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Common Core RI.8.6 handouts
State Test Prep Reading Passages Worksheets Main Idea, Supporting Details | Fast
These reading comprehension passages are great whether you are introducing a new skill or reviewing! This resource includes three reading comprehension passages per standard to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great t
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6th - 8th
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Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Medieval Feudal Japan Unit Activities | 6 Feudal Japan Activities
In this Medieval Feudal Japan Unit Bundle, you receive six best-selling, Google 1:1 ready resources to teach Medieval Japan, the rise of Feudalism, Samurai, Shogun, life in Medieval Japan, and much more! This unit bundle is priced to save you considerably over purchasing each resource separately!The six lessons included in the Medieval Japan Unit Bundle are:✔ 1.) Analyzing Japan's History: An introductory time-lining activity!✔ 2.) Japanese Feudalism in the Middle Ages: Students explore 5 firs
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Bundle | Medieval Europe and Japan | Medieval Times Bundle
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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Earth Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage - Plastic Waste & Pollution
Perfect for Earth Day! This reading comprehension passage explores the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and our health. Teach students to write a nonfiction summary using the graphic organizers provided. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Activity:✏️ 2-Page Informational Article - Colour & Grayscale“Why is Plastic Harmful?: The Effects of Plastic on the Environment and Your Heal
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5th - 10th
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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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Feudal Japan in the Middle Ages: Students explore first person accounts!
Feudal Japan in the Middle Ages: Students explore first person accounts!This Feudal Japan lesson is included in the larger Medieval Japan unit, located here:Medieval Japan: A Unit Plan! 4 Engaging Lessons to Teach Japan's Middle Ages!Buy the unit and save 20%!-----------------------------------------------In this highly-engaging Feudal Japan lesson, students learn by reading first-person perspectives of members from the feudal pyramid. Students become either an emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai
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5th - 8th
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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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7th & 8th Grade Daily Reading Warm-Ups (Common Core Aligned)
NEW - YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD THESE PRESENTATIONS IMMEDIATELY:)This item was created to help students practice reading and answering questions based on the Common Core Standard.In my classroom, I wanted to be able to have students read short passages and then answer questions in preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment. I also wanted them to practice the particular standard we would be working on in the classroom. This item is in PDF format, but if you email me I can share your own copy with
Grades:
7th - 8th
Media Literacy Checklist - Evaluating Sources, Fact Checking, and Media Bias
These media literacy handouts provide an easy acronym and a graphic organizer that can be used to evaluate any source and help your students identify credible sources. Includes digital worksheets for distance learning, as well as ready-to-print handouts for evaluating sources within a traditional classroom setting.This resource is also included in Mondays Made Easy's Media Literacy Coronavirus News Lesson for Evaluating Sources. This distance learning resource examines the credibility of coron
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7th - 12th
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ELA: Emergency Sub Plans - 8th Grade
Got Sub Plans? If you are looking for something to keep in your sub folder, or just something for one day, this is perfect. There is absolutely NO PREP! It covers reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and grammar skills. See how it works: Click Here.***********************************************************What's Included- Grammar Practice - Active vs. Passive Voice- Vocabulary Practice - 1 Word of the Day, 3 Different Activities- Reading Comprehension - 1 Original Informational Text with
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7th - 9th
Standards-Based Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages
A great way to cover inferences, central ideas & more. This resource includes three reading comprehension passages to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great to use as a quick assessment. Great for test prep!This b
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7th - 8th
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Primary Documents: Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
This is a unit covering two of the pivotal moments in the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The download includes two reading activities (centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address), two multiple choice reading assessments, student response essay questions, guided reading activities, true and false questions, and Common Core questions geared toward middle school reading and social studies objectives. Follow Our Store HereCheck out our Youtube Channel! "The Common Co
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8th - 11th
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Informational Text Graphic Organizer and Summary Writing Frame
Printable graphic organizers to help your students read, understand, examine and summarize Informational Text. Easy to use and versatile-- can be used in ANY subject area for ANY type of informational text (news articles, textbook pages, etc). Summary writing frame provides a structure for students to learn how to respond to a text and synthesize the information.
Created by The House of Roush to help students master Common Core State Standards for reading Informational Text.
