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Writing-expository Common Core RI.4.6 resources
Book Reports BUNDLE to Use with ANY Book
56 Book Reports to use with ANY Book, both Fiction and Nonfiction! Using this book report BUNDLE in your classroom will benefit your students' reading comprehension skills:Looking for digital book reports for distance learning? Check out my Digital Book Reports Google Drive Edition.FICTION:Story elementsMaking connections to textQuestioning the textAuthor's purposeCompare & contrastProblem & solution / conflict & resolutionBeginning, Middle & EndSummaryCharacterizationSequencin
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1st - 4th
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Expository Text Structures Unit
Expository Text Structures Unit
**Covers six main structures:
Cause and Effect
Sequencing
Problem and Solution
Description
Question and Answer
Compare and Contrast
** Ten days of lesson plans and activities including end of unit assessment
**Common Core and TEKS aligned**
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3rd - 5th
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Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle Frog Plant Butterfly Chick Reading Passages Activity
Looking for sea turtle, frog, plant, butterfly, caterpillar, bee, and chick life cycle reading passages and activities? These high-interest informative nonfiction close reading passages and activities will help you engage your students and tie important science concepts and reading work together!Included are 11 nonfiction articles to help your students understand the phenomena of life cycles of plants, tomato plants, chickens, caterpillars to butterflies, bees, and tulips, all while they gather
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-4
RI 3.6 & RI 3.8 Author's Point, Reasons, & Point of View
Teach & practice finding author's point, reasons, and distinguishing point of view with these passages about video games! Connect & engage your students by using these differentiated letters written to Principal Wilson about allowing video games (or not) in school.
This product includes:
- 3 leveled versions of one letter for video games
- 3 leveled versions of one letter against video games
- leveled comprehension questions for each letter
- writing & language standards question
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3rd - 5th
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Digital Research Project: Natural Disasters
Looking for research project ideas to master the standard of integrating two texts, but no idea where to start? Want a fun, engaging research project idea that doesn't revolve around animals? Natural disasters are the perfect topic for your next project, and not to mention, they provide for some great discussion on current events. I've found in my classroom that when tragedy hit just a few hours away from us due to a hurricane, many of my students were unaware of exactly what that meant. Some di
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3rd - 6th
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Bringing History to Life Complete Unit
Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins.It includes 23 ready-to-go mini-lessons including teaching points, turn & talks, modeling, active engagement, shares, and information about
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4th
COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Report PowerPoint Presentation Around the World
***BUNDLE & SAVE!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 22-page Countries Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Countries Research Project, students will be assigned or choose a country. They will research the land, people, a current event, and compare/contrast their own traditions to that country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the informati
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3rd - 12th
Non Fiction Business Reading and Research Essay
Through a variety of non-fiction reading passages, students learn about successful American companies and their founders. Students practice outlining, notetaking, and research strategies. The students select a personal topic to research for a culminating activity. The research process is broken into manageable steps to introduce the research procedure in an organized fashion. All of my students successfully complete the research phase of this unit with little (or no) parent assistance. I have us
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Financial Literacy and Business Novel Study Literature Bundle
"My Life in Dog Years" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Bookworms Curriculum: 4th grade ELA: Module 2- Unit 2: Tracking Relationships (Lessons 19 - 28). These lessons correlate with the book "My Life in Dog Years" by Gary Paulsen. These slides also include the writing lesson for comparing and contrasting dogs in Gary Paulsen's life. This resource is completely editable through Google Slides. This resource includes modeling slides, timers when appropriate, discussion questions, "I can" statements, success criteria, rubrics, checklists, storybook photo
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4th
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Also included in: "Grade 4 ELA Module 2 BUNDLE" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
European Explorer Research Project/CCSS Aligned
I have done this research project in my social studies class for several years, and it has met with great success. By the time you are done prepping your students using the teacher notes included in this packet, your students will be ready to research and publish a research project on their chosen explorer as well as give a finely crafted oral presentation. This bundle includes the following:* A student instruction/description of project* List of scheduled due dates* Oral presentation guidelines
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr - Passage & Biography Research Project - 3rd and 4th Grade
This guided MLK Biography Project includes a PASSAGE, BIOGRAPHY ACTIVITY, and WRITING EXTENSION ACTIVITY that connects seamlessly. Students can practice reading with a purpose as they pull text evidence from their reading to support their writing.Students willRead text that is approximately a 3rd or 4th grade level (included in project)Gather information for their biography activity sheetDraw a picture of Martin Luther King Jr.Write a reflection question to summarize their learning (and include
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3rd - 5th
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Martin Luther King Jr - Passage with R.A.C.E Comprehension Questions
This guided MLK Activity includes a PASSAGE and COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS that connect seamlessly. Students can practice reading with a purpose as they pull text evidence from their reading to support their writing.WANT A FULL MLK BIOGRAPHY PROJECT?!?! CLICK HERE!!!Clipart Credit: Illumismart (all clipart used within rights outlined in author's terms of use)When you buy something on TPT, I am sure you are all about quality. I am a "one man band" but I try my best and only post things that I used i
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3rd - 5th
