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Balanced literacy Common Core RI.8.6 resources
Reading INFORMATIONAL TEXT Printables: Worksheets and Tests Grades 7-8
This collection of worksheets and quizzes pairs perfectly with my Interactive Notebooks for Informational Text. These worksheets are perfect for practicing informational text skills whether you use my interactive notebooks or not! Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics! **Grades 7-8 Version** Level CPurchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 14 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in fo
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Practice & Assess Reading Informational Text: Differentiation BUNDLE!
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Novel Unit
Are you looking for a complete novel unit for The Witch of Blackbird Pond that includes fun and engaging activities for middle school students? Look no further!NEW! Updated to include Digital Learning options for Distance Learning!This complete unit includes everything you need to help students understand Elizabeth George Speare's classic novel! With this unit, students will hone their reading and language skills. Resources include Slides presentations, supplemental informational readings, hand
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Guided Reading: Within, Beyond, and About the Text Questions By Genre
Whether you are new to teaching guided reading or a seasoned pro, there is something in this product that will help you become a better teacher of reading. About this product:-This resource is separated by genre: Realistic Fiction/Historical Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and Nonfiction.-Each section includes:*Three pages of discussion questions (Within the Text, Beyond the Text, and About the Text). Within the Text questions cover Word Solving, Summarizing, and Fluency. Beyond the Text qu
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4th - 8th
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Response (6-8)
What is the purpose of this resource?Thinking critically about reading and articulating thoughts through writing is something students should be doing frequently. Reading response for English Language Arts teachers is like double dipping because students are sharing their thinking about reading through written words. It is an authentic snapshot of where students are at in their comprehension of a fiction or nonfiction text. It also gives students a chance to write without the pressure of writing
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6th - 8th
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Free Lunch by Rex Ogle Literature Guide
A literature guide on Free Lunch by Rex Ogle. This guide contains vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, an essay question, literary term worksheets, and an answer key. Common Core aligned. Editable! Available in PDF, Microsoft Word, and Google Doc formats!
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5th - 8th
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Interactive Bookmarks to Support Reading Comprehension {CCSS Aligned}
***20 different interactive bookmarks to fit all of your needs for Reading Workshop.How to Use: The bookmarks included in this product are intended to be used in a variety of instructional contexts. Simply print out enough so that each student has one and cut them apart. Read below to find out how to use them during different parts of Reading Workshop.Reading Minilessons: After a reading minilesson when students have independent reading time, have students fill out an interactive bookmark wh
Grades:
5th - 8th
Close Reading and Responding to An Article: Evaluating an Author's Central Idea
Reading closely and locating an author's central idea is critical. It is also important for our students to be able to evaluate that central idea. How does the author support this central idea? Students are guided in these pages to read closely, take a stand, and to write a strong analytical paragraph. This packet really guides them through the process. A rubric makes evaluating their paragraphs transparent and painless!
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7th - 12th
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Author's Purpose "News Articles" Sorting Activity
Looking for a hands-on way to have your students practice identifying author’s purpose? These “Author’s Purpose News Articles” are a fun way to challenge your students’ skills in identifying the varying purposes in which an author may write. Print out these pretend articles and separate into pieces (I would encourage laminating these pieces so you can save them and reuse them next year). Print out enough copies for however many groups of students you expect to have. Hand out a set of news articl
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5th - 9th
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Tuskegee Airmen - Read and Write The Room- Scavenger Hunt-Grades 8-12
This product offers an excellent way to give your students practice in reading for information. If you choose to use it as a scavenger hunt, you place the 8 fact cards around the room and your students hunt, read, write, and learn about the Tuskegee Airmen. You can also use it in literacy centers, or simply have your students do paper copies at their desks. This product can be used in a number of ways including for homework, extra credit, or students you feel need a challenge. Also, it will pro
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8th - 12th
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Extreme Activities and Dark Tourism Literacy Bundle
The following 2 units go very well together. Dark Tourism looks at some of the more disturbing locations people like to visit; conversely, extreme activities deals with more fun, albeit dangerous, activities that some people choose to do in their spare time. Both units have engaging readings and activities designed to assess students ability to infer, connect, summarize, and synthesize. further, students will have the opportunity to explore their own ideas and projects.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Book Study: Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi
This cross curricular book study is designed to help students access further information about race and racism throughout American history. It is designed to help students in an ELA class develop nonfiction text skills while reading the book Stamped: A Remix by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Students will participate in weekly reading groups that are standards-based assessed. The unit includes:Social Justice Unit Slides (53 slides)Nonfiction Text Features Slides Reading group materials: Rol
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7th - 9th
