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High school informational text handout microsofts
An Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis - Rhetorical Devices & Appeals, Rhetoric
This comprehensive rhetorical analysis introductory lesson will introduce students to rhetoric in a rigorous and relevant way. Students will be provided with detailed notes, examples from noteworthy American speeches, numerous opportunities for rhetoric practice and discussion, and a chance to show their mastery of rhetorical devices and appeals with a multiple-choice and matching assessment at the end. Not only will students learn more about rhetorical analysis than ever before, but they will b
Grades:
9th - 12th
Essay Writing Guide: 5 Paragraphs & Beyond
A complete essay writing handout/guide for high school students (and feisty middle school students), in a digital and ready to print booklet!This Booklet includes:A Quick Reference Sheet for basic essay structureDetailed explanations of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, including diagrams and descriptions of every partExamples of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, with each of their sentences/parts highlightedA basic sample essay for students to analyze (different from t
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos Bell Ringer Activities!
These quick 5 minute bell ringer activities give students an opportunity to identify real life examples of rhetoric. Engaging advertisements, PowerPoint and Google slides to present material, handouts for student application (or Google Document provided) and answer slides to facilitate quick discussion and understanding. Includes:1. PowerPoint bell ringer slides (47 slides) for 23 bell ringer activities!2. PowerPoint answer slide for each bell ringer means NO teacher prep!3. PDF Printable bell r
Grades:
7th - 12th
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
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Journalism, Newspaper Feature Article Writing Full Unit
✨This attractive feature article unit curriculum is designed for any journalism teacher who wants to strengthen instruction on writing feature/people news stories. This collection of resources includes a variety of Powerpoints, class activities and a special section using Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tom Hallman’s piece “Boy Behind the Mask”. This complete 2-3 week unit plan includes detailed Powerpoints and high-interest examples, engaging activities, printables, examples, and a final assi
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: MEGA Journalism Advisor Advanced Tool Kit--YEARLONG CURRICULUM!
TED Talks for Developing Reading and Writing Skills in the Classroom
15 pages of handouts for 8 different riveting TED Talks at www.ted.com. The handouts have BEFORE VIEWING, DURING VIEWING, and AFTER VIEWING sections for students to interact with the talks in and out of the classroom. Perfect for flipped classrooms and in classroom work. Great discussion tools and skills based practice.These handouts practice these skills and more:ArgumentAuthor's PurposeLiterary AnalysisMedia & ImagesUsing EvidenceInferenceWorks Cited/MLA formatCritical Thinking SkillsTED
Grades:
7th - 12th
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In Cold Blood, TEDTalk: Death Penalty
This handout, with key, requires that students analyze a TEDTalk (argument) about the death penalty. They must analyze how the speaker appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos. They must also identify logical fallacies (though specific terminology is not required). They must identify author's purpose and rhetorical strategies.
The TEDTalk covers themes very similar to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (how an unstable upbringing can "result" in murderers). This source would work well in a synthesis or
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Media Literacy: Fact, Opinion, and Bias
This 2-3 day, editable Word document mini-unit is geared toward high school students, specifically in language arts, but also for any class in which students will be researching. We assume that older students can easily distinguish between fact and opinion and detect bias in sources, but that is not necessarily the case, especially in today's confusing multimedia landscape. This unit includes a pre-assessment to introduce students to the subtleties of distinguishing fact from opinion and determi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
Chew on This: Informational Reading Skills Practice -Student Reading Guide
**note...This product is a component of the full unit including the 97 slide digital presentation for $6.00 (a great value). You can find it at my TPT store. If you are looking for resources to help your students informational text skills, then this is for you. I have been teaching nonfiction reading using this text for years, and it is always one of our favorite units. The book is both an excellent example of quality nonfiction writing and highly engaging for middle school students. This produc
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Reading Guide
Use this great 3-page reading guide with your students to study the style and symbolism in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death."
Reading guide begins with a short informational text about tuberculosis, its effects, and its part in the story. Short informational text has 4 comprehension questions after and a prediction activity.
This guide's questions focus on comprehension but also include analysis, symbolism, quotation interpretation, theme study, vocabulary, figurative language, and MORE!!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech (Stamp Act)
Lesson comes with a brief background of Patrick Henry and his opposition to the Stamp Act. It has and Excerpt of Patrick Henry's Speech March 23, 1775: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" and questions for students to answer. Great primary source lesson.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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How to Annotate a Text Activity
Learning how to annotate a text is an incredibly useful tool for ELA students to have! Whether for their social studies reading, test prep, or college readiness, annotating skills will help students engage and comprehend texts on a much deeper level than reading alone! This Slides Presentation teaches students both the WHY and the HOW of annotating texts! Students will learn step-by-step how to annotate a text and see multiple examples! As a Bonus, I've also included Student Bookmarks that can
Grades:
7th - 9th
Gifted Hands Nonfiction Unit
This 28-page complete unit on Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story contains graphic organizers (compare/contrast, persuasive map, etc.), writing assignments, persuasive speech/oral presentations, pre-reading activities, and more. Questions are divided by chapter for ease of implementation. Writing assignments contain mini-rubrics for grading. Brainstorming and motivational activities are included.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Create an Advertisement Assignment
This assignment asks students to apply their understanding of pathos, ethos, and logos, as well as other persuasive techniques to create their own advertisement. The document includes directions and rubric requirements, as well as a planning sheet.
(I used this assignment as a mid-unit assessment before moving on to analyzing persuasion in a written text, but it could also work as a culminating project or an extension activity to supplement lessons on analyzing types of persuasion in advertisin
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Serial Podcast Episodes 6-8 Bundle
This bundle includes:- Power Point introducing each episode including: discussion questions, goals, key terms, pre-reading activity how to annotate a text and an introduction to primary and secondary sources - Episode 6 handout and answer key- Episode 7 handout and answer key- Episode 8 handout and answer key - Abridged version of Drew Lindsay’s article “ An Innocent Man on Death Row?”Episode 6: In this episodes, Koenig reviews all of the evidence against Adnan. Using a graphic organizer, studen
Grades:
7th - 12th
Informational Nonfiction vs. Narrative Nonfiction Anchor Chart
This anchor chart includes...definition of nonfiction textdefinitions of informational nonfiction and narrative nonfictionthe purposes of informational nonfiction and narrative nonfictionalexamples of information nonfiction and narrative nonfiction
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Serial Podcast Episode 9-12 Bundle
Handouts and answer keys for Episodes 9-1228 Slide Power Point that includes: - Goals - Discussion questions - Connections to literature - Elements of a podcast - Race as it affects the courtroom and narration (articles for activity included/links included) - Parody and Satire - Effects of Serial in real life - Ethics of Serial -Elements of mystery (plus handout as applied to Serial)Additional handouts for elements of a podcast, mystery, articles dealing with racism and graphic org
Grades:
7th - 12th
Informational Texts: Screen Time - mentor texts, activities, & assessments
Teach students about nonfiction texts with a topic they can relate to: Students are spending a lot of time on their screens. Help them explore the issues around screen time while teaching students how to read and analyze informational texts. This unit will allow your students to explore and discuss their relationship with technology with non-fiction, informational texts. The resource provides you with several options that will engage your students as they read, view, think, discuss and write.Opt
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: Informational Text BUNDLE - mentor texts, activities, & assessments
Characteristics of Genre Chart; Study guide
This is a chart I created to help my students remember the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction genres. Each genre is listed with a definition, common characteristics, and examples. This is a great resource to give students when discussing how novels fall into different categories.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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BLM - "Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"
In this activity, students will view the PBS Independent Lens’ documentary “Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution” (includes links to stream the film online). When students have successfully completed the assignment, they should have a solid understanding of the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of the Black Panther movement.About the Film: “In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Artificial Intelligence MEGA BUNDLE-16 ESL Reading Passages Comprehension
AI MAGAZINE (16 ARTICLES) : READING PASSAGES | COMPREHENSION DISCUSSION QUESTIONS | WRITING | NO PREP RESOURCE FOR ESL, EFL, ELA STUDENTSAre you looking for a way to make artificial intelligence exciting and accessible for teens? This AI magazine is the perfect tool, blending captivating articles with interactive reading comprehension activities, conversation questions, and creative writing tasks. Designed for ease and impact, it requires no prep and comes loaded with stunning photos and pre-r
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education
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I-Search Report or Research Report Unit
This 30 plus page unit contains lesson plans, handouts, and rubrics for an I-Search Unit. It could also be used for a regular research report. It includes activities and handouts for brainstorming topics, selecting and narrowing a topic, taking notes, creating note cards and source cards, interviewing, conducting research, outlining notes, parenthetical citations, and includes models of an I-Search Report for students to use as they write their own reports.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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