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Close reading Common Core RI.8.6 resources
Article of the Week Club, 8th Grade | Nonfiction Reading Passages Middle School
Article of the Week Club, Grade 8 (8th Grade Nonfiction Articles + Activities)8th Grade Article of the Week Club is your solution for teaching ALL of the CCSS for Grade 8 Reading Informational Text! You’ll receive 25 nonfiction article + activity packs according to the schedule below. This includes a midterm and final assessment for reading informational text standards. Your students will enjoy practicing all of the common core reading informational text standards with these high-interest inform
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7th - 9th
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Author's Purpose & Point of View RI.8.6 | Instagram Influencers Article #8-10
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-10: The Rise of the Instagram InfluencerTeach reading informational text standard RI.8.6, Analyze Author's Purpose and Point of View, Including Conflicting Viewpoints, with this high-interest article on the rise of Instagram Influencers. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the tenth in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Conflicting Viewpoints /Point of View RI.8.6 | Holocaust Survivors Article #8-11
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-11: Surviving the HolocaustTeach reading informational text standard RI.8.6, Analyze Author's Purpose and Point of View, Primarily Conflicting Viewpoints, with this high-interest article about a study on the lives of Holocaust survivors. Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, literal comprehension, and take a comprehensive assessment.This is the eleventh in a set of 25 informational text articles + activi
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Author's Purpose & Point of View Middle School Mini Lesson & Activities RI.6
*Updated 2021*Wow! I always wonder why it is so hard for middle school students to determine author's point of view and purpose? Is it because they struggle to put themselves in other's shoes? Is it because it takes a mature level of analyzing? I'm just not sure {but when I figure it out, I will write a book all about it! haha! }. However, what I do know is that this lesson is a great way to introduce determining author's purpose and point of view in informational text.This Product Includes:Goo
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6th - 8th
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Middle School ELA Editable and Digital Sub Plans and Close Reading Passages
These 100% editable and digital middle school ELA sub plans include all the information you need to fill out once and re-use over and over again any time you have a sub. Never stress about sub plans again. Fill out the editable PowerPoint or Google Slides sub plans at the beginning of the year and leave any short text to accompany them. I have included three close reading passages to get you started! No more stressing about trying to have a sub teach a lesson that would take forever to type out
Grades:
6th - 8th
Common Core Informational Reading Passages and Assessments: Grades 7-8
**ALL GRADE 7-8 COMMON CORE INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS** Engaging, lengthy, and meaningful standards-based non-fiction passages and assessments for ALL TWENTY Common Core Informational Text Standards in Grades 7-8 in ONE bundle of 15 teacher-friendly and student-friendly printables! These passages and assessments are ideal for implementing a close reading program in your Grade 7-8 classroom based around mastery of the Common Core! What does that mean to you as a classroom teacher? It means that thi
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7th - 8th
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Text Structure Graphic Organizers- with paired mentor texts!
Text Structure Graphic Organizers with Paired Mentor TextsWe all hope that students come into our middle and high school ELA classrooms with the ability to identify text structure. However, this is not always the reality! Even if students do come into class with some knowledge of text structure, they lack the ability to make connections between elementary level cause and effect understanding and the high expectations demanded by Common Core writing. This print and go resource bridges the gap so
Grades:
6th - 9th
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts NonFiction Graphic Organizers
Compare Contrast Two or More Texts: Close Reading Strategies and Activities
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards
Use the handouts to encourage close reading and compare/contrast of two or more texts or sources (may be used with multimedia sources such as graphics, videos, podcasts, etc.). They may also be used to compare two different people, focusing on comparing their early life, struggles, and achievements. Includes modified Venn Diagrams specific to the CCSS.
