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High school informational text resources for Microsoft Word $10 and up
Article of the Week | GROWING Article Library (Over 125 high-interest articles)
This resource includes EVERYTHING you need to assign articles of the week in your class. Once you purchase this produce, you will have access to a Google folder with over 125 Articles of the Week AND all the reference materials needed to begin using the AOW assignment in your class.Each Article of the Week includes a graphic organizer with power vocabulary words, a central idea box, and response questions to guide students' written reflection. This folder will be frequently updated with new arti
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9th - 12th
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Unit Lesson Plan
This extensive unit plan for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each chapter of the novel. The novel unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Haddon’s craft and en
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand HUGE BUNDLE
The contents of this bundle include:1. Group Inquiry Project: This is an introduction to the novel. Students read the back of the book and research different words on the description. They then share their discoveries with the class in a creative presentation. 2. Reading Guide: Students can use this guide or the text analysis guide as they read through the book.3. Text Analysis Guided Exploration: This activity can be used all throughout the reading of the novel. Students are given chunks of the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Inferences, Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation
Students will find and record clues throughout 5 different stations that allow them to practice making inferences. This "real world" lesson asks students to become text detectives to find evidence that supports their inferences. Students must read through eye witness accounts, police reports, a media blast, observe a crime scene, and analyze some forensic evidence to collect information. At the end of the five stations, they must write up a police report. You will need to set up your crime s
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6th - 10th
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High School Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Titanic: Voices from the Disaster ELA Common Core Aligned Unit
Students will be completely engaged in this reading, writing, and vocabulary Common Core aligned ELA unit about the Titanic. All papers needed by the students for this unit are included. Some items are a thought-provoking anticipatory guide, a vocabulary list and complete interactive activities for all words, a generic word map form, and centers designed for extending student learning. There are high interest internet research opportunities, an easy experiment, a gradable word activity, and man
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5th - 9th
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Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan
This is a Unit Plan for Chasing King's Killer by James L. Swanson. It contains Standards (CCSS), Objectives, Daily Activities, Over 50 Chapter Questions, Vocabulary with Definitions, Vocabulary Frayer Models, Over 50 Multiple Choice Questions Divided by Section for Quizzes, Essay Questions, and Answer Keys.
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4th - 10th
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Crime and Forensics: Serial Killer Bundle
This bundle contains 33 articles and 1 activity for your forensics classes. Articles include information about how different forensic investigators work, their methods, and crimes they have solved. Each article is a great discussion starter, research article, sub plan, or homework activity.To make these assignment even more engaging, I have included my assignment "Author's Purpose".Please be aware that the subject matter in these articles is disturbing, and is not for younger students. Please re
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9th - 12th
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Crime and Psychology: Serial Killer Profiles Bundle
This is an informational reading bundle about 25 notorious serial killers in recent history, including Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, Richard Ramirez and more, including their upbringing, crimes, capture and conviction. Also included 2 additional articles - one about 5 lesser known killers, another about our fascination with serial killers. As a bonus, I've included a series of venn diagrams and comparative charts that are perfect for comparing profiles. Please be aware that the subject matter in
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9th - 12th
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AP Literature and Composition Mythology Unit
This unit has been compiled for my AP Literature and Composition class for the beginning of the school year to review or introduce them to Greek Mythology, which is often alluded to in literature and some of the questions on the AP Literature exam refer to these allusions.
In order to gain a better understanding of mythology, students begin by discussing the importance of studying Greek mythology before creating group projects that include choices. Students learn about creating and giving prof
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AIR ELA Practice Tests: Three Test Bundle (Grades 9/10)
"Helpful in preparing students for the AIR tests, especially given the lack of resources currently available to the public. Wonderful baseline measures + opportunities to identify weaknesses and then allow for further practice in those areas." - Katherine S.This bundle includes THREE Practice ELA AIR tests for grades 9 and 10. The AIR test is used as the Ohio State Test for 10th grade ELA students (and other states as well). Each test includes 12-14 multiple choice questions and an answer key, a
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9th - 10th
Chew on This final test
This 35 question test was written for the book, Chew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. It is an open test book that requires students to use text structures and text features based on CCSS. It is all multiple choice.
It also includes a paired reading passage (a practice ISAT article) that includes questions about the passage, as well as paired questions with the novel.
An answer sheet is included.
An answer key is listed as one of our free items.
