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Free middle school informational text research
FREE Amelia Earhart Biography - Famous Inventors Reading Comprehension Text
Did you know Amelia Earhart has an incredible story? Your students will be completely engaged in this Famous Inventors Biographies Amelia Earhart Informational Text activity. You will love it because it’s FREE!This informational text features Amelia Earhart and includes the non-fiction text with corresponding reading comprehension questions. It is a great way to connect science and history with reading.Love this? Get all 10 Inventor Biographies Here! This FREE Amelia Earhart Informational Text
Grades:
4th - 6th
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African American Civil Rights Movement Research Paper with All Steps
This product provides all steps needed for students to write a research paper on a person who impacted the African American Civil Rights Movement. I've included a research guide, planning guide for a rough draft, peer editing sheet, and rubric for grading. Research Guide for writing Civil Rights Movement Paper.Planning Guide for Rough Draft Peer editing sheet (with 3 editors)Rubric for grading (with 10 categories).Everything corresponds, so students should be able to write paper with ease and
Grades:
5th - 8th
Biography Book Report & Rubric
Common Core is putting more of a focus on Nonfiction Text. Therefore as teachers we need to find fun and creative ways to spark our students interest in this informational text.
Here is a quick and easy way to have your students practice reading a biography of a famous person, then write about their accomplishments and type of character. Lastly, students are expected to "role-play" becoming that person and give a short speech (also part of Common Core).
This FREEBIE includes student dire
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Brainstorming Web
This brainstorming web can be used for any grade! It allows for students to collect their thoughts and organize it for creative and opinion writing, research-based essays, and even book study's!
This is a PDF that includes:
✔ A blank brainstorming web template
✔ An explanation on how to fill out the brainstorming web and multiple ways of using it.
✔ 3 examples of using a brainstorming web (informational text, key point with examples, and organizing a story).
This PDF can be projected on a SMA
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education
Debate Rubric
This editable rubric can be used for scoring individual students or groups during a classroom debate! It assesses teamwork, use of facts and text evidence, organization, respect for the other team, presentation style, and understanding of the debate topic.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Diwali FREEBIE from Holidays Around the World grades 4-6
Diwali is just one holidays from our Holidays Around the World Unit. If you teach this lesson plan in its entirety, we promise you will be hooked!Students become familiar with Diwali in this fun and engaging unit. We've even included student text for Diwali! Through reading, note taking, an oral presentation, an art project, and writing students complete research about Diwali. Purchase our entire Holidays Around the World Unit so students can continue their research on these 4 additional holiday
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Informational Writing Graphic Organizer/Planner [Follow for More Freebies!] ❤️
I love graphic organizers, they help my students organize their thoughts before they begin writing an essay. It teaches the basic structure of an informative piece of writing by including the topic sentence, supporting details and evidence, and the closing sentence. Check out:Addition Counting on Practice Sheets for Pre-K | Kindergarten | 1st Grades Planet Earth Eco-friendly Mini Booklet - Earth Day- Grade 1-3 ALL ABOUT BIOGRAPHY WRITING TEMPLATE - BLACK HISTORY MONTHComplete and Incomplete Sen
Grades:
4th - 6th
Wonderopolis Activity Sheet Trifold
Have you every used the site Wonderopolis with your students? This fantastic site posts a "Wonder of the Day" and answers some of the most intriguing questions from a variety of subjects.
I created a fun activity trifold to be used with the Wonderopolis website. Students can choose a wonder that they are interested in, or you can narrow it down to a subject, or even the specific wonder. Students can work independently, in small groups, or as a class to complete the activity sheet. It can be co
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3rd - 6th
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Citing Sources in MLA Format - Print & Digital
Before beginning your middle school research project, it's essential to teach citing sources - especially websites! Many middle schoolers have never done a full-blown research project before, so they can be totally lost when it comes to citing sources correctly. This worksheet is a neat little one-period classwork activity that gives them a foundation for giving credit and citing web sources.(If you teach research in middle school, don't miss the rest of my Research Skills Project Bundle!)This r
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Research Project & Skills Bundle - PDF & Digital
"All About Books" Template
Informational writing can be easy and fun for your students with this help of this FREE "all about books" template! Guide your students through writing their own expository or non-fiction text with this resource. It comes with a cover, a table of contents, writing pages, and more!
