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High school informational text study guides under $5
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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6th - 9th
Farewell to Manzanar, Japanese Internment, Chapter Questions, PDF & Google Drive
Use this package of chapter-by-chapter questions as you take your class through Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s compelling true story, Farewell to Manzanar. As we work to pull more non-fiction materials into our Common Core-aligned classrooms, this autobiographical account of life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII is an important title to include. The worksheet questions (both printable PDF & interactive Google Drive versions included) were designed to pull your students into the Wakatsuk
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8th - 11th
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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
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5th - 9th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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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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7th - 10th
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Night Study Guide - Elie Wiesel - Chapter-by-Chapter Questions
This resource provides chapter-by-chapter questions for Elie Wiesel’s haunting memoir, Night, that will help connect your students to the story, ensure they comprehend key plot developments, and are able to analyze events, characters and themes at a deeper level. Questions range in complexity level--from comprehension to analysis and evaluation—so that students can practice a variety of standards and skills while getting the most out of this critical work.If you are teaching classes online, this
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7th - 11th
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RI.2-Objective Summary/Central Idea (Slides/Activity/Student Notes)
This resource contains links to three resources: a Google slides teacher presentation, a Google slides student presentation (guided note), and a PPT student notes edition (editable). As an ELA teacher for nearly a decade now, getting students to write an objective summary is the hardest, easiest thing to do. It seems simple--just write a summary, right? However, most students find it very challenging to identify the text structure, the central idea(s), and the key ideas/details. Due to this, I h
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6th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Article of the Week - SOAPStone AP Lang
This file is a one page, front and back, article review using SOAPSTone for AP Lang or AP Lang prep.
Students are asked to analyze an article using rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), determine the author's stance, unpack a prompt, and write an introduction paragraph to an essay.
This can be used for an article of the week. For AP Lang, this can be used with an Op Ed, or used to prep students for AP Lang. I have also used it as a study guide for upcoming nonfiction essay prompts.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Human Body Systems Study Guide Digital and Print
Biology Study Guide for Human Body Systems. A set of seven handouts for the study of different human body systems. Includes handouts on the nervous system, the digestive system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, muscular and skeletal system, the integumentary system, and the immune system. Each handout is accompanied by a worksheet for defining vocabulary terms, which can also be used as assessment. Use this resource as a supplemental study guide for your unit. Also includes exposi
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7th - 10th
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President Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for President Abraham Lincoln’s ”Second Inaugural Address” delivered on March 4, 1865. The rhetorical analysis includes 21 marginal comments with Common Core State Standards alignment. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsof
Grades:
7th - 12th
British Literary Periods: 12 Charts
These charts of British Literary Periods can be displayed in a number of ways. Each period includes: Genre; Style; Effects; Aspects; Historical Aspects; Historical Perspectives; and Literary Examples. A good resource to blend history and literature.
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5th - 12th
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The Declaration of Independence Common Core Annotated Speech w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for the Declaration of Independence. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos)
Grades:
6th - 12th
Citing Textual Evidence: Common Core Aligned (5 Easy Steps for Students)
This easy-to-use citing textual evidence resource highlights the 5 most important steps when highlighting textual evidence to prove a claim. This resource was particularly made for students who need extra help and are having trouble with traditional teaching methods. Use this resource as a step-by-step guide to help your students learn how to explain a quote and as well as how to introduce a quote. This is the perfect resource to apply to a Common Core lesson on Citing Textual Evidence in an Inf
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4th - 12th
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GED WRITING PROMPT: CELL PHONES IN SCHOOL (ESSAY EXAMPLE INCLUDED)
two articles are givenreaders must decide which author convinces them whether cell phones should be allowed in schoollogos, ethos, pathos is explained with examplesexample essay models general formula for writing for the GED
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: GED BUNDLE!
How to Prepare a Great Speech
This Handout is a step-by-step guide on how to prepare an effective PUBLIC SPEECH.
The step-by-step process examines:
1. Selecting a topic
2. Application
3. Research
4. Developing a speech outline
5. Organizing and writing your speech
6. Conclusion
7. Delivering your speech
Giving speeches can be terrifying for many students…..but if you know how to do it’s not so bad and is an important life-long skill.
Like Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Speech is power”.
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5th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence - Presented side by side with Modern English
The Declaration of Independence with side by side transcription for easy understanding.
Makes clear that the Declaration was written as an argument.
T-Chart Exercise included on the Declaration (as an act for profit or as an act for the Common Good)
Some information on Declaration History and Influence
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7th - 12th
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Catholic Mass Study Guide and Test - W/parts of mass, order of mass + vocabulary
This comprehensive Catholic Mass Study Guide has it all: Teaches mass objects with pictures, people involved in the mass, the parts of mass with descriptions, the order of mass with a sorting activity, and extra credit. The Test is included with an answer key. Get your students ready for school mass in a couple short weeks!
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Grades:
4th - 12th
A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23 Study Guide to Tim Keller's Insighful Classic
This 8-page comprehensive study guide to W. Phillip Keller's insightful classic A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23 is designed for use in high school classrooms and is also appropriate for teen and adult Bible study groups.The study guide's short answer, chart work, quote completion, scripture look-up, and application questions deepen the reader's engagement with the text and provide a framework for group discussion.I use Keller's book in my high school Worldview English classroom with much success.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Author's Purpose and Point of View - Informational Text Analysis Activities
This resource provides materials on how to identify the author’s purpose in writing and will help your students learn how to analyze different types of texts. Not only can this be used to introduce or to review these topics, the activities will reinforce student learning through application. This purchase will provide materials you can use year after year, as well as serve as a review and summation for ELA test prep.Students will be engaged while you present the Identifying and Analyzing Author’
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6th - 9th, Not Grade Specific
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Author's Purpose, Text Organization, and Literary Forms Exam
This 34-question exam can be used for test-prep or for a summative assessment. It is based on sample PA Keystone questions for author's purpose, text organization, and literary forms skills. Features eight passages of a variety of fiction and nonfiction passages with 33 multiple choice questions asking students to analyze each passage. Also includes one essay question.
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9th - 11th
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Claims, Evidence, and Warrants Practice
This lesson is aligned to the common core state standards for informational texts. It requires students to interact with an argumentative piece of writing by identifying and marking the claims, evidence, and warrants in the text. This was designed to be used as in-class practice (study guide) before taking the "Argumentative Writing Final Test"
This can also be used:
-Independent practice
- Small group practice
-Formative assessment
-As a model for a lesson on claims, evidence, and warrants
Grades:
7th - 12th
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Comprehension Questions
Ensure your students understand the main idea and key details of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail. Includes comprehension questions and answer key.
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FOR AN EVEN BETTER VALUE: This product is sold as part of a "Letter from Birmingham Jail" VALUE BUNDLE that also includes pre-reading activities, an introductory PowerPoint, vocabulary activities, SOAPSTone analysis activity, rhetorical strategies
Grades:
9th - 12th
Pres. John F. Kennedy’s First Inaugural Address Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for President John F. Kennedy’s ”First Inaugural Address” delivered on January 20, 1961. The rhetorical analysis includes 55 marginal comments with Common Core State Standards alignment. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Micros
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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