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Common Core RI.7.8 resources for GATE
Informational Text for October and Halloween
Informational Text Halloween Theme
Informational Text for October begins with an article about Frankenstein’s monster. Not only is he one of Halloween’s most versatile characters, he is also a star of stage, screen, and TV. The strange thing is—he has never had a name and he owes everything to his strikingly ugly looks.
The second article takes students back to 1816, known as the Year Without a Summer when people in New England and a few states father south were shoveling out from under
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6th - 9th
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Integration of Knowledge using Online Reading Passages
Explore Reading:Informational Common Core Standards using this resource! Three sets of articles and videos have students explore bias, structure, compare/contrast, how authors prove their point, and MORE! Articles can be found online (websites inserted in the file) and are all FREE! The articles are also high-interest as their topics include the Mayan "Doomsday" Prediction, Minecraft and Artificial Intelligence!
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5th - 8th
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Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
Counting by 7s & Rain Reign: A Comparison
Two great novels, two talented authors, two best-selling books, two strong characters with diagnoses... Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin have A LOT in common! Created as an independent study, this guide can be used for single students or for an entire class!In this comparison study, students will compare and contrast the plots of the novels, the two main characters, the two diagnoses of the main characters, and perspectives on current research involving gif
Grades:
5th - 8th
RI.5.6 RI.6.6 RI.7.6 POV, Perspective and Persuasion with Daylight Saving Time
Did you know Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a hot-button issue? I didn't, but when I found out, I knew I had to turn it into a perspective/point of view/persuasion lesson since it is a topic that is kid-appropriate! This series of lessons focuses on a writer's point of view, perspective and opinion. Students will learn how writers use strong, persuasive language to prove their point. They will also take a look at the difference between a strong argument, a weak argument and an unbiased view o
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5th - 8th
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Biography Series: Differentiated Marie Curie Choice Board
Reach all learners in your classroom with this Differentiated Biography Choice Board on Marie Curie! This Choice Board is differentiated in 3 ways! First, choose the level of text each student reads from online versions (text not included). Also, each task on the board is given a point value that denotes level of difficulty. Further differentiate by adjusting number of points students need to earn before completion. Best of all, since all studnets focus on the same topic, every learner can
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6th - 8th
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Biography Series: Differentiated Lin Manuel-Miranda Choice Board
Reach all learners in your classroom with this Differentiated Biography Choice Board on Lin Maneul-Miranda! This Choice Board is differentiated in 3 ways! First, choose the level of text each student reads from online versions (text not included). Also, each task on the board is given a point value that denotes level of difficulty. Further differentiate by adjusting number of points students need to earn before completion. Best of all, since all studnets focus on the same topic, every learn
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6th - 8th
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