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High school informational text lesson pdfs
Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features & Comparing Multiple Accounts 4-8 NO PREP
Spice up your lessons with this Titanic Pack! Students practice identifying and using nonfiction text features in natural context. They'll also compare multiple accounts of survivor stories. Just like all of my other activity packs, these lessons are FUN, extremely high-interest, organized, RIGOROUS, and ready to teach today!*NOTE* - This product is included in my Spring Bundle. Purchase the bundle to receive an exclusive Easter Mini-Pack!Your students will:Construct an 11 page "book" in their i
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4th - 9th
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Emancipation Proclamation Activity | Printable & Digital | Civil War Worksheets
Everything you need to teach Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation is included in this comprehensive Civil War lesson. Tier-three vocabulary support, guided questioning, summary writing, and an extension activity will ensure student understanding of the Emancipation Proclamation. Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included. **This resource is part of the Civil War Activities Unit Bundle. It includes 8 engaging Civil War resources at a 30% discount price! Click here to preview all 8 print
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: US History Primary Source Analysis BUNDLE | Printable & Digital
Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Worksheets Activities Grades 8-9
These 10 pages of reading comprehension passages and questions worksheets contain multiple choice questions for students to practice a range of skills. Passages are high-interest and written on an 8th-9th grade level. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. This Download Contains: 10 passages with multiple choice questions: easy one-page printables answer keyself checking digital version on Easel
Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: ELA Skills Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities 8-9th Grade Bundle
Media Literacy - Detect & Dismiss Fake News and Media Bias - Full 15-Lesson Unit
Are your students gullible or easily swayed by dubious sources and fake news? This fifteen-lesson unit is designed to train middle and high school students to evaluate source credibility and recognize questionable content on the Internet. It is provided in both Google Slides and PDF.Topics are CURRENT and include Israel and Hamas, Trump and Biden, ChatGPT, and more.This unit is regularly updated to remain current. CONTENTS:◈Lesson 1: The Problem Students will learn relevant terminology and apply
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8th - 10th
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AP English Language and Composition CURRICULUM BUNDLE full year CED Aligned
This AP Language Curriculum bundle includes a full year of lessons for teaching the standards laid out in the CED with engaging, scaffolded activities. Whether you have beginners or experienced students, these lesson plans and activities will help your students grow in their close reading, analysis, and writing skills as they tackle rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis projects building towards the AP Lang exam in May.These are all TRIED and TRUE activities, readings, lessons, and projec
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10th - 12th
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AP English Language Curriculum, AP Lang Language, Rhetorical Analysis - Argument
This AP™ English Language & Composition CED-aligned bundle is for the first-time instructor or seasoned Lang teacher who needs to shake things up a bit. It contains 1116 pages of AP™ Language and Composition resources (all 50 of my AP™ products!). Priced individually, the value of these products is $271.81.The author is a veteran AP™ English Language & Comp. teacher and AP™ Exam reader.Materials are aligned with the current College Board Course and Exam Description. Erika L. says,⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
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10th - 12th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Persuasive Writing: Lesson Plan Pack
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach persuasive writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive persuasive writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:The main goal for this unit is for students to learn the main techniques of persuasive language (including ethos, pathos, and logos), and
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8th - 11th
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Synthesis Essay Unit for AP English Language & Composition | Synthesis Question
Are your student struggling with synthesis skills? This ten-lesson writing unit slows down and stretches the process a student must use for the AP® Lang exam free response Question 1. What a student will do in May for Question 1 has been stretched to ten lesson plans here, each of which will take 60 to 90 minutes to facilitate. Each lesson plan includes materials needed, essential question, "I can" statement, activator, teacher input, student active participation, and summary. All materials are
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Language & Composition Synthesis Essay Bundle - AP Lang Exam
Mock Trial for any text! Grades 6-8 ELA, Editable
Transform your classroom into a courtroom and engage students in meaningful learning with this mock trial that can be used with any text! Use in print or digitally! This mock trial is completely editable and can easily be shared in Google Classroom. Students learn how to support a claim (their client's innocence or the defendant's guilt) using text based evidence in this engaging two day lesson. This product is completely editable, too!Included in this product: - Two day lesson plan- Detailed sc
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6th - 9th
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List of Mood / Tone Words - Handout for Students
The list includes words that are separated by category: positive, negative, and neutral.Also included is a short description of how to identify mood/tone and a few examples.This is a great reference for students which can be used to reinforce the skill of identifying mood and tone throughout the year.
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4th - 10th
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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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Paraphrasing Lesson, Activities, and Practice
Teach your students to paraphrase, an important research skill. This paraphrasing resource provides you with a lesson to help your students learn to paraphrase information properly. They will learn the difference between plagiarizing and paraphrasing and get practice in learning to paraphrase in a way that avoids unintentional plagiarism.Be sure to check the preview for more detail.The resource includes:A quick "quiz" that you can use to see what your students already know (meant for discussion,
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin with Nonfiction Text - Short Story Analysis
Students complete close readings of two texts: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” to make relevant connections. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide with statements about love and marriage. A handout with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies provides scaffolding for their reading, and the lesson culminates with an assignment requiring students to find a love song or poem that matches a theme f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Enneagram Personality Test Reflection Activity
I love to have my students do a personality test at the beginning of the year! Not only do I learn a lot about them, but they also learn a lot about themselves, Currently, the Enneagram Personality Test has been flooding Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Why not have students learn while employing some modern, engaging material to keep them focused!?NOTE: Some users are saying that they feel as if this product has a "religious bias." I teach in a public school and have not had any issues using
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6th - 12th
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Step by Step Rhetorical Analysis - Rhetorical Devices - Rhetoric - AP Language
Need help making rhetorical analysis accessible for each of your students? What about help understanding how to teach rhetorical analysis through both devices and strategies? This 116-page unit includes 27 lessons designed for the 90-minute block and 37 reproducible student handouts. Each lesson indicates materials needed, AP™ English Language & Composition skills, essential question, "I can" statement, activator, teacher input, student active participