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Close reading activities for staff
Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
ELA Close Reading Bundle: 60+ Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of thematic and seasonal close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies all year long.This bundle includes 10 monthly/seasonal units, each with 5 high-interest passages with accompanying worksheet of comprehension questions. Multiple genres are covered every month, including fictional narratives, informational text, expository text, fables, poems,
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4th - 7th, Staff
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October and Halloween Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of October and Halloween close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• The Harvest Moon: Fictional Narrative (1080L)• Pumpkin Harvesting: Informational Text (1300L)• Costume Shirts Made Easy: Expository Text (1000L)• To the Bul
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4th - 7th, Staff
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January and New Year's Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of January and New Year's reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.This 18-page New Year’s close reading resource includes:• Inspiration and Directions for Use • What is Close Reading? • Close Reading Strategies • Dear Journal: Reflective Journal (1010L)• The Ball Drop in Times Square: Informational Text (1010L)• How to Plan the Perfect Holiday Par
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
February and Valentine's Day Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of February and Valentine's Day reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Use this resource to incorporate engaging close reading practice with high-interest, February-themed topics...Black History Month, Random Acts of Kindness, Valentine's Day, and Ground Hog Day.This 19 page FEBRUARY close reading resource includes:• Inspiration and Directions fo
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: February ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
Back to School Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of Back to School reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 16-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• The False Start: Fictional Narrative (1080L)• Back to School: Informational Text (1300L)• How to Have the Worst First Day: Expository Text (1000L)• The Night Before: Poe
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School ELA Activities for Middle School
Atomic Habits Book Study
Take your high school English classroom on a transformative journey through the book Atomic Habits with this comprehensive unit! As an experienced high school English teacher, I understand the importance of providing educators with resources that foster collaboration, meaningful engagement, and clear learning objectives.This unit comes complete with a detailed pacing guide, allowing you to plan exactly how long each lesson will take to teach. With clear learning objectives and essential question
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Summer Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to improve their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of summer close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and practice close reading strategies.Included in this 18-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• Swim Team Swindler: Fictional Narrative (890L)• Alex's Lemonade Stand: Informational Text (1140L)• How to Make the Perfect S'more: Expository Text (890L)• Sunshine's Assault
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4th - 7th, Staff
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House Taken Over - PPT Lesson - myPerspectives - Grade 10
This is a ready-made PowerPoint animated lesson with answer key for **House Taken Over** selection, unit 1, myPerspectives, grade 10. This lesson includes the following:- Pre-reading activities- Comprehension check- Close read the textSetting (video)- Analyze the text- Analyze craft and structure- Concept Vocabulary and Word Study- ConventionsPrepositional phrases (video)In addition to:videos to facilitate conventions and literature.slides that provide assistance and recommendations on how to fa
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10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Inside the Nightmare | UNIT 1 | myPerspectives | PPT | Grade 10
AP Spanish Reading Ciencia y Tecnología | Lectura en español | Nuevos inventos
Science and Technology reading that I use for Spanish Reading. Even though these inventions are from 2017, they are still very relevant to this year. AP Spanish Language and Culture Sub themes:Ciencia y Tecnologia | Science and Technologycontexto 1 Tecnología, individuo y sociedadcontexto 2 El cuidado de la salud y la medicinacontexto 3 La ciencia y la éticacontexto 4 Los fenómenos naturalescontexto 5 El acceso a la tecnologíacontexto 6 Las innovaciones tecnológicascontext 1 Technology, individu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Social Studies Bellwork: European Colonization of North America {History Guru}
Social Studies Bellwork/ Bellringer/ Close Read: European Colonization of North AmericaEuropean Colonization of North America Major Standards:SS.8.A.2.4Identify the impact of key colonial figures on the economic, political, and social development of the colonies.SS.8.A.2.1Compare the relationships among the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch in their struggle for colonization of North America.Learning Goal: Students will be able to compare the characteristics (geographic, economic, po
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quizzes - Ch 1-11 with Answer Key
This product includes:Chapters 1-2 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 3-4 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 5-6 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 7-8 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapters 9-10 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer KeyChapter 11 Quiz (12 Questions) with Answer Key Other Products offered by "Subject Matter Expert" (Not Included in this product): SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT STORE (Click Here)
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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College Preparation: Managing Expectations and Skills/Strategies for Success
It is a part of our responsibility as the teachers of secondary students to prepare them for the realities of college. High school students are often unaware of just how different the responsibilities of a college student can be in comparison to those of a typical high school student. Making students aware and offering them the skills and strategies to deal with these changes is necessary.This unit exposes the major differences between expectations of the typical high schools students and colleg
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Earth Day Close Reading Toolkit
Have you ever wondered how Earth Day began? I was curious, so I did a bit of research and created this Earth Day Close Reading Toolkit FREEBIE for my students and yours.This Earth Day FREEBIE includes:• an explanation of Close Reading for students• Close Reading Strategies• Directions for Classroom Use• Earth Day Informational Text• Reader Response Questions• 3-Post-Reading Journal Prompts• Answer KeyThis resource comes with my Earth Day Reader's Theater and Informational Text Toolkit. If you
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4th - 7th, Staff
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AP Spanish-Las Comunidades Educativas (L, S, R & W Skills)
Hi, Teachers! ❤️ Thanks for reading my description⭐. These Spanish worksheets were made for my AP students to improve their basic AP skills in AP main topics, especially listening and speaking about Educational Communities. It has eighteen student pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos, activities, and pictures.✍How to Use It: Students will follow the directions and perform the tasks in each section. The worksheets work great for extra homework practic
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: AP Spanish Growing Bundle
Differentiated Reading Passages for First Grade Unit 2
These DIFFERENTIATED passages are part of a set that were designed to supplement the Journeys reading series, however they can be used in any class or other grade levels for remediation or enrichment.
