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Free high school informational text literature circles
STAR Skills Close Reading Companion Passages
This product is the FREE portion of my STAR Skills Close Reading and Language Bundle. Geared towards 7th and 8th graders, there are 2 sets of 18 PDF passages included (one set has background images and one is only text).
These passages are split between fictional literature and informational texts. Help get your students engaged in reading again! High interest passages from these novels may inspire them to read the whole book on their own :)
Formatting includes:
- line numbers
- title
- autho
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Chadwick Boseman Differentiated Standards-Based & Reading Comprehension Unit
2 High Interest Ready Readers - Informational Text: Chadwick Boseman Grades 5-12. These Non-Fiction/ Informational Text, print-and-go Ready Readers are written at two levels for maximum differentiation.Each reader has FIVE reading passages, ONE Newspaper Articles and 24 pages of activities that include close reading, fluency, comprehension, word work, conventions, informational text skills, writing and more. High Low Ready Readers are designed to help struggling readers learn to love the written
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
FREE SAMPLE: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Comprehension Packet-Chapter 1
Looking for a no-prep comprehension and vocabulary packet to supplement the Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition)? Make sure to check out this free sample of chapter 1.The full packet includes:an independent practice worksheet for each chaptera vocabulary worksheet for each chaptera summary page for each chapteran answer key for the independent practice and vocabulary worksheetsThis free sample is downloaded as a pdf and uneditable.A Google Slides version of this document can be f
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5th - 9th
DIFFERENTIATED Article Set - Navajo Code Talkers Day 8/14 - Secondary ELA
Designed so students can work on reading passages at their own comprehension level without making the difference in level obvious to others. Topic: history, WWII, indigenous peoplesThe set includes one article written at 3 levels of text complexity, and 4 levels of comprehension and personal response questions so you can fully differentiate your lesson to meet your middle and high school students’ needs. Each article contains the same key information and each question set includes the same exac
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Literature Circles: Common core alligned FREE
Use these Common Core Literature Circle roles with any text! In my free version, I have only included 3 roles. I have a total of 10 and mix & match the roles depending on the novel we are reading, or the informational text we are studying. If you like what you see, PLEASE purchase the full version of this. These literature circles get me through the entire school year, and they rate well on the dreaded danielson rubric! It is a great way to turn any text into a fun, interactive lesson. *Stud
Grades:
4th - 12th
Hidden Figures Book and Movie Discussion Guide
Ten questions each for the book and film, Hidden Figures. Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race Author: Margot Lee Shetterly Publisher: William CollinsThe book Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race is more factual than the film. It is more like a textbook with scientific information about aviation and civil rights. The author demonstrates how segregation at NACA (now NASA) compared and c
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10th - 12th
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Novel Study
Science journalist Rebecca Skloot makes a remarkable debut with this multilayered story about faith, science, journalism, and grace. It is also a tale of medical wonders and medical arrogance, racism, poverty and the bond that grows, sometimes painfully, between two very different women—Skloot and Deborah Lacks—sharing an obsession to learn about Deborah's mother, Henrietta, and her magical, immortal cells. SummaryHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Sout
Grades:
9th - 12th
Comparing & Contrasting/Point of View/Perspective
I used this activity to compare and contrast our fiction and non-fiction classroom text and to lead a discussion about "Point of View/Perspective". We used it for Wonder and Ivan the Remarkable True Story of the Mall Gorilla. This scaffold to "dig deeper" in our comparing and contrasting pulled so much deep thinking from my children and I was amazed at what they came up with when we used those two books. You can model it however you see fit- but we started with a Compare and Contrast anchor char
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3rd - 12th
IT'S ALIIIIIVE - Living vs. Non-living Free Engaging Reading
Great for Elementary and Middle School as an intro to new material. How to we decide what is alive? Some of the criteria we have is that they must develop, reproduce and use energy. Each of the living things we've found on earth is made of cells and we can call an organism.
Vocab words covered: living, non-living, organism, cell
Check out 300+ articles just like this, written at 7 reading levels here!
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4th - 9th
Chadwick Boseman - Informational Text Unit - Differentiated
Ready Reader Informational Text: Chadwick Boseman Grades 5-12. This is a Non-Fiction/ Informational Text, print-and-go Ready Reader. This reader has FOUR reading passages, ONE Newspaper Articles and 23 pages of activities that include close reading, fluency, comprehension, word work, conventions, informational text skills, writing and more. This resource is standards-based, engaging and may be used for classroom, take-home packets, online, or a hybrid of any and all combinations. It is perfect f
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Just Mercy Literature Circle Outline
This resource should be used to guide small group Literature Circle Meetings to pair with the book Just Mercy (YA Adaptation) by Bryan Stevenson. The PDF can be made available to students in your Learning Management System to utilize during the meetings. This resource aligns with the roles included in my resource Just Mercy Literature Circle Notebook!