These activities may b
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Article of the Week Non-Fiction Articles Bundle #1
Article of the Week Non-Fiction High-Interest Articles Bundle #1 | PDF and Digital Formats: This resource contains 10 high-interest non-fiction articles and reading activities to assist with reading comprehension, standardized test prep and cross-curricular learning. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom as well as Google Slides formatted lessons for 1:1 schools. Resource Includes:10 high-interest non-fiction articles 7 Readi
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6th - 8th
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Digital Escape Room: Escape the Misinformation Newsroom, Real News vs Fake News
Want to help your middle and high school ELA students learn how to avoid bias, consipiracies, and misinformation online? Escape the Newsroom is a FUN and meaningful activity that helps students to apply two methods of evaluating online sources in a hands-on way. Students learn the SIFT method (Stop, Investigate, Find trusted coverage, Trace to the original) and the CRAP method (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose). They apply the methods to various websites--some which are completely r
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7th - 10th
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Unit Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, nonfiction readings, extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, project and essays all provide opportunities for your students t
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8th - 9th
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Rhetorical Analysis BUNDLE - Analyzing Arguments! Digital for Distance Learning
Analyzing arguments can be so challenging; however, this step-by-step method will make this skill clear and easy while creating an in-depth rhetorical analysis! This digital, engaging, no prep/no plan unit will show your students how to analyze the rhetoric, fallacies, an author's message, and the persuasive language of any author’s argument. Students will then be able to draft a complete rhetorical analysis essay. The graphic organizers provided will support students in every step of this proce
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Comprehension Passages & Close Reading Passages for Middle School Work
The Reading Comprehension Passages with test prep-type questions include high-interest topics that help sneak in ELA test prep for middle school & 5th grade. The 4 engaging informational reading passages are the perfect close reading passages for your upper elementary or middle school classroom during the first month of school, the weeks leading up to Halloween, for state test practice, or any time of the year.Great to use as back to school reading passages with comprehension questions becau
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5th - 8th
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Reading TEST PREP: 8th Grade Reading Informational Text TEST PRACTICE
This is the reading informational text TEST PREP unit for Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-22: Test Practice w/Question Analysis & TipsThis resource isn't simply a practice test but rather includes a second column to help students understand and analyze each test question before selecting an answer.All questions are CCSS-style multiple-choice and open-ended assessment for skills RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.7, RI.8.8, and RI.8.9. These are all the skill
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Argument & Claims Mini Lesson Activities Middle School ELA -Distance Learning
This is the first step to get your students to read critically and analytically. With this mini lesson, you will teach your middle school students what an argument and claim is, how to find it, and how to analyze the evidence. It is a great starting off point for an argument and claims unit! This mini lesson will help your students learn how to determine the author’s argument and identify the claim. In addition, students will practice identifying the claim in argumentative articles. This Produ
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6th - 8th
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End of the Year Review ESCAPE ROOM for Reading Informational Text 8th Grade
This is the reading informational text End of the Year Review ESCAPE ROOM unit for Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-23: The Case for Delayed School Start. Students will read and analyze an article, "The Case for Delayed School Start," about the reasons and evidence experts cite in pushing to delay the start of the school day for middle and high school students until after 8:30 a.m. Then they'll analyze the article in order to solve puzzles and unlock a real, digital, or imagined "
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Author's Purpose Lessons Activities & Author's Point of View | Identifying Bias
Identify author's purpose for writing and challenge students to analyze author's point of view for bias! This lesson includes an informative author's purpose power point (or a modern, engaging slides presentation that uses humor). Students will be able to identify and distinguish between writing to persuade, inform, explain, entertain, and describe.After reviewing the different types of writing, students will engage in high-interest author's purpose analysis activities. Check out the author's po
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6th - 9th
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Fears and Phobias Nonfiction Unit Aligned with HMH 6 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive nonfiction unit covering the article Fears and Phobias by kidshealth.org. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent nonfiction unit. Skills covered include text structure, author's purpose, main idea, summary writing, context clues, figurative language, point of view, and supporting answers with textual evidence.This unit now includes a copy of a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions Google Forms
These reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions are great for students to practice a range of skills. A digital, distance-learning friendly resource, it will be perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages are written on an 8th-9th grade level.Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. Comprehension skills inclu
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8th - 9th
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Non-Fiction STATIONS for ANY Informational Text - Print & Digital
Non-Fiction Stations provide engaging and motivating activities that will have your students practicing crucial reading comprehension and analysis skills with any article you choose. Now includes a digital version! Students enjoy movement and group work! These 10 stations provide specific standards-based practice, engaging students in discussion, close reading, and deep thinking. Detailed task cards and inviting student handouts make the activities both challenging and fun. And you can use the
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6th - 8th
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Review RI.8.4,RI.8.5, RI.8.6 | Should You Eat Like a Caveman? Article #8-12
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-12: Should You Eat Like a Caveman?Review reading informational text standards RI.8.4 (Analyze Word Choice & Connotative Meanings), RI8.5 (Analyze Text Structure and Text Features), and RI.8.6 (Analyze Author's Point of View (Conflicting Viewpoints) and Purpose) with this high-interest article on the pros and cons of eating like a caveman, or the paleo diet.Students will also complete activities for text evidence, integrating information, litera
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream: Week-long Unit with Station Activities
MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Week-long Unit with Station Activities!Why teach “I Have a Dream” with Stations? Frankly, there are just so many wonderful concepts to explore with this great American speech that it would be a shame to only devote your classes’ attention to one or two aspects. “I Have a Dream” is a treasure trove for English teachers! Not only is it one of the most significant speeches in American history, it also provides the perfect opportunity to utilize nearly all the Common Core info
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7th - 10th
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4 Tools for Teaching "The Danger of a Single Story" Google Slides and Form
This is my best selling resource! Add it to your classroom today!Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" Ted talk is an incredible speech to watch with students 6-12. I watch the talk and read the transcript with my tenth graders, and the discussion and reflection after each view are consistently impressive. To help my students discuss the talk meaningfully, I developed these four printable tools: two listening guides, a text-connection tool, and a SOAPSTone analysis. The liste
Grades:
6th - 12th
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