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Middle school informational text worksheets for Microsoft PowerPoint
Author's Purpose and Author's Point of View Practice Worksheets and Test
Determining the author's purpose and point of view can be challenging for middle school ELA students. This resource provides helpful worksheets that will help your students learn how to figure out the author's purpose and how to determine the author's perspective.When looking for author's purpose activities, I found that the usual method of using PIE just wasn't enough. So this resource starts with PIE: persuade, inform, and entertain, but then goes into many other reasons authors have for writi
Grades:
6th - 8th
Explanation Text - Reading and Writing Bundle
**You might also like my Persuasive Text - Reading and Writing Bundle**Explanation Text - Reading and Writing BundleEverything you need to teach explanation writing in your classroom. This resource includes worksheets, reading samples, a teaching PowerPoint, writing prompts, and posters to display in your classroom. Click the link descriptions below for more information about each resource included in this extensive bundle.Includes the popular explanation reading and writing resources listed bel
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Middle School ELA Editable and Digital Sub Plans and Close Reading Passages
These 100% editable and digital middle school ELA sub plans include all the information you need to fill out once and re-use over and over again any time you have a sub. Never stress about sub plans again. Fill out the editable PowerPoint or Google Slides sub plans at the beginning of the year and leave any short text to accompany them. I have included three close reading passages to get you started! No more stressing about trying to have a sub teach a lesson that would take forever to type out
Grades:
6th - 8th
Main Idea and Supporting Details Unit Bundle: Print and Digital
This Main Idea Unit contains everything you need to instruct and assess your students on their ability to determine the main idea and identify the supporting details. First, you'll start with the Main Idea Introductory Presentation & Guided Student Note Pages. You'll then have students find the main idea and the supporting details in 7 different informational texts. These are found in the Main Idea and Supporting Details Assignments. More information about each item in the bundle is give
Grades:
5th - 8th
Synthesizing Bundle of Activities: Practice Passages, Poster, PowerPoint
This synthesizing bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as you teach them to synthesize information as they read. Use these teacher resources to introduce students to three types of synthesis (adding information to your current understanding, modifying your current understanding, and completely changing your thinking). Examples of each type are provided. Students love the fun activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year af
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Citing Evidence Lesson: PowerPoint for Text Dependent Essay Prep! +Worksheets!
This is a ready-to-teach PowerPoint lesson on Citing Evidence / Locating Text Based Facts. Appropriate for middle and high school. 5th/6th Grade Edition is here.
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Contains over 40 slides and two 2-sided worksheets that accompany the prese
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Animal Adaptations Unit | Phenomenon Based Science
This low prep Animal Adaptations unit will have your students engaged and having fun learning from the very first activity through the end of unit assessment! The complete phenomenon based science unit has everything you need, including activities, worksheets, interactive notebooks, and more, to learn all about amazing animal adaptations.Click on the PREVIEW above for a closer look at everything included!This phenomenon based science packet makes a great companion to:Plant Adaptations UnitThis c
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
Ultimate Media Literacy, Advertising, Fake News, & Confirmation Bias FULL UNIT
Updated for 2024!With so many messages aimed at teens today, it's important for them to understand how to learn the various ways in which advertisers target them. In this comprehensive media literacy unit, students will learn about media literacy, common rhetorical strategies, and have multiple opportunities to apply their learning to print and commercial advertisements. It's never been more important than ever to help students understand the differences between fake news, misinformation, click
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Grades:
7th - 12th
The Scottsboro Boys: The Inspiration Behind To Kill A Mockingbird Black History
I started teaching this unit as a way to introduce To Kill A Mockingbird to my students...but my kids were so into it (AND it hit on a ton of Common Core Standards...especially with informational text) that I now teach it every year. This easily works for either an ELA or Social Studies lesson. Includes: -2 PowerPoint Presentations: -1 PPT. on Word Choice/Tone (11 Slides) -1 PPT. on The Scottsboro Boys (10 Slides) -Teacher Instructions-3 Newspaper Articles from 1931-Article Analysis Questions
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Reading Graphic Texts - Infographics Lesson, Graphic Organizer, Examples - OLC4O
Introduce graphic texts and teach information literacy! Students will learn how to read different types of graphic texts using the slideshow lesson, graphic organizer, and examples of infographics provided. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this engaging lesson. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lesson for Reading Graphic Texts:✏️ How to Read Graphic Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google S
Grades:
6th - 12th
Nonfiction Text Structures Guided Notes Reading Summarizing Paragraph Writing
This Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes fifteen lessons perfect for teaching middle school students the nonfiction text structures used in informational and explanatory texts: description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Through guided notes, teacher modeling, and independent practice, students understand and apply the concept of nonfiction text structure when reading, summarizing, and writing informational and explana
Grades:
6th - 8th
Evaluate Arguments & Claims - Bias, Audience, Persuasive Appeals
Teach your students how to spot bias and persuasive appeals in non-fiction passages! In this lesson, they will examine, analyze, and evaluate arguments.This purchase includes:A Powerpoint lesson on key terms, including: bias, audience, claim, counterclaim, evidence, and the three methods of persuasion (emotional, ethical, and logical appeals)An accommodating graphic organizer for key termsPractice identifying target audience worksheet with 10 short non-fiction passagesEvaluating arguments practi
Grades:
7th - 12th
Is Taylor Swift ruining football | Argument analysis activity | Secondary ELA
"Is Taylor Swift ruining football?" This argument analysis activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and analysis among students. With 6 different article options to choose from, students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of perspectives on this controversial topic. By selecting and reading 2 articles of their choice, students will then utilize graphic organizers to identify, analyze, and compare the arguments presented in each article. Finally, students will craft 2 parag
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Veterans Day Reading Passage & Questions
Celebrate Veterans Day with this nonfiction close reading passage. Students will discover how Veterans Day originated during World War 1, the similarities and differences between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, and some interesting facts about Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.This reading passage offers ten higher level thinking questions. The questions include key reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, affixes, comparing and contrasting,
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
American Symbols : American Flag Anticipation Guide & AWESOME Show!!
Fascinating facts, interactive discussion questions, priceless pictures, and links to live cams... this show has it ALL! It's the BEST, EASIEST lesson you'll ever teach about one of our greatest American symbols: the American Flag! Everything you need is right here- just flip through, reading the pages to the class, and let the learning begin!
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Teaching Students the Difference Between Paraphrasing and Plagiarizing
The first step in learning to paraphrase is to learn to recognize it! This PowerPoint lesson illustrates the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing. Students are given a handout with examples (which are also on the PowerPoint). They compare the "paraphrasing" to the original text to determine if the samples are paraphrased or plagiarized. There are two examples of good paraphrasing and two examples of plagiarism. Text excerpts are taken from a middle school history textbook.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Stage 3 | Unit 2 | Component B *Google Slides*
Stage 3 Unit 2 - Genre*Component B*What's IncludedThis Unit includes over 100 Google Slides, with links to videos, podcasts and websites to teach the core concept Genre, based on the texts Bright New World by Cindy Forde and Dry to Dry by Pamela Freeman. Included are PDF copies of templates used throughout the unit to support students writing a Multi-Genre, Multimodal text. Please see 'Unit Introduction' 'File for further instructions on accessing the Google Slides.
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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Should Animals Be Kept in Zoos? Persuasive / Opinion Writing Powerpoint PPT
CHECK OUT MY OVER 200 FANTASTIC TPT RESOURCES @:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Geis19This Powerpoint slide show looks at the topic of Should There Be Zoos question from an unbiased view. The slides give reasons for and against the implementation of zoos. Many colourful photos are included. Discuss this controversial topic with your students and use it to introduce opinion writing and persuasive writing. 28 Slides. Topic includes a) Should there be Zoos b) Why there should be zoos.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Credible Sources Media Literacy Online Research Presentation and Activities
Credible Sources Media Literacy Online Research Presentation and Activities: Equip your students with the essential skill of discerning credible sources from unreliable ones with this comprehensive resource. In today's digital age, the ability to navigate online information effectively is paramount. This presentation and accompanying activities guide students through the process of evaluating source credibility, considering factors such as authorship, publication date, and bias. With interactive
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos PPT and Guided Notes
What do Nike, Pedigree, and SPCA have in common? Each use rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos) to persuade viewers and consumers.
The following is an introductory lesson to rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, pathos. Included is a PowerPoint presentation featuring ads from Nike (LeBron James), Beef It's What's For Dinner, Pedigree, and SPCA. Two of the ads link to YouTube.
Guided notes for students to follow along are included. The lesson is interactive, asking students to apply their
Grades:
8th - 12th
Main Idea Supporting Details - Citing Evidence - Quotes as Supporting Evidence
Teaching how to use quotes as supporting details has never been easier! This lesson includes an introduction and thorough explanation of how to incorporate quotes used as supporting evidence in an essay. Additionally, anchor paragraphs using a quote as supporting evidence provide students the opportunity to see how the writing process works. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers something for everyone. The no prep lesson can be used in class or assigned for di
Grades:
6th - 8th
Newspaper Article Headlines and Leads - OSSLT News Report Examples - OSSLC OLC4O
This Newspaper Article Headlines and Leads lesson explores news literacy through examples of news reports. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! 5.00Included with this Newspaper Article Headlines and Leads Lesson:✏️ Headlines and Leads Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® & Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Differentiate between news
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Seismic Waves
This worksheet gives a brief reading selection about the three types of earthquake waves: primary waves, secondary waves and surface waves. The student is then asked to cut out various pictures or words to show understanding of the reading selection and paste into the appropriate location. The categories that are covered are the seismic wave name, speed, states of matter the waves travel through and the motion they make.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Plant Adaptations Unit | Phenomenon Based Science CER
This low prep Plant Adaptations unit will have your students engaged and having fun learning from the very first activity through the end of unit assessment! The complete phenomenon based science unit has everything you need, including activities, worksheets, interactive notebooks, and more, to learn all about amazing plant adaptations.Click on the PREVIEW above for a closer look at everything included!This phenomenon based science packet makes a great companion to:Animal Adaptations UnitThis co
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 3-LS4-2
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