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9th
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"American Indian" or "Native American" Article Reading + questions
This article reading is compatible with the Georgia Prehistoric Natives PowerPoint. This article brings in a multicultural perspective on American Natives and point of view.
This is great for class discussions, lit circles, socratic seminars, etc.
Enjoy!
Grades:
7th - 12th
FREEBIE Literary Devices Bundle
Need an easy way to incorporate literary devices into your lesson? Use this amazing bundle alongside any text of your choice to have students analyze the uses of literary devices!
Included:
Literary Devices Reference
Literary Devices Double Entry Diary
Literary Devices Double Entry Diary Rubric
Homework Extension
Warm Up/Bell Ringer/Quick Draw
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Writing for Reading Passages! - FREE Download
Let a professional writer write the reading passages for your TPT products! Passages are:
*Fiction or nonfiction (You just tell me what you need.)
*Royalty-free (I don't take a percentage of the sales from the passages I write for you.)
*Written for you and ONLY you (No one else will ever have the same passages.)
*Standards-based (You provide the standards and/or Lexile levels so your passages are sure to hit standards.)
*Kid-friendly (Stories are written with kids in mind!)
For more informat
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Synthesizing from Multiple Sources - Graphic Organizer
Students are asked to use text supporting evidence to synthesize ideas across multiple texts and sources.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Article Annotation Graphic Organizer
This document will help students organize their thoughts on any article assigned to them. Students are able to annotate the article or reading in an organized way. Students can organize their findings and take notes on this document.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Investigating Court Cases Regarding Censorship-Fahrenheit 451
This is a document that outlines the investigation of several cases regarding censorship and student learning. This could be used as a stand alone activity if you are wanting to students to practice basic, ethical research or could be used in conjunction with a novel study, such as with Fahrenheit 451. It allows students to study real life situations concerning censorship that takes an abstract idea and places it within the realm of real life implications.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Harrison Bergeron - summative assessment
Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" is an ironic story that presents a society that believes it has achieved equality among its citizens. This free product includes10 multiple choice questions3 short answer questionsanswer key + rubricCheck out more of my short story summative assessments. For another free resource, click on the link below and receive a free lesson for The Horror on Martin's Beach.FREE
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Science of Reading Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer is used for informational texts- before, during, and after reading. This graphic organizer infuses the science of reading strategies and helps students chunk their reading while remaining engaged.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Preview / Sample of "All American Boys" Novel Unit
I have developed a five week unit that blends the book with a variety of nonfiction media for students to analyze. This novel unit focuses around the award winning novel “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. The book takes head on the issue of police brutality, prejudice, bias, and racial tensions in compelling story told in tandem by Rashad, a victim of police brutality, and Quinn, a witness to that brutality. There is a five question quiz for each chapter. The quizzes are
Grades:
9th - 12th
Responding to Literature-Question Stems for Guided Reading
Pose:
* Initial
* Interpretive
*Reflective
*Critical
Questions using these stems and purposes to make your guided reading groups more intentionally focused on comprehending texts.
Grades:
K - 12th
A WEEK with the POETRY of EMILY DICKINSON
Five pages of poetry by Emily Dickinson plus a short bio and activities. An Answer-Suggestion Key is included.
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Common Core Reading handout for "Mush!Sled Dogs of the Iditarod"
This is a hand out for small group reading instruction that is in line with Common Core. This handout goes along with the nonfiction book "Mush! Sled Dogs of the Iditarod" by Joe Funk. The book is available through Scholastic. I have developed this handout to work on reading skills in small groups during an Iditarod theme. Students are required to use text based evidence to complete the hand out and I have an answer key/ lesson plan available separately. Please contact me: Cindy Retcho if
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Non-Fiction Literature Circles and Persuasive Essay Outline
Are you having trouble getting your kids talking in class? This Non-Fiction Literature Circle Activity is perfect to get classes of all grade levels chatting and discussing. Wrap up this unit with a fantastic persuasive essay that uses all the articles from the discussions!Getting students to engage in rich dialogue can be a hassle. Students read an article, they get into groups and then they're staring at their feet unsure how to proceed, or they aren't comfortable with the other students in th
Grades:
8th - 12th
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