March Book 3 by John Lewis Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of over 50 extended response prompts for the non-fiction graphic novel March Book 3. These are prompts that will help your students meet success in standardized tests, and most importantly, comprehending and analyzing the the content of the novel. These are fully aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
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6th - 8th
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The CRAAP Test (for Evaluating Sources) | Lesson and CRAAP Checklist Handout
This CRAAP Test handout is a short lesson and CRAAP test checklist to support middle and high school learners evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This handout is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses, as well as other writing or communication units.Page 1:CRAAP test defined CRAAP test acronym explainedCRAAP test rationale -- why use this method?Page 2:CRAAP test checklist for learners to apply the test to any text of their choosingRelated Products ---"C
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7th - 12th
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The Impact of People on Our Lives: ELA Digital Unit (2 Wk)
This is a 2 week themed digital learning unit for 7th/8th Grade ELA and is themed around the idea of people and the impact they make on other's lives. (Google Slides)The Unit Includes:Pre and Post Assessment Resource (EdCite.com)Literary and Informational Texts w/ Comprehension Questions & Activity/Quiz LinksDaily Starter ActivitiesMulti-Paragraph Essay Tips: Copy and edit as you wish! Put your own twist on this. Customize in any way you like. Add to your class Google Classroom and make a co
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7th - 8th
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Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
8th Grade Reading Workshop/Conferring Record Sheets
Welcome to an easy way to keep notes during reading conferences! These simple note-taking sheets will keep you organized during reading workshop. Write or type in your comments when meeting with students. You have the option of using note sheets with standards listed for your convenience or simple note sheets that allow you to add your own target. Compatible with Google Drive and digital notebook apps such as GoodNotes! The documents are set up with a class page with links to each student's note
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8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Workshop/Conferring Record Sheets BUNDLE
Blank Check, A Young Adult Novel - Study Guide
From the thrilling Young Adult Book, Blank Check.Educators designed the study guide for educators.What’s included in this Study Guide?All 50 state standards for English / Language Arts Grades 6-12 Over 30 Pre and Post Reading Activities 300 Vocabulary & Literary TermsDesigned for Distance Education & Traditional ClassroomThe Study Guide provides teachers with lessons that entail excitement and engagement.Activities include multiple websites that create critical thinking and student-cent
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7th - 10th
Kids Are Not Educated Equally: Social Justice Unit Plan
The following unit is a compilation of activities I have done over the years which examine the disparity in academic opportunity for different groups of children. The activities are meant to show the connection of experience that children have. For no fault of their own, some kids have experienced tremendous difficulty receiving the kind of education many people take for granted. Starting in Australia, the activities in this compilation look into residential schools in Canada, the story of Ruby
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6th - 9th
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Article Analysis Templates
This product contains 20 no prep article analysis printable worksheets and graphic organisers which can be used in conjunction with news/current events articles. They can be used either as part of a class project, independent research projects, or to aid in reading comprehension. Having previously undertaken award-winning research around home education and digital technologies (UK/USA), I now draw both from my undergraduate and master’s degrees to author books on education (UK/USA), create prod
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Not Grade Specific
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"Why Videos Go Viral" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "Why Videos Go Viral" by Kevin Allocca as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address author's purpose, central idea, summary, and analyzing the meanings of unknown words.
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6th - 9th
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Most Dangerous Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of Vietnam War Novel Unit
The unit covers 27 days.
This is a Zip file with 38 editable Word and PowerPoint files.
This unit has:
3 Power Point Lessons
6 comprehension quizzes (answer key included)
1 final exam (answer key included)
2 Literary Analysis prompts
6 notes pages to use throughout reading
Research Project (optional)
Discussion Questions for Tabletop Tweets or other class discussions
Two links to related TED talks and worksheets to complete
Skills covered are:
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition vs. Irony
Symbolis
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Nonfiction Terms Review: I Have, Who Has?
Students love to review using interactive games and activities! This set of "I Have, Who Has?" cards will review middle grades nonfiction terms specific to the Reading Information standards in the CCS. These are also the RI standards for the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Also included in this bundle is are instructions for playing and a list of suggestions for using these cards to review and reteach and extra, blank cards that can be used if you'd like to add any terms to review. Terms review
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5th - 12th
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Critical Thinking & COVID-19
This activity focuses on the current COVID pandemic, offering students real, tangible information through a hands-on critical thinking activity. With the ease of access to information or misinformation, it’s important to arm our students with the tools they require to understand and share facts, not fear.Students will think critically, formulate their own opinions and develop their own conclusions.This activity guides students on how to use a KWL Chart to:Analyze and make connections between inf
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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