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~ 5 weekly sets of 3 leveled passages (total of 15 passages)
~ answer keys
~ controlled vocabulary
~ phonetic-based words
~ skill-based comprehension activities.
~ 5 comprehension questions
~ color-coding text evidence techniques each that must be validated with text evidence by refer
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PreK - 2nd, Staff
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Where Is Here? - PPT Lesson - myPerspectives Grade 10
This is a ready-made PowerPoint animated lesson with answer key for **Where is Here?** selection, unit 1, myPerspectives, grade 10. This lesson includes the following:- Short film based on the selection- Comprehension check- Close read the text- Analyze the text- Analyze craft and structure- Concept Vocabulary and Word Study- Author's StyleIn addition to extra practice, suggestions, and instructions visible to teacher only and videos to facilitate the conventions and literature.
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10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Inside the Nightmare | UNIT 1 | myPerspectives | PPT | Grade 10
Differentiated Reading Passages for First Grade Unit 3
These DIFFERENTIATED passages are part of a set that were designed to supplement the Journeys reading series, however they can be used in any class or other grade levels for remediation or enrichment.
There are:
~ 5 weekly sets of 3 leveled passages (total of 15 passages)
~ answer keys
~ controlled vocabulary
~ phonetic-based words
~ skill-based comprehension activities.
~ 5 comprehension questions
~ color-coding text evidence techniques each that must be validated with text evidence by refer
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K - 2nd, Staff
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May Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of May and End of the School Year close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.Included in this 18-page resource:• Inspiration and Directions for Use• What is Close Reading?• Close Reading Strategies• I QUIT!: Fictional Narrative (730L)• Celebrating Memorial Day: Informational Text (1270L)• Cicadas:The Worst Creature Ever: Opinion (910L)• Our Sch
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: May ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
November and Thanksgiving Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of November and Thanksgiving reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.This November Close Reads for BIG KIDS is the ideal reading tool for your students during this fall-filled time of year. Engage your students, evaluate their abilities as readers, provide high-interest reading selections students will LOVE!Included in this 16-page resource:• Ins
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Reading Passages Paragraphs Short Stories Comprehension Questions Worksheets
This 175 page PDF file includes 100 Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank questions.The reading comprehension ranges from stories, paragraphs, texts, and passages to give your students a variety to read about. Topics include, but are not limited to, animals, food, sports, cars, family, science, school, and much more!These worksheets have many uses:1. Home school2. Substitute teacher3. Snow days4. Busy work5. Online distance learning6. Class work7. Independent
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Bleak House Comprehension Bundle Pack
This bundle pack contains six activities based on Charles Dickens’ epic masterpiece, 'Bleak House'. Each activity contains six comprehension questions with model responses for students. The activities are from the breadth of the novel and the excerpts and questions are a great way to guide students to understand what they are reading. Each question builds in complexity as it climbs the comprehension taxonomy. Questions 1 & 2 build student skills in recall. Questions 3 & 4 build student s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Art Observation and Prompts Student Worksheet for Museum Field Trips
Art Observation and Prompts Student Worksheet for Museum Field Trips Grade 7+This is an incredibly versatile worksheet that I used while looking for inspiration for my new resource on a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican Museum, Italy. It is definitely geared towards older students (Grades 7+), but you can easily take the questions and pose them in an easier, simpler way - the essence is there.It is aimed at helping students make sense of their visit to a museum in-person, but I think
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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