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Close reading Common Core RI.6.2 projects
September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Black Out Poetry Civil Rights Reading, Writing & Art Project
Resource for Black History Month and Martin Luther King, Jr. DayThe purpose of these activities is to help students read deeply while reading excerpts from historical civil rights speeches. So often, civil rights leaders like Dr. King are discussed as if they were super heroes. They are, in a sense, super heroes. But it’s important for students to realize that they were also regular people, often with very humble beginnings who found themselves in situations, environments and racist conflicts th
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5th - 7th
Egyptian Pharaoh Close Reads & Election Project
Engage your students in this informative set of close readings and election campaign project! Teachers have used this product to inform students through meaningful close-readings of 4 influential Egyptian Pharaohs, and includes a cornell-style note page to follow along. The readings can be used for students to read individually, in small groups, stations, or as a whole class (perfect for differentiating!). Notes are then used to reflect on which leader they think ruled the most effectively, and
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5th - 8th
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National Parks Unit: Readings, Research, Projects, and More
Spur your students’ curiosity about America’s national parks with the materials in this resource! This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching a unit of study about the national parks. The anticipation activity, nonfiction close readings, primary source analysis assignments, extension projects, and vocabulary all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their learning. They also provide numerous ways for you to DIFFERENTIATE learning for your s
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6th - 8th
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Central Idea Infographic Project -Great Assessment Activity for Middle Schoolers
This central idea activity is a great way to assess if your students have mastered determining the central idea of informational text. The best part is that students get to research ideas and topics they are interested in, so their engagement and excitement about the activity will be through the roof! For this activity, students will...1. Research a topic they are interested in.2. Find three quality articles related to their topic.3. Complete a central idea graphic organizer for each article.4.
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6th - 8th
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Standardized Testing EOG Boot Camp Test Taking Strategies Middle School
Do you need a fun, engaging way to prepare your middle school students for success on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests? If so, this Standardized Testing Bootcamp resource is exactly what you need! This Google Apps product is designed to help students master the skills and content needed to excel on their EOG assessments. Students will work hard throughout the week to earn points in order to graduate or pass Boot Camp! Military-themed activities and passages will add to the exciting theme! Included i
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6th - 8th
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World_ Russia Advances in Ukraine_Current Events Reading Comprehension_2024
Current events PDF lesson plan. Russian troops captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine. This conquest marks Russia’s biggest gains since capturing the industrial city of Avdiivka. Russia’s advances in the eastern Donetsk region come days after the US passed a $61B aid package to Ukraine.Articles and long reading passages of recent news stories for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Includes literacy strategies and graphic organizers to support struggling read
Grades:
7th - 11th
Central Idea Application Activity - Engaging, Creative, Collaborative
Discover the extraordinary world of rats and turn your classroom into a hub of creativity and learning with "Rats, Rats, Rats"! This is a unique digital resource designed to inspire your students to creatively apply their understanding of central ideas. This resource seamlessly blends reading comprehension, critical thinking, and creative expression, offering an engaging way for students to delve into the remarkable world of rats while honing their skills in identifying and applying central idea
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6th - 8th
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ELA TEST PREP RACE Writing Strategy Passages
This reading passage with a RACE strategy workshop, questions, activities, and writing prompts, includes EVERYTHING you need to keep your students reading and writing while enjoying a high-interest, non-fiction passage about the altruistic behavior of ants: The Altruistic Ant. This unit is guaranteed to be as entertaining as it is rigorous and effective. VIEW THE PREVIEW TO SEE THE FULL RESOURCE!You Will Get:Teacher Tips and Lesson Overview Three page highly engaging passage: The Altruistic AntV
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6th - 9th
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Close Read- Bridges with STEM activity
This booklet includes a nonfiction passage about bridges, common core activities and think marks poster for nonfiction text. This booklet includes a STEM activity where students research and decide which bridge to build and what materials they will use for their design.
This “Reading to Learn” booklet is meant to supplement your core curriculum and provide fun and engaging educational material. They are perfect for Close Reading! The booklet is intended to be used throughout the course of a we
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4th - 6th
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Paired Texts Task Sequence on September 11, 2001
If we expect students to improve their abilities to read challenging texts, then they must have ample opportunities to engage with them in meaningful, authentic ways. As teachers of literacy, we need to carefully and thoughtfully plan activities to maximize student learning and transfer learning to other disciplines. Paired Texts Task Sequences create instructional conditions to move students to read at advanced levels by scaffolding texts, while focusing on processes of learning, not products
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6th - 8th
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Ice Cream Sundae Book Report
Hey Teachers! Does your class struggle with reading and reading comprehension? Are they able to read the informative and/or literary passage but able to comprehend what they have read? Do your students love ice cream? If you answered, "Yes" to all of the questions above; then your students will love this mini project, Main Idea Ice Cream Sundae Mini ProjectThe purpose of this mini-project is to provide students with an interactive, engaging and fun activity that will help them read and analyze i
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Close Reading- Reading Comprehension, Informative Text
Create-A-Cereal Box Book Report
Introduction / HookHey Middle School Teachers?!Many of my students struggle daily with reading an informative text and gaining an understanding of what they read and why they read. They often struggle with taking tests, quizzes, Short Cycle Assessments, and State Tests and providing detailed answers to reading comprehension questions.Are you looking for a creative way for your students to write book reports?In this resource:Teachers will be able to ease the stress of getting their students to id
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5th - 8th
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PBL | Analyzing Informative Text
Hey Parents and Teachers! Are you ready for some football?!Do your students hate reading but love football (or sports)? Are you having trouble with getting your students engaged in understanding reading nonfiction texts?It's Time to "Get in the Game of Reading""Get in the Game of Reading" is a colorful full 4-6 week lesson on reading and analyzing an informative text for teachers and students in 1st through 8th grade. This lesson requires no prep; just print and go.**Teacher Notes have been pro
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4th - 8th
Independent Reading Marking Period Projects
This is an Independent Reading product designed to be used year-round, once per marking period, but is flexible enough to be used in other ways such as in-classroom projects, homework, independent learning, etc.
The 4 projects include:
-A book review which can be published online
-a book talk
-a Dear Abby column and
a book trailer.
There are also 2 extra credit mini projects: A bookmark design and a Characterspiration! Booklet®. Each project is described in detail for students and the direc
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Nonfiction Choice Project
Project to review nonfiction common core standards. I used in my sixth grade classroom to conclude my nonfiction unit.
Students mix and match the tasks (all worth different points) to add up to a certain amount of points. In my class I had students work to reach 20 points, though many chose to do more.
Tasks include:
-Making inferences
-Context clues
-Identifying author's strategy
-Identify text structure and features
-Making connections
-Central idea
-Summarizing
Please let me know
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5th - 7th
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Central Idea Mini-Project
This Google Slides assignment prompts students to create a text set around a subject of choice. Students must identify the topic of each text, figure out the important details from each text, and then look across those details to determine the central idea of each text.For students who prefer math to ELA, this is a great activity to present finding central idea in a formulaic manner. This can be used as a whole-class activity. This can also be used as an independent project for early finishers.T
Grades:
6th - 8th
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