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Free middle school informational text resources for Microsoft Word
Informative Writing Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer will help students plan their informational writing piece. In 3rd Grade, students are required to provide at least 3 facts and 2-3 details, so this graphic organizer should help them organize their thoughts.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Debate Rubric
This editable rubric can be used for scoring individual students or groups during a classroom debate! It assesses teamwork, use of facts and text evidence, organization, respect for the other team, presentation style, and understanding of the debate topic.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Main Idea Nonfiction Reading Passage Worksheet
This reading passage focuses on identifying main idea.
There are four multiple choice questions.
*Feel free to modify this document to fit the needs of your classroom. :)
ANSWER KEY:
1 - C
2 - D
3 - C
4 - answers vary
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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This is the Christmas Reading Comprehension Light Pack. It contains 4 reading comprehension handouts for different levels.Answers keys are included.If you are happy with this product and you want more, please consider purchasing the Mega Pack, which you can find here: Christmas Reading Comprehension MEGA Pack.
Grades:
1st - 10th
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Nonfiction Text Features Reference Sheet
This is a great tool for students to keep in their binders to reference when identifying and describing features of non-fiction text. Even in black and white, they will have a clear set of examples of the features most commonly found in informational texts.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Citing Textual Evidence - Sentence Starters for Writing
Great source for students to reference when responding orally or in writing using textual evidence.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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A Million Miles Away movie guide in English and Espanol
This is a video guide in Word in English and Spanish about A Million Miles Away movie and Hispanic astronaut Jose Hernandez. It was designed for high school grade ELS, ELL students. It has sentence prompts and is numbered. It has vocabulary at the beginning to preview for learners.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Microsoft Word Basic Keyboard Shortcuts Worksheet
Activity Overview:
Everyone knows that fast and efficient typist rarely let their fingers leave the keyboard. Having to lift your hand to find the mouse, then point and click at an icon, only slows down typing speed. Becoming adept at using control key shortcuts will not only save time but will increase your knowledge of the power of your word processor.
Recommendations:
This Worksheet Should be distributed and reviewed with students before Shortcut Activity 1. (Free Activity provided within P
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Making Inferences/ Word Choice/ Connotation and Denotation
Your students will read an advertisement about Togo the puppy. They will think about what the purpose or goal is (To get Togo adopted). Once they understand the purpose of the advertisement they will be guided to think about word choice and the positive and negative connotations of words. They will then be asked to rewrite Togo's advertisement using the turth. They will need to make inferences based on the clues in the advertisement and what they already know.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Close Reading Current Events Organizer
Close Reading Current Events Organizer by Miss Middle School Teacher~ I use this in my middle school science classes to teach disciplinary literacy skills and close reading of expository text. This same form could be adapted to social studies or math articles as well. This includes the student organizer and a brief lesson plan explaining how I teach with it/use it. I teach annotations of articles along with this as well. It is a great way to help students understand an author's central idea, a f
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Research Paper Outline Guide for Students
This is a two-page outline for students to fill in when working to organize a research paper. It is designed based on students having a minimum of three supporting points as well as a section that acknowledges the opposing side to their arguments (a concession/refutation section). This outline allows students to easily organize their ideas in preparation for writing. Before completing this outline guide, students should have completed at least some research in order to include sources. Stude
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Video Game Reading Articles Compare and Contrast
High-level interest reading articles about video games! Article one is about how NASA uses video games, while article two discusses video game addiction. Comprehension questions attached with answers! This always generates great discussion!*On this worksheet set, I put the answer key first.*
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Veterans Day
This comprehension sheet has been designed using the Florida Standards Assessment test item specs to help students understand the significance of Veterans Day.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches -
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Current Events Science Article Assignment
This assignment can be used during any science unit in an effort to link current events information to the science classroom. Physical, Earth, and Life Sciences can be used and students can find the relevance in what they are learning in the classroom and apply it to their real-world. This template also works great as a differentiation tool as each student can have a different article based on their reading and comprehension level and can be adapted for multiple subject areas. If you have a s
Grades:
6th - 10th, Staff
RACES Writing Strategy Detailed Essay Template
This template gives students a detailed and easy format for their informational and argumentative essays. The template includes sentence starters and other helpful hints.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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Christmas Trivia Internet Scavenger Hunt
This activity consists of 15 Christmas trivia questions which students answer using an Internet search engine. Answers, with links to sources, are included.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Biography Bottle Book Report
A book report project to be done on a biography that includes a presentation aspect for students. It includes step by step directions for students to follow. It can be used for 5th to 6th grade students. My students have always loved creating a likeness of the person they've read about and you will be surprised with some of the incredible projects your students will create.It is written and saved as a Microsoft Word document so that you can put in your own due date.Also look for the grading rubr
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Grades:
5th - 6th
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Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses Poster Project
This project is to design a poster of a Greek God or Goddess of each student’s choosing. Students are then to present their information to the class using their poster for display and reference. The students are to sign up on the provided sheet, which includes symbol(s) for each God or Goddess to peak their interest. There are (20) Gods or Goddesses listed. If you have more students than (20) you can have (2) students research the same God or Goddess individually and present separately.
Res
Grades:
6th
Severe Weather project
This severe weather project puts students into groups to research severe weather phenomena such as tornado, hurricane, and severe thunderstorms. After researching, the groups will put their information into book format. This rubric describes the requirements and provides a checklist for student use.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Greek Mythology
Reading comprehension on Greek Mythology. This resource includes multiple choice questions, a written response, and answer key. This reading includes reference to the Myth of Narcissus. This should be used as an introduction to a Greek Mythology unit. It is an information text aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2.
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. Could be used for grades 3-6.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Biomes Investigation Project
This Word document includes day by day directions for students to do a partner investigation of biomes around the word. Technology and research standards are addressed. A rubric for student and teacher use is included. I have added this item as a Word document so that it is editable. Please feel free to edit and change it to meet your needs. Please do not distribute multiple copies.
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
THE Best Sub Plan EVER
So, you've suddenly come down with a stomach bug? Or maybe all three kids AND you have a stomach bug? You need a lesson plan, and you need one FAST. Take advantage of the beginning of the school year to sure up your emergency plans with this fool proof design. These materials work whether your students are all Chromebook, or still stuck pushing papers. This could also be a great introduction for the students to Newsela! I use Newsela CONSTANTLY. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I enco
Grades:
7th - 12th
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