Informative TextsLesson 2: What is Informative Writing?Lesson 3: Informative Writing T
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
Grades:
7th - 12th
Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Text - Teaching How to Write Summaries
This no prep resource contains nonfiction reading passages and activities to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. The activities build on each other to help you scaffold and differentiate as necessary. Many summary examples are provided - examples of both good summaries and bad summaries. This helps make teaching summarizing to upper elementary students easier. A digital version for use with Google Slides / Google Clas
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3rd - 6th
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Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards Activities for ELA, History - Print & Digital
These activities accompany my FREE Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards and are designed to help students make a personal connection with the victims of the Holocaust. These activities could be used before a novel study or a history lesson. This lesson can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. Resources include Google Drive resources (Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.) and well as print ready PDF versions. After reading about an individual impacted by the Holocaust, students will complet
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
Women's History Month, Biography Research, Pennant, Make Your Own Banner
This Women's History Month pennant is all you need to teach and promote amazing women around the world. Women's History Month is March. The Women's History pennant is a research activity. There is a biography timeline, quotes, lesson learned, characteristics, and opportunities for creativity. This is the largest selection you'll find on Teachers Pay Teachers! The pennant can be used any time of the year (it says "Women's History"). The banner includes women throughout history, dating back from C
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4th - 12th
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Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Bundle: Practice Passages, PowerPoint, Worksheets
This nonfiction text summary bundle will help you teach students how to write a summary of a nonfiction text. It can be used for introduction or review of the skill. It includes a Summarizing Nonfiction PowerPoint, an interactive notebook activity, a poster, and 5 practice worksheets.1. I recommend beginning with the 40-slide PowerPoint. It follows this format:Slides 1-5: Introduction & Key #1- Differentiate interesting and important.Slides 6-11: Key #2- Identify the text structure used b
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4th - 7th
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Opinion Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Opinion Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of opinion writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first opinion essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 13 lessons and should be used over the course of 3 to 4 weeks:Lesson 1: What is Opinion Writing?Lesson 2: Opinion Writing TopicsLesson 3: Selecting a TopicLesson 4: Brainstorm & OrganizeLesson 5
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Reading Escape Room ELA Digital Breakout Nonfiction Escape Room
#Touchdown2024 NOW WITH A DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM OPTION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING.Get your readers ENGAGED with this ELA escape room in one of the things they often say they don't like... reading nonfiction. Great for STAAR prep and test prep! My students are begging for more, simply because the content is all related to the the ongoing trend of VIDEO GAMES! Every station is a nonfiction reading activity about video games in general. The high interest content not glorify video games in any way! You c
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6th - 9th
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Annotating Text - teaching students to annotate nonfiction - PRINT + DIGITAL
Help your students learn how to annotate nonfiction text with this step-by-step text annotation unit! This annotating text resource includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students how to effectively annotate and closely read informational text. Includes print and digital formats!Begin your unit with a presentation for direct instruction. Students will use the included guided notes to follow along with the lesson. Then, work together in a whole-class setting to annotate
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Hispanic Heritage Month, Biography Research, Pennant, in English and Spanish
This Hispanic Heritage pennant is all you need to teach and promote amazing Hispanics from all over the world. Hispanic Heritage Month is September. The Hispanic Heritage pennant is a research activity. There is a biography timeline, quotes, lesson learned, characteristics, and student lots of opportunity for creativity. -All in English and Spanish.The pennant can be used any time of the year (it says "Hispanic Heritage"). The banner includes Hispanics throughout history, dating back to the 1700
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: English Teacher Activities and Fun Bundle
Yellowstone Reading Comprehension Escape Room Fun End of Year Reading Project
Can your students work in teams to use reading comprehension practice skills in order to collect all the items for a Yellowstone Park Camping Adventure? This is a fun reading comprehension review activity that will have your students engaged and LOVING every minute of reading practice and review! Perfect for a camping classroom transformation, reading test prep, or end of the year reading activities!Click HERE to save 30% with the Reading Comprehension Escape Challenge Bundle!Click the PREVIEW b
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3rd - 6th
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Citing Text Evidence Digital ESCAPE ROOM! Virtual Field Trip Game & ELA Review
In this interactive and engaging citing text evidence review game, students will review and practice citing evidence while they attempt to escape the jungle! This immersive and engaging escape room will have your students citing text evidence like champions and begging for future escape games! This activity requires ZERO preparation** just share the link with your students, and they are on their adventure!**Please make sure your school does not block Google Sites or Forms. Some buyers may ne
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5th - 9th
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Four Corners Reading Discussion Questions For Fiction and Non-Fiction
Playing Four Corners with these open-ended reading discussion questions for fiction and non-fiction will promote student engagement and elicit participation of all students. Just like the game Four Corners, questions are placed in each corner of the room then students move to a corner of a question they want to answer. Students will collaborate and contribute to high level discussions in each corner. Use these questions with any fictional or informational text. This teaching strategy will excite
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3rd - 6th
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Paraphrasing, Quoting, & Summarizing: Informative Writing Skills PRINT + DIGITAL
Help your students improve their writing by focusing on three key skills: paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing. This unit teaches students how to improve their writing skills by focusing on learning how to paraphrase, quote, and summarize text in their own writing! By learning the crucial skill of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing, students will improve their writing drastically!In this informational writing mini-unit, your students will learn the differences between paraphrasing, quoting
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7th - 10th
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Crime Scene Activity: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Source Evidence
“The Case of the Student Teacher Gone Missing” is an activity that asks students to solve a crime based on their analysis of evidence. First students must classify the twelve pieces of evidence as primary or secondary source evidence. Then students must decide which type of evidence they will use: primary or secondary, and explain why. Finally, students will analyze each piece of relevant evidence to draw conclusion about who the guilty teacher might be. You can use the case as is or personalize
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6th - 8th
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The Diary of Anne Frank DRAMA Unit for Play Version (Goodrich & Hackett)
This is an extremely thorough, full 3-week (14 days!) unit for the short story/drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or drama genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: November Selection – Click here to
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7th - 9th
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Biomes and Ecosystems Reading Comprehension Passages--UPDATED!
UPDATED (January 2020)Use this information-rich reading passages to integrate science curriculum into your reading standards! This packet includes:--6 Reading comprehension passages (1 per terrestrial biome)--6 Graphic organizers (1 per passage) --6 Short response activity sheets (1 per passage)Use these for whole group, small group or individual instruction. The passages, graphic organizers and questions can serve as a teaching tool, stations, homework or a review!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Short Text for Teaching Text Structure {Vol.1} 21st Century Informational Text
Are you looking to expand your collection of short informational text perfect for close reading? Text that you and your students can read and reread in one session? If so, then I think you will love this first volume of articles in a new Informational Text series of mine called Hello 411. I wrote and designed these informational text articles for my students because I was looking for text that was short, interesting, looked like a real article with real photographs and were good examples of dif
Grades:
K - 9th
Nonfiction Activities | Graphic Organizers | Worksheets | Text Features
This resource for exploring non-fiction was originally designed to be used with classroom magazines, such as Scholastic News and Time For Kids. However, over the years I found that these activities worked great with just about ANY non-fiction text. This Non-Fiction Toolkit includes activities for teaching text features and text structures, and includes a variety of graphic organizers to use with non-fiction texts. This resource includes the following activities for teaching and exploring non-fic
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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