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⬟ Cover
⬟ Table of contents
⬟ Labeling page
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1st - 6th
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2024 Paris Olympics Activity Pack
The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics is on! Prepare your students this school year with this product.Part I: ResearchGaining background knowledge through research prepares our students to connect with the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Graphic organizers, research links, and examples contribute to your class gaining Olympic insights for a positive experience in the summer of 2024. Includes:- About the Olympics- About the Paralympics- Timelines (Olympics and Paralympics)- Venn Diagrams (Summ
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2nd - 7th
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Informational Biography Graphic Organizer
-Are your students completing a historical person research report or an informational paper on a specific person? Have them complete their research on this easy to use graphic organizer!-As students research using electronic resources, an encyclopedia, or library books, they can record their information here
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Career Exploration One Pager
Do you want your students to research careers in a creative way? Try this Career Exploration One Pager! It allows students to research a career of interest without it being a daunting assignment. Students research and record information and add it to their one pager. They can be assessed quickly and there are lots of opportunities to meet several standards.- You could add a mini lesson on MLA format.- You could have your students present their one pagers in front of the class.-You could use this
Grades:
5th - 10th
Salem Witch Trials WebQuest Activity FREEBIE
Your students will love learning about the Salem Witch Trials with this fun digital WebQuest activity! This fun and engaging activity is the perfect October activity for your class. This is a great way for your class to research about this interesting and difficult time in American history. This would be a fun Halloween activity with a witch theme. Students will click through links and watch videos. Be sure to check the websites prior to assigning the activity to make sure you've gotten them
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4th - 6th
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Animal Research Graphic Organizer {Freebie}!
Use this graphic organizer for informational writing on animal research.
The graphic organizer is divided into topics to help plan out writing. Topics include...
1. Introduction (basic information)
2. Appearance
3. Habitat
4. Diet
5. Survival Parenting
6. Extra Facts
7. Conclusion
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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World War I Outbreak Close Reading Activity Digital & Print | 5th & 6th Grade
A Google Forms close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the outbreak of World War 1 in Europe. The NO PREP informational text activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about the start of the war whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this resource:A Google Forms ActivityA PDF Printable A
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5th - 7th
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DIGITAL Graphic Organizer for Research/Inquiry Project
These templates will help your students organize information for research/inquiry project and keep track of multiple sources. Students have used these for research essays, TED Talk presentations, Inquiry projects, podcasts, etc. This is a digital resource and ready to assign via Google Classroom. Includes marginal notes for students with reminders and some instructions, but students may require additional guidance depending on age group. I have used this with 4th and 5th graders but can be used
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Note-Taking Freebie for Informational Text
Help your students learn how to take notes by using this free template. This template focuses on taking notes on a specific person. It can be used with any history/social studies textbook/e-book, biography, or autobiography, as well as certain science texts.
Visually appealing and well structured, this template will support a variety of learning styles.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
September 11th 9/11 Narrative Account and Assessment FREEBIE
[[September 11th Memorial Series]]
Minor errors and mistakes fixed and stylistic changes made. Updated as of 9-12-2015!
September 11th Narrative Account & Assessment
Teach a Major Part of Modern American History with this Engaging Narrative!
Grades 5-12—10+ Pages!
Product Overview/Preface:
This product consists of a 3-page Assessment to be used with a 3-page excerpt from my memoir. It is a non-fiction narrative account of my observations and personal experiences on September 11th. 2001
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Research Paper Outline Guide for Students
This is a two-page outline for students to fill in when working to organize a research paper. It is designed based on students having a minimum of three supporting points as well as a section that acknowledges the opposing side to their arguments (a concession/refutation section). This outline allows students to easily organize their ideas in preparation for writing. Before completing this outline guide, students should have completed at least some research in order to include sources. Stude
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Outbreak of WW2 Close Reading Activity Digital & Print | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
A World War 2 Google Forms close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the outbreak of World War II (World War 2) in Europe. The NO PREP informational text activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about the start of World War 2 whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this resource:A Google
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Hats Off to Dr. Seuss (Dr. Seuss Research)
In this document, there are two "Dr. Seuss" hats. I used the first hat as one that the students could color and then use as a cover page for the second hat. The second hat provides space for the students to write information about Dr. Seuss as well as their favorite quote and Dr. Seuss book. We plan to make a bulletin board out of this that is "Hats Off to Dr. Seuss".
I am providing my students with an All About Dr. Seuss page (from www.seussville.com) for them to use to complete their research
Grades:
1st - 6th
College Planning
Engage students in the college readiness selection process with this interactive, small/whole group lesson plan to help uncover what type of college is best--small or large. 8 slides include:Differences between small & large collegesCharacteristics of eachonline video links of studentscollege selection resources by professionals & studentsCollege research project to present information discoveredA fun learning experience for students who need to think about college and narrow their choic
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Research Graphic Organiser
Students can research any topic or question, ensuring they use three sources, take notes about what they find, and then write a small summary of what they have found.Helps promote thinking, wording facts in their own words, and avoiding plagiarism.
Grades:
2nd - 7th
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