Various fonts and
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5th - 12th
Sports Reading Comprehension Worksheets, Common Core -- BASKETBALL GREATS
This packet includes engaging biographies of the 25 greatest NBA basketball players ever. Accompanying each reading lesson are written response questions, of which the answers can be found in the text and in the teacher's answer guide. Common Core aligned. One of many sports reading and math exercises offered by Sports Scholar including basketball, football, baseball, soccer, and more. LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson and more!
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6th - 8th
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Argument Research and Essay Unit With "Room for Debate"
Make writing argument essays relevant with this month-long unit! Students begin by reading, analyzing, and evaluating articles on real-world topics from “Room for Debate" in The New York Times. Then, using their reading as inspiration, students select a topic for research and use their research to write a formal argumentative essay. Throughout the unit, the teacher scaffolds instruction and provides practice paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, MLA formatting, and developing arguments. The teach
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8th - 12th
Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Crocs Article Reading Passage, Reading Comprehension Questions, Writing Prompts
This Crocs™ Article and Reading Comprehension activity is a highly-engaging reading activity for your middle school students. In this activity, your students will read all about the history of Crocs, and answer Common Core / New Generation standards, reading comprehension questions. This product also comes with two writing prompts - an informative writing prompt and an argument writing prompt.Reading nonfiction is a great way to improve reading comprehension. They provide students with the oppo
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Medieval Knights Reading and Analysis Worksheet
This activity on Knights in the Middle Ages is an excellent resource for your Medieval Europe unit in World History. The one page reading includes descriptions of the early stages in a knights life as a page and squire as well has how one eventually became a full-fledged knight. The article then moves on to describe medieval tournaments and fighting.Following the reading is a set of Common Core-based analysis questions that help students understand the reading as well as add their own interpreta
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6th - 9th
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Reading Information & Literature Mini Lesson Whole Year Bundle Grade 8
Digital + Print! No planning! Save tons of time using these mini lessons to teach all your 8th grade reading information texts and reading literature lessons! Spend more time helping your students and less time planning and searching for resources!Plus, you can use these lessons with any texts. You'll be able to:scaffolddifferentiate workshopconferencework on test prepand dig down into those reading skills every day without a ton of work!You'll love that this resource gets you back to teaching
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8th
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Social Media Reading Comprehension Bundle
Social media is a huge part of our students' lives, so why not make their informational reading relevant and fun? In this Social Media Bundle, you are receiving the PDF and digital versions of these four reading comprehension products- 1. "Oh, Snap! Is Snapchat Safe for Teens"Snapchat™ is a popular app among teenagers, and my middle school students choose this app over any other one. However, many worry if it is safe for teens to use. I thought I would turn something the kids love into a learni
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6th - 9th
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Move Beyond P-I-E and Get the Receipt: A Better Way to Teach Author's Purpose
Let me make a confession: A few years ago, I got very invested in the drama between Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. For me, one of the biggest take aways from that drama was the phrase "Show me the receipts." I'd heard my students talk about "receipts" before, but something about the Kanye-Taylor drama really made that phrase memorable to me. As a teacher, I turned that phrase over in my mind. Where are the receipts in the English classroom? Well, when students are looking for auth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Reading Strategies Favorites Bundle / Pre-Reading & Author's Purpose
Why Do We Read? Introduction to Reading Lesson (Middle School)
Start your year off by putting meaning behind reading. This lesson focuses on why we read, what we read, and what we need to do in order to read successfully. Students will be engaged in small group discussion, whole class discussion, guided notes, and will be assessed with a 3-2-1 Exit Slip at the end of the lesson. Please contact me on TpT if you have any questions!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:1. Google Slides to use while teaching the lesson2. Guided Notes Interactive Notebook Templates3. Lesson Pla
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5th - 12th
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Author's Purpose, Author's Purpose Practice Worksheets, Guided Notes
Check out these Author’s Purpose Guided Notes, which walk your students through understanding author's purpose and practice activities. As part of students’ reading skills, they often struggle to understand the author’s purpose and how to correctly identify it. A good reader can identify, define and understand the meaning of this reading skill and technique, and apply it correctly. Being able to accurately identify the author’s purpose will help students with their comprehension of a text or pa
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Guided Notes, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension
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