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Women's History Month close reading research for Microsoft Word
Fictional Close Reading Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 4 literature (fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These fictional passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
Harriet's Tri
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4th - 6th
AP Seminar: Explore the Big Ideas with Trevor Noah's Born a Crime
Digital Learning Friendly ActivitiesEasily uploaded to online learning platforms. Word doc. for easy editing.The College Board’s AP Seminar course is organized around Five Big Ideas. Exploring the Big Ideas through Born a Crime provides students with an introduction to each Big Idea and practice the skills required for mastery of the College Board’s learning objectives and essential knowledge. Reading Trevor Noah’s engaging biography, Born a Crime, provides students an opportunity engage in a cr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Active Reading Strategies("SNOTS") for Amplify's "The Human Microbiome" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
(Easy but Great) ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Assignment and Rubric
Annotated bibliographies are an amazing introduction to research (with or without an additional research essay). I use annotated bibs to encourage students to independently explore issues we are discussing in class: death penalty, gender issues, animal rights. Bibs are also effective for researching for presentations.This straightforward download offers an easy-to-follow assignment sheet (with examples of how to go about writing both a summary paragraph and analysis paragraph for each entry).
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10th - 12th
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Synthesis Bundle for AP Lang
The most important skill AP English Language teachers can impart is how to read, assess, and manipulate resources to synthesize information. The College Board's AP English exam counts a synthesis essay task as a third of its free response score. College-bound students benefit from learning how to research, retrieve and evaluate sources to form an original thesis to support their argument. The skills of annotation, directly quoting a source, paraphrasing, and summarizing are covered as well as cr
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11th - 12th
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The Glass Castle Culminating Projects
Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle is a memoir used in many classrooms, and rightfully so. It's a rich text that gives great insight into what it's like living in poverty. These three projects challenge students to demonstrate their knowledge of the text, analyze the text, and perform research. It also asks them to demonstrate their creative and synthesizing skills.
The three projects are meant to be completed after students have read and discussed the memoir in its entirety. The file is in .
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10th - 12th
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Women as Civil War Spies: Ten Incredible Women
A wonderful packet about ten (10) women who were spies for the Confederacy (5) and the Union (5). I learned new things about these women as I researched for this packet.Includes: 1-2 pages of information and a question worksheet w/ answer key for each woman except one woman has two different information sheets w/ a question worksheet for each (includes answer key); Also, the packet has two Writing Prompts worksheet and a Word Search w/ answer keyThis packet can be adapted by educator for many ag
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6th - 9th
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Non-Fiction Informational Passages for Commercial Use - Lexile Level 900
This listing is for 5 informational (non-fiction) text passages for you to use in your own Teachers Pay Teachers products such as close reading activities, reading for comprehension and examples of research projects.
These non-fiction passages are designed for commercial use – they are editable and can be used in any of your paid products (with credit included).
Each passage is approximately 350-400 words and written for a 900 Lexile level.
Included in this set are the following topics:
The
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4th - 6th
Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
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4th - 7th
Holocaust RST Writing PARCC/NJSLA PREP
This unit is a combination of research, close-reading, and PARCC-style writing. The students complete a variety of differentiated research activities before writing a Research Task. This unit includes the following:-Research Activity Checklist/Directions-Eight multi-media sources (Texts are provided-images/videos links are provided)-Eight Activities/Questions to complete with the eight sources (with PARCC-style questions)-Research Writing Task Prompt-Research Task Rubric-Four Topic Based Open
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5th - 9th
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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Act I
This upload looks at Act I of Midsummer Night's Dream. There are a series of activities on Researching and Comprehension. The emphasis is on Summarising, Skimming, Paraphrasing and Scanning using research into the mythical Greek names used in the play along with the feasts of St John and the Midsummer Festival in medieval times. I include activities on individual work, pairwork and group discussion using hotseating to embed an understanding of the different characters introduced in Act I, Sce
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
Active Reading Strategies (SNOTS) for Amplify Human Microbiome "Virus" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Women in Medicine & Science Research Rubric
This is a rubric for a research assignment regarding women in science and medicine. In celebration of Women's History Month (March) or use the assignment anytime. Examples are included with additional questions for students to answer. Compare and contrast 2 women from different time periods.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Supplemental Readings and Activities
Using an AVID WICOR strategy, this product employs rhetorical analysis to analyze two historical articles that provide pertinent background information that will aid students in understanding the setting of the novel.
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Not Grade Specific
Music That Moves You (My favourite song)
This independent assignment allows students to show off a piece of their personality! This project is always a big hit as a "getting to know you" project for teens. Students are able to develop critical thinking skills while exploring a song they love. I have used this project with grades 8, 9, and 10 in my leadership classes. However, I have made it 100% modifiable so, it can be altered to fit the needs of whatever grade you are teaching. I typically have students use this sheet to help them an
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6th - 10th
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"Fake News" Research and Close Reading Assignment
This assignment requires students to analyze the bias and reliability of three different online sources through a guided close-reading activity.Reading articles, assignment, and key are included.Topic of readings is "cancel culture".
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Speech and Debate Bundle of Year-Long Materials and Assessments
Women’s History Month Writing Prompts Bundle
Thank you for visiting and downloading. For the latest new resources, Follow. Please Provide Feedback after use to help build this resource library! Thank you!Celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women throughout history with our empowering Women's History Month Writing Prompts Bundle. Tailored for both middle school and high school, this resource features daily prompts aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. Inspire your students to explore the
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5th - 12th
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Research Basics: Article Analysis Worksheet and Integration Notes
This document includes three parts to teaching research basics to students. First, the packet includes an article response worksheet that asks for students to determine the main idea and purpose of the article, as well as list 6 supporting details and 1 quote. Then, the packet includes a notes sheet for students with teacher lecture notes on the differences between summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Then, there is a basic overview of MLA 8th ed. guidelines for in-text citation and the works
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6th - 12th
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Research Activity
This product is by nature controversial to teach. But it is an important part of Canadian history, as well as the present day. Not all history is positive. Some events are negative and do not place Canada in the best of light. This research activity was created for Women's History Month and Red Dress Day (May 5th). The activity involves 3 sections: First, students read the data in the website graph and answer questions; Second, students develop a profile of a missing and murdered Indigenous wom
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10th - 12th
Supreme Court History Research Project
Multi-Day Research Project on understanding the function and impact of the Supreme Court through analyzing and research key cases included in Middle School history standards!Standard(s); TS8-5-6b, WCA7,8,9Objective; I will organize my research into a presentation to explain the importance of my supreme court case
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8th
MIDDOT PROJECT
This project combines the skill of intensive research with developing a greater knowledge of middot (characteristics or traits).
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9th - 12th
Changing Roles Of Women In The U.S. Military
A great packet to use during Women in History Month.
Information from Revolutionary War to Modern Military; Women's Roles throughout History in the United States.
Informational Text; Reading Comprehension w/ Questions; Answer Keys; Create Words; Word Search; Research Worksheet Idea; Writing Prompt; and lots of interesting facts that can be expanded on.
This packet can be adapted by the educator for many different age and learning levels.
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Deborah Sampson Gannett
Eli
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5th - 8th
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The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, projec
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5th - 10th
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Flowers for Algernon Extension Activities and Final Essay
Purpose:This unit focuses on the idea of "Perfection". All activities lead up to the final essay! Starting with the short story version (or the full novel) of Flowers for Algernon, include these companion texts and nonfiction articles to plan for the final essay.What's Included:links to nonfiction articles dealing with the idea of "perfection"graphic organizer: comparing chapter 4 of Frankenstein to Flowers for Algernongraphic organizer: comparing a Twilight Zone episode to the short story "The
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7th - 10th
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