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30 Minute Reading Test Prep for Reading Comprehension with Essay Writing
Calling all 4th Grade Parents, Teachers, and Homeschoolers!Are you ready to supercharge your child's reading comprehension skills in just 30 minutes a day? Look no further! Introducing the Ultimate "30 Minute Reading Test Grade 4" Workbook! Dive into the world of reading with a comprehensive, engaging, and Common Core-aligned resource that guarantees remarkable results. Features:✅ Reading Comprehension Mastery: Boost your child's understanding and retention of non-fiction texts.✅ Multiple Choi
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4th
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Nellie Bly Close Reading Passage Quiz Biography Writing 3rd 4th 5th Grades
This Nellie Bly Close Reading Passage is perfect for Women in History 3rd, 4th & 5th grade. Includes Informative Close Reading Passage; Informative Nonfiction Biography Writing graphic organizer, informative sentences starters, & rubric; vocabulary words; a Google Forms Self Checking Quiz; and a Google Slides Presentation for students to use as a final presentation.SEE THE PREVIEW FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTIONBUY THE BUNDLE FOR WOMEN IN HISTORY MONTH AND SAVE!!!Includes 7 incredible wo
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3rd - 6th
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"Shaking Things Up #1" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Bookworms Curriculum: 4th grade ELA: Module 2- Unit 2: Tracking Relationships (Lessons 29-30). These lessons correlate with the book "Shaking Things Up" by Susan Hood. This resource is completely editable through Google Slides. This resource includes modeling slides, timers when appropriate, discussion questions, "I can" statements, success criteria, rubrics, checklists, storybook photos, turn and talks, and anchor chart guides. Please know that these are for the Bookworms Curriculum and the sli
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4th
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Also included in: "Grade 4 ELA Module 2 BUNDLE" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Historical Figure Wax Museum Research Project
This product is an in depth research guide to help students really get to know the historical figure.
Research templates Include:
*Family History - Childhood through Later Years
*Characterization Analysis - Physical Attributes and Character Traits
*Information about Education and Career
*Country/City of Origin with Research
*Timeline
*Bibliography Page
*Many photo boxes to add their favorite pictures
*3 Writing Prompts (SBAC rubrics will be used for grading)
My students love this doing this
Grades:
3rd - 5th
RI5.6 RI5.7 RI5.9 Integrating Information Multiple Sources Research Flipchart
This is a 39 page flipchart using Activinspire software. You can use this flipchart with your Promethean or SmartBoard IF you have Activinspire software loaded on your computer/laptop. If not, you will not be able to open or use this resources. This is a 1 39 page interactive flipchart that takes care of the objectives RI5.6, RI5.7 and RI5.9 which are expository text common core objectives: integrating information using multiple sources, using sources to quickly find an answer, and using web
Grades:
4th - 6th
Jigsaw Activities Bundle
This is the ultimate bundle for all of your jigsaw activity needs!What are jigsaw activities?A jigsaw is an activity that involves the organizing of students dependent into various groups. Students are dependent on their peers to learn a new skill, and then teach the skill to another set of peers. A teacher will take a topic or set of skills and break it into pieces. Students will work together to assemble the pieces to complete the task.How to do a Jigsaw ActivityYou start by selecting a task
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3rd - 5th
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Bringing History to Life Complete Unit
Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins.It includes 23 ready-to-go mini-lessons including teaching points, turn & talks, modeling, active engagement, shares, and information about
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4th
Mae Jemison: Analyzing Multiple Accounts Webquest and Text-Based Writing
CCSS.RI.5.6, CCSS.W.5.2.A-EThis is a webquest activity that has students analyze six different accounts of the accomplishments of Mae Jemison, and find similarities and differences among the accounts. The accounts of this event are in a variety of formats, from multiple sources (videos, articles, interviews, etc.).Students will determine whether each document is a firsthand or secondhand account, the author's purpose, and analyze for important details/information.In addition to supporting the co
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4th - 8th
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Expository Writing and Informational Reading Activity Bats & Owls
These paired passage are great for learning all Bats & Owls! These texts give students the opportunity to compare and contrast the two animals, digging deeper into facts unique to them. The high-interest, passages in this set are made to stretch your 3rd through 5th graders reading comprehension, and still can be used for students in middle school as well. The passages in this set are differentiated. Two levels are provided.There is a printable 4 square, along with an example of the 4 squar
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Bringing History to Life Bend 2
Slides and materials for each session! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE BEND 2 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life (Bend 2 - Writing with Greater Independence) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins.It includes nine ready-to-go mini-lessons (via Powerpoint slides) and corresponding graphic organizers/materials for s
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4th
Endangered Animals on Parade
Children enjoy learning about animals. They love reading about, watching them, and acquiring knowledge about their habits: what they eat, where they live, their size, their babies and their survival strategies. Add an animal’s conservation status, and children become intrigued with humanity’s role in both endangering and improving that status.Connecting the topic of Endangered Animals with your Language Arts program, you will be able to instruct, provide learning experiences, and assess the s
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3rd - 6th
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4th Grade DBQ Rubrics
These 4 documents are the essay rubrics for the Document Based Questioning (DBQ) tasks: "Pioneer Florida: A Personal Journey""Why did Spain Settle St. Augustine?""Why was Seminole Resistance so strong?""What was Henry Flagler's greatest achievement?"These rubrics follow the 4th Grade DBQs and the rubrics breaks down the parts of the task. Students are graded on their knowledge of primary vs. secondary sources, a hook exercise, the background essay, bucketing techniques, reviewing the documents,
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4th
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