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High school informational text resources for Microsoft Word and for administrators
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Dangers of Energy Drinks
This informational text lesson on the dangers of energy drinks is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills and comprehension! With eight specific standards-based questions and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Student Experience: Students will read the high-interest, engaging article about the dangers of energy drinks. Then, students will truly dig into and respond to that text. Last, students will write a short a
Grades:
7th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Article of the Week | GROWING Article Library (Over 125 high-interest articles)
This resource includes EVERYTHING you need to assign articles of the week in your class. Once you purchase this produce, you will have access to a Google folder with over 125 Articles of the Week AND all the reference materials needed to begin using the AOW assignment in your class.Each Article of the Week includes a graphic organizer with power vocabulary words, a central idea box, and response questions to guide students' written reflection. This folder will be frequently updated with new arti
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Essay Writing Guide: 5 Paragraphs & Beyond
A complete essay writing handout/guide for high school students (and feisty middle school students), in a digital and ready to print booklet!This Booklet includes:A Quick Reference Sheet for basic essay structureDetailed explanations of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, including diagrams and descriptions of every partExamples of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, with each of their sentences/parts highlightedA basic sample essay for students to analyze (different from t
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Valentine's Day Activities, Hot Topics Informational Text, Does True Love Last?
Looking for a thoughtful, quick, and creative close reading lesson for Valentine's Day that covers several standards for your middle or high school students? I love to bring holiday themed lessons in when I can, but I am always very cautious to choose lessons that are standards-based. This mini-lesson meets both requirements perfectly! Student Experience: Students exercise summarizing and close reading skills as they read the article about a couple whose love brought them back together after s
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
A Brief History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers.The text explores the origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict, it’s 100 year old history, the latest escalations and the possibility of holding successful peace talksAfter carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including:-comprehension questionsa definition matcha true or false exercisea multiple choice exercisea fill
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Modern History Bundle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Unit Lesson Plan
This extensive unit plan for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each chapter of the novel. The novel unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Haddon’s craft and en
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Alebrijes Mexican Folk Art: Cultural Reading (English version) SUB PLAN
This 3-page file includes:~A reading that describes the history of Alebrijes, a Mexican Folk Art Tradition begun in the 1930s by Pedro Linares. It discusses the various materials used to create these fantastical animals as well as the importance of the Oaxaca region in Mexican Art. Also included is a paragraph on the annual parade of Alebrijes in Mexico City as well as a similar type of art created by the local indigenous Zapotec people made from the copal tree.~A worksheet with 10 reading compr
Grades:
6th - 10th
Check In Check Out Editable Daily Behavior Report Card
This is an editable CICO Daily Behavior Sheet for Tier II students based on behavior data. It can also be tweaked to be used as a strategy in your own classroom for individual students on a weekly or daily basis. Two CICO sheets per page to save trees!Included as well is a daily data tracking sheet for CICO facilitators
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Letter of Recommendation for Paraprofessional
If you've not written a letter of recommendation before, the process can seem a bit intimidating. Fortunately, all letters of recommendation involve common elements that you can master easily. But there are times you just don't have the time and may be in need of a template that you can arrange according to your needs. This letter of recommendation is for a paraprofessional teacher trying to secure a position in one of the various departments. This letter speaks for a versatile, nurturing indivi
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Student Daily Behavior Checklist *Editable* - School Counselor / IEP / SST
Use this daily student behavior checklist to keep students on track of their IEP, SST, or Counseling goals. Works best with Elementary and Middle, but could be modified for High School.
This word document is completely editable. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns about this or any of my other products.
Thanks for checking out my TPT store! - Charm City School Counselor
Grades:
K - 12th
McCarthyism Internet Scavenger Hunt - The Crucible
This graphic organizer asks students to research for answers to prompts about The Red Scare and McCarthyism. This introduction lays the foundation for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
It is presented as a Word document so you may alter to fit your instruction or scaffold for struggling learners.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Common Core Lesson Plan Template with Danielson Framework for Special Education
My district has adopted both the Common Core and the Danielson Framework for our evaluations and instruction. This lesson plan template includes a Common Core standard for use in Special Education. Literacy is the focus of this lesson plan template, though it is easily modifiable.
Included are areas and examples for:
Objective
Benchmarks
Standards
Assessment
Alternative Assessments
Activities: Pacing and Sequence
Checking for Understanding During Activities
Question Types for Checking Understa
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Info Reading Text - September 11th Attacks (no prep)
An informational text article and vocabulary activity about the 9/11 attacks. Topics covered in the article include; the attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, Flight 93, the war on terror, and death tolls. Includes a vocab definition and word search activity. The article is appropriate for middle and high school ages. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Nonfiction Close Reading Lesson on Hot Topics: A Culture of Cheating
This easy prep mini lesson on cheating is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With specific skilled-based, text-based questions and a writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate. Make those real-world connections with hot topics informational text lessons!Student Experience: The pressure to achieve in academics, get into college, and earn scholarships often provokes students -- and even parents -- to make dishonest decisions, i.e. che
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
Research Paper Outline
This produce is an outline template designed for student use. This shows students how to use facts, instead of just listing them. I have used this outline with grades 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand HUGE BUNDLE
The contents of this bundle include:1. Group Inquiry Project: This is an introduction to the novel. Students read the back of the book and research different words on the description. They then share their discoveries with the class in a creative presentation. 2. Reading Guide: Students can use this guide or the text analysis guide as they read through the book.3. Text Analysis Guided Exploration: This activity can be used all throughout the reading of the novel. Students are given chunks of the
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Info Reading Text - Crime and Psychology: 8 Notorious Serial Killers in History
Click here for "Author's Purpose" additional activityThis is an informational reading article about 8 of history's most notorious serial killers. Includes information on Harold Shipman, Belle Gunness, Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper, and H.H. Holmes. To make this assignment even more engaging, download my assignment "Author's Purpose". https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Authors-Purpose-Reading-Supplemental-Activ
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: Crime and Forensics: Serial Killer Bundle
Informational Text - American Revolution: Yorktown and Treaty of Paris (No Prep)
A reading assignment about the last major battle of the war, Yorktown, and the treaty to end the war. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Informational Text - The American Revolution Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Reading is Good for Your Brain
This mini lesson on the benefits of reading is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With five specific common core text-based questions, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Includes:-Formal lesson plan-Super simple sub sheet-Standards links-Link to article-Idea for starter-Short answer questions and answers- Argumentative Prompt-100% EditableClassroom success stories from other teachers who have tried this resource:♥ "Love this - a perfect les
Grades:
8th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Back to School Orientation School Building Scavenger Hunt Contest
This scavenger hunt contest consists of 13 catchy, rhyming clues regarding locations in your building that new students need to become familiar with. This is a great activity for a back to school orientation or "Back to School Boot Camp."
The following locations are included:
1 Art Room
2 Computer Lab
3 Main Office
4 Elevator
5 Chorus Room
6 Gym
7 Nurse's Office
8 Girls’ Bathroom
9 Auditorium
10 Band Room
11 Library
12 Cafeteria
**If your school is without one of these rooms, the scavenger hu
Grades:
K - 9th
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Science Lab Safety Rules/Contract & Safety Poster Assignment
This is an easy lab safety contract that puts the responsibility back on the students rather than on you as the teacher. The contract is written in kid-friendly terms and can easily be explained in one class period. This contract explains the safety rules of the classrooms and requires both the students and parents to sign acknowledging their understanding of the rules.
**The contract is editable so you can change the year and add your own name, school, or classroom number.**
How to use th
Grades:
1st - 12th, Staff
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