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Informational text study guide pdfs
Nonfiction Text Features Book
Help your students to better understand nonfiction text features by creating this Nonfiction Text Features Book. Students will cut, paste, and match both pictures and definitions of the 14 text features so that when completed they will have a resource that they can keep and refer to throughout the year. Text Features Included In This Resource:Timeline Index Illustration Diagram Bold Print Table of Contents Map Title Graph Picture Caption Heading PhotographUPDATED - Now also Includes: Glossary
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features Bundle
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Test Prep Part A Part B Writing Practice Test
Nonfiction 3rd-5th Grade Level ("Pigs or Owls?") This set of nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions is so helpful for digging deep... and it's perfect if you want to get your students ready for state testing that heavily relies on students finding text evidence. Use this as a teaching tool, an actual assessment, independent practice, peer collaboration... however you most need it. This resource was modeled after PARCC’s and LEAP 2025’s “Research Simulation Task,” and includes st
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3rd - 5th
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Calculating Speed, Time, Distance, and Graphing Motion - Distance Time Graphs
This activity is centered around the concept of motion. This activity defines motion and gives instruction and examples on how it cat be calculated and graphed. This activity includes informational text on calculating and graphing motion as well as a variety of problems to check for understanding. There are problems that involve solving for speed, distance traveled, and time in motion. Distance vs. Time and Speed vs. Time graphs are discussed. Twelve distance vs. time graphs and twelve spe
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4th - 9th
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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Grades:
6th - 9th
George vs George Engaging Activities for Close Reading & Writing
A variety of activities for close reading; skills lessons; and creative writing for George vs. George to keep students engaged! Designed to challenge thinking but also to support understanding for students. What you get:Chapter by Chapter Questions that cover many CCSS standards for reading informational text or history/social studies, including identifying main ideas, expressing opinions with support, analyzing points of view and bias, using context clues, sequence, cause/effect, fact/opinion
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4th - 7th
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Red Scarf Girl Literature Guide with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
Literature Guide for Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang. 87-page novel study on the nonfiction memoir about living in China under Chairman Mao and how the Cultural Revolution affected her family. Good book for middle school ELA, especially 7th grade. Comprehensive novel guide aligned with standards includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary with tests and answer keys, study guide, discussion questions, unit plans, writing focus, grammar practice, supplemental materials and visuals for class discuss
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Scythe Novel Study Guide
Enjoy this complete bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through Scythe by Neil Shusterman!This HUGE bundle includes:**Chapter questions, vocabulary, and figurative language for each chapter.**Dialectical journal with commentary for Citra and Rowan, the protagonists, as well as the impact that other characters play in their life.**Non-fiction reading and writing activity connecting the Utopias vs. Dystopias.**Extended response questionsNOVEL STUDY QUESTIONSPart One:
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6th - 10th
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Non-Fiction Text Structure Flip Book
This resource will serve as the perfect addition to your unit on non-fiction text structure. This resource covers all five of the different text structures. When assembled, this flip book will provide your students with a description, a graphic organizer, the signal words, and an example of each text structure. Your children can utilize this resource to help them identify the appropriate text structure when reading different pieces of non-fiction text.
Note: When printing the flip book,make sur
Grades:
3rd - 6th
STAAR Reading and Writing Practice Pack
STAAR testing is coming up, so I created this review packet for my students. I teach 11th grade, but this packet is good for any student preparing for the Reading and Writing sections of the STAAR.
This packet contains three reading selections (informational text), 2 short answer questions (over a paired passage), and 8 practice persuasive prompts. The prompts are attached to the persuasive essay lined writing boxes to simulate an actual test-taking environment for students.
The reading sele
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Grades:
7th - 11th
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Nonfiction Passage Practice for EOC Reading test
This packet was created to help remediate essential skills to prepare students for success for their end-of-course (11th grade) Reading Test. (I teach in Virginia, and this material was created for use in preparation for SOL testing, but could easily be used for comparable test-prep in other states.)
While I created this mini-lesson specifically for SOL test review, the passage and questions could easily be used for nonfiction reading tests
The PDF contains:
**A link to the passage used-- I u
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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edTPA Elementary Literacy Lesson Plans *example*
Are you struggling to understand how to even begin the edTPA? Are you teaching remotely or in a hybrid setting and unsure of how to complete the required tasks? Fear not, it can be done! I scored a 57 overall on the edTPA, despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 safety precautions. This 3 lesson literacy segment is available as an *example* resource to help you get moving in the right direction. Check out my other listings for additional task examples!
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1st - 5th
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Five Non-Fiction Text Types ~ Passages & Organizers
Non-fiction text types are always difficult for my students to learn. I created this packet as a way to increase student engagement as they learn about the five text types: description, sequence, comparison, cause & effect, and problem & solution.
For each of the five text types, there is a definition, a Minecraft inspired reading passage, a list of signal words, and a graphic organizer.
Students read the passages and complete the graphic organizers for each text type. I have also
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4th - 7th
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Pumpkins Nonfiction Passages and Text Dependent Questions
Pumpkins Nonfiction Passages
A Guide to Pumpkins is a Non-Fiction text resource packet. Your students will study insects with these 7 great articles for third, fourth and fifth graders! Each article has a Comprehension Check Worksheet that follows.
Great for close reads!! The packet includes:
The packet includes:
- 7 Non-Fiction Articles
- 7 Comprehension Worksheets
- 2 Writing Prompts
- 26 Vocabulary Cards with Photographs
Page 1: Pumpkin KWL Chart
Page 2: Pumpkin Parts (Non-Fiction T
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
User-Friendly PSAT and SAT Prep Tip Sheets for the Reading and Writing Sections
January 2024 -- The test has completely changed. Again. It's all online. I haven't updated this document yet so be advised that the information about formatting is no longer accurate. I'm not even sure if the same skills are going to be assessed. I need to revise this; in the meantime, use the College Board website for guidance.Old entry -- I have been working as a tutor and test prep instructor for over 15 years and have been modifying this informational packet since the new test emerged in 200
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Staff
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Lesson in Rhyme Scheme - Examples, Worksheets, Answer Key
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. and therefore, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.
This is one lesson that can be difficult to teach to students. This mini lesson defines rhyme scheme with various examples from well known poetry stanzas. Students will then have a chance to decipher other poetry patterns on thei
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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I Have a Dream Speech Handout to Support Analysis and Close Reading
Help all of your students easily understand and appreciate the rich ideas and words of this influential speech by Marting Luther King, Jr.! The speech is presented in sections for close reading, with each section followed by engaging, illustrated questions and activities. What you get:illustrated speech text divided into chunks [with zig zag borders--see the thumbnails] Interesting historical information is included. variety of interactive comprehension questions following each section of the
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6th - 9th
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Common Core ELA Rubrics: Grade 7
This document provides a rubric for EVERY ELA Literature and Informational Text Standard. Use it to assess student understanding of the Common Core Standards or give a copy to each student for self-assessment of their written work.
Click the Grade 7 tab in my store additional Common Core teaching materials.
Click Here To Access 5 Weeks of Daily Common Core Grade 5 Practice
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Click Here To Access 5 Weeks of Daily Common Core Gr
Grades:
7th
Text Structure Organizational Patterns Foldable Learning Guide (Grades 5 -8)
Foldable for teaching text structures and having the students create a study guide on the organizational patterns: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem/solution, concept/definition, chronological order, and process.
Students must identify the different types and be able to analyze signal words and text examples to match with correct text structure.
Included:
Organizational Pattern terms, definitions, and visual graphic
Signal words associated with each text structure/org. pattern
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4th - 8th
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Townshend Acts of 1767 MJ
This includes a passage explaining the events of the Townshend Acts of 1767, and 5 higher order questions. It is a great way to find out if students are understanding the events at a higher level, and it can be used as a quiz grade, study guide, homework or class assignment.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Historic Event Report Template
This historic event report can be printed out or edited and used electronically as a Google Slides document. This historic event report template can be used for any chapter of a fiction book, and the sections align to grades 4-6 Common Core State Standards for Literature.The sections that students fill out include:*Source title and author*Date and where it took place*Why it was important*3 Most Interesting Facts Learned*Important Quote (and why quote was chosen)*1 Question for People InvolvedMy
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Book, Article, Event Report Template BUNDLE
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, Creator of Sherlock Holmes | Worksheets
Sherlock Holmes author information! Introduce your students to the Victorian world of SHERLOCK HOLMES and his creator, author SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. This 11-page reproducible resource includes . . . • a 5-page biography of Conan Doyle, including a number of facts readers should know about Sherlock Holmes• 2 pages of study questions that accompany the biography and introduction• a test to gauge students’ comprehension of the material• an answer key• a link to the footage of the only online inter
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Sherlock Holmes Bundle: Doyle Bio and A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Close Reading
Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide)
Non-Fiction Text Features Bookmark (Study Guide). (3 per page)
PDF
Includes the following features: table of contents, index, glossary, caption, bold print, italics, graphs, charts, and maps.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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5 W's Current Event Template
Finally a simple template for those required current events. I've been incorporating current events more into my social studies curriculum, as required by our district. This is perfect for identifying the key ideas (the Who, What, Where, When, and Why) of the current event without being too overwhelming for our younger or lower functioning kiddos. Clip Art: Whimsy Clips: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Whimsy- ClipsandGraphics From the Pond: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Graphics-From-The
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1st - 4th
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Natural Disasters Nonfiction Passages and Text Dependent Questions
Natural Disasters Nonfiction Passages
Natural Disasters is a Non-Fiction text resource packet. Your students will study natural disasters with these 6 great articles for third, fourth and fifth graders! Each article has a Comprehension Check Worksheet that follows.
Great for close reads!! The packet includes:
The packet includes:
- 6 Non-Fiction Articles
- 6 Comprehension Worksheets
- 2 Writing Prompts
- 16 Vocabulary Cards with Photographs
Page 1: Natural Disasters KWL
Page 2: Natural
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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