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Common Core RI.8.8 resources under $5
Author's Claim Evidence & Reasoning Task Cards Practice in Informational Text
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to finding the author's claim? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 claim and evidence task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions.There ar
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6th - 9th
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Winter Holiday & Christmas Fun- Nine Logic Puzzles for Middle School
Winter Holiday Fun for Middle Schoolers!No prep except to print and copy, or assign on Easel!This packet of nine activities includes one reindeer games logic puzzle, one Christmas logic puzzle, one New Year’s logic puzzle, one temperature logic puzzle, one cryptogram with winter holiday words, one grid matching activity, one elf grid drawing sheet, one 9-piece square puzzle, and one leap words puzzle. They are ready to print, copy, and use- no other prep necessary! An answer key and a few tips
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Current Events Templates | Worksheets | Assignments | Activities
Add diversity to your current event assignments with these 5 standards-aligned templates. Each current event worksheet focuses on a different reading comprehension skill (Main Idea & Details, Text Connections, Vocabulary in Context, Fact vs. Opinion, and Summarizing). This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Slides. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own
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4th - 7th
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Real World Rhetoric #1, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #1 attempts to convince readers that it’s unwise to kill spiders we find in our homes.This 4-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay
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7th - 10th
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Tracing & Evaluating Arguments - Smash, Boom, Best Podcast Study
Do your students struggle with tracing and evaluating arguments? You’ll LOVE this engaging solution! Students will become pros at identifying and evaluating claims, evidence, and reasoning using the podcast Smash Boom -- along with these paired listening sheets! Not only are the episodes incredibly engaging to kids, but they also offer the perfect opportunity to trace and analyze arguments. ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!This Smash, Boom, Best podcast study is best to use shortly aft
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5th - 7th
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Force: Gravity and Friction {Differentiated Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the force. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students as you study gravity, motion, and friction. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are J-N-P-T. (Bonus lowest level included!)$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade lev
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
SBAC & CAASPP Performance Task ELA Writing Prompt & Evidence Test Prep
Help your students prepare for the Language Arts Writing Performance Tasks on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) or Common Core tests. This resource was created and molded after the 6th through 8th grade SBAC. The Performance Task was written to give your students an example of what a full-length performance task might look like on the Smarter Balanced Test. Question types: short answer, matching item, and extended responseThe sources come from a book excerpt, quote, and blog post about the
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5th - 9th
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CAASPP Test Prep Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice 6th 7th 8th
Help your students prepare for end-of-year standardized testing with these practice Non-Fiction reading passages. Great for CAASPP or SBAC!This common core aligned test prep resource has 40 questions written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on standardized testing.Question types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and constructed response.Great for middle school students. Some 5th-grade teachers have found th
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6th - 9th
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Editorial Cartoons Political Cartoons to Teach Persuasion Rhetoric Google Drive
Teach your students how to “read” an editorial or political cartoon with this one-day lesson that can also become part of your regular current event assignment rotation. Perfect for English/Language Arts and History/Social Studies classrooms!The lesson begins with an introduction to four persuasive tools used by editorial cartoonists (symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, and analogy) with real-world examples of classic public domain political cartoons. Then, use modern cartoon examples (links incl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Magna Carta Reading Worksheet Activity for Middle Ages & Medieval Europe
This is a simple reading and worksheet on England's Magna Carta. It includes details on King John, England's barons, and why the Magna Carta was signed.After the reading, students complete a 1 page set of Common Core-aligned reading questions to help gauge their understanding of the reading. An answer key for this is included for your convenience.This download also includes both printable and Google Docs versions of the activity! If you're in a paperless classroom or just want to integrate more
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6th - 10th
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Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers {Differentiated Close Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage summarizing producers, consumers, and decomposers. General overview of the differences and examples are given. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. $Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade level and simply are
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Moon Phases and Lunar Phases Differentiated Close Reading Passages
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on Phases of the Moon. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students as you study moon phases, the moon's relationship to Earth, and more. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are J, L and N.$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above gr
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Sound Energy {Differentiated Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on Sound Energy. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are M, O, and S.$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade level and simply aren't interested. I use my love of science to make p
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Evaluate Argument & Irrelevant Claims RI.8.8 | Insects for Dinner? Article #8-14
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-14: Insects for Dinner?Teach reading informational text standard RI.8.8, Evaluating Arguments & Irrelevant Claims, with this high-interest article about why we should be eating insects and why insects as food would solve many major problems. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the fourteenth in a set of 25 informational text article
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Seeds, Plants, Pollination, & Reproduction Differentiated NF Reading Passages
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage summarizing Seeds, Plants, Pollination, & Reproduction. General overview of how pollination occurs is given. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are M, O, and Q.$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are writt
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4th - 8th
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Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Magnets Reading Passages & Questions Differentiated Comprehension Text
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on Magnets. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level readers. Integrate science with your reading and meet each reader's needs with this set. Questions & answer key included. Guided Reading Levels: N-R-UComplete Magnet Bundled Unit That Saves BIG $$Differentiated PassagesI Have, Who Has Vocabulary GameInteractive Notebook Vocabulary Sort & Foldable11 Writing Prompts W/RubricComprehension & Fluency Task Card
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Differentiated Reading Passages Nonfiction Texts bundle
End of Year Science Activity or Summer Project on Biodiversity MS-LS2-5
This fun and engaging NGSS middle school activity and lesson challenges students to be park rangers and develop and present solutions to various real problems facing Yellowstone's ecosystem while teaching them the importance of maintaining its BIODIVERSITY! This low prep activity has student worksheets that take about five days to complete and addresses the Next Generation Science Standard's Performance Expectation MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ec
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5th - 10th
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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Mister Rogers Real World Rhetoric Analysis Mr. Rogers Senate Speech PDF + Google
Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 1969 U. S. Senate subcommittee address given by Fred Rogers, host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in support of public broadcast funding. The speech, filled with Mister Rogers’ warmth and kindness as he secures $20 million in funding for public television, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will lea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Simple Machines Differentiated Reading Passages
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage about simple machines. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading Levels: L-M-O-U$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade level and simply aren't interesting. I use my love of science to make passages
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Leveled Texts BUNDLE Nonfiction Differentiated Passages
Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fairy Tales Argument, Intro. for any Fairy Tale or Fantasy Unit PDF & Google App
As you begin a study of fairy tales or any fantasy-based literature, use this activity that examines two argument essays about the impact fairy tales have on children. In “Fairy Tales: A Nightmare in Disguise,” the writer argues that fairy tales are the cause of several social ills. In the other essay, “Fairy Tales: A Tool to Help Humanity,” the writer argues that fairy tales bring many benefits not only to children, but also to society as a whole. (Note: Both articles were written by me, Laura
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8th - 11th
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Sedimentary Rocks Differentiated Reading Passages & Questions
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on Sedimentary Rocks. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate science content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading levels are N, Q, and U.$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grade level and simply aren't interested. I use my love of science to m
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Science Differentiated Reading Passages Nonfiction Texts bundle
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