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7th - 11th
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Full Year Middle School Literacy: Non-Fiction Units
The following is a compilation of the high interest, non-fiction units I have developed and used in my classroom over the last five years. Each unit comes with a variety of readings that will provoke debate and discussion in your classroom. Each reading also has questions that allow your students to look beyond the text while working on important skills such as connecting, inferring, questioning, summarizing, and synthesizing. Combined with any fiction you introduce in your class, there is enoug
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7th - 9th
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Science Fiction Short Story Complete Unit
This unit is an exploration of a number of classic science fiction short stories by noted authors such as Stephen Vincent Benet, Ray Bradbury, Joan Aiken, and Kurt Vonnegut. It is supplemented with related expository reading by Marie Winn, poetry, and song-lyrics. The unit was designed with three main teaching goals in mind. First, the main focus of the unit is the teaching/re-teaching of story structure. Students will master the concepts of exposition in a story, inciting incidents, rising
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9th - 10th
Also included in:Â Science Fiction Short Story Bundle
Info Reading Text - History's Worst Bundle
A bundle of informational text articles about some of History's Worst Leaders, including Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Fidel Castro and more. Each article looks at his rise to power, reign, what made him infamous, and more! A great supplement, fill in, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan for any subject. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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9th - 12th
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Lit Circles: Complete Package - 12 Assignments
This package contains everything you need to conduct an extensive Literature Circle Unit. The first page is a description of each role and the rest contains 12 different assignments that students may choose from, creating instant differentiation based on product.
This is a fabulous deal at $1 an assignment - all the work is done for you, and it works with any piece of literature, fiction or nonfiction, in any course. It could even be adapted to work with informational text.
If you don't wa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
SAT Practice Test: Reading and Writing, 52 Questions
The 52 questions on this exam align with CollegeBoard’s digital SAT Practice Tests #1-4.  The genre of texts, the types of questions, the format, and the level of difficulty replicate the reading and writing challenges on the actual exam. Like the digital SAT, this assessment is divided into two modules or sections, and each one contains 27 questions.Module I prepares testers for all of the question types they will encounter on the SAT’s reading and writing exam. In this section, the same questi
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8th - 12th
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Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education- PPT, reading, and activities
Students will love learning about the foundations of education, and the many controversies that surround schooling as we know it today. First students will read through some foundational documents including: Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Horace Mann, Emerson, and more. Students will then respond to an argument prompt that has students focus on "book learning" versus "world learning." Next, students will then take a look at more contemporary pieces, including works from: Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Year 12 Study Guide
This comprehensive guide has been designed to support students in Year 12 in maintaining good study patterns as they move into their last year of schooling. The booklet has study guides, examples, templates and tips and tricks.The booklet can be printed for students and also used for Year 11 to build better study habits early.There are links to the NSW Dept of Education, which should be amended if using in different states.
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11th - 12th
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Research Project Unit: The Great Gatsby & America in the 1920s
I designed this research project as a pre-reading activity to help my junior English students understand the historical context of the novel The Great Gatsby. This project allows students to practice working with MLA format, writing research based essays, creating works cited pages, and conducting research.
The research unit includes: student handouts, outline format, notes on putting together the paragraphs, source sheets for library research, peer editing student handout, list of topic ideas
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9th - 12th
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AP Lang Unit 1: Human Rights and American Doctrine: Rhetorical Situation
Created from a vantage point of human rights, this PPT unit will explore all of the key components of the AP Language and Composition's Unit 1 standards while also highlighting International Human Rights doctrine and American rights doctrine. First, students will grasp the concepts of the rhetorical situation through engaging speeches (video and text included): Malala, Lou Gehrig, Selena Gomez, and more. Students will learn to identify all of the key features: speaker, persona, audience, context
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10th - 12th
Info Reading Text - World Religions Bundle
Informational text articles about the history of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, including their core beliefs, important figures, historical moments, and more! A great supplement, fill in, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan for any subject. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
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Info Reading Text - Women's History Month Super Bundle!! Distance Learning
In this bundle you will receive 37 informational text articles about female leaders throughout American history. Each article includes questions and an answer key. Included are generic venn diagrams and comparison charts if you want to make comparisons between leaders. The following article titles are included in this bundle: The 19th Amendment - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Title IX - Billie Jean King Maya Angelou - Susan B. Anthony Seneca Falls Convention - Clara Barton Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Fl
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7th - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for AP Lang
Rhetorical Analysis can be challenging for students and difficult to teach but it is a necessary critical thinking skill required for college and the world of work. The AP English Language and Composition course and exam feature a writing task for students to dive deep into the rhetorical situation of a passage while they examine the writer's or speaker's purpose. The SAT's optional essay prompt is also a rhetorical analysis task. These nine extended lessons provide the resources to teach some o
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11th - 12th
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