7th grade reading strategies Common Core K.CC.C.6 resources

Summarizing Nonfiction & Informational Texts Scaffolded Unit | Digital and Print

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So your students are reading nonfiction articles and informational texts, but can they summarize them? My students, especially my struggling 7th - 9th graders, have often been at a loss for what to include in nonfiction summaries. I created this mini unit to scaffold their understanding.CONTENTS:a presentation and student notes that provide the basics for teaching students how to summarize a nonfiction text. The presentation text can be edited in Google Slides, which can be downloaded as a Power

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

K.CC.C.6

, RI.6.2

, RI.7.2

, RI.8.2

, RI.9-10.2

Also included in: Reading Graphic Organizers Activity Bundle: Literature and Informational Texts

Esperanza Rising Theme Activity - There is No Rose Without Thorns

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The One and Only Mrs T

This is a 1-page flipchart for the Promethean Board relating to one of the Major Themes in Esperanza Rising: "there is no rose without thorns" or there is no life without difficulties. The second page of the flipchart includes a printable sheet for the students to fill out. The activity is to provide evidence of the theme "there is no rose without thorns" within Esperanza Rising. The students should be prompted to add 1 difficulty that young Esperanza has faced throughout the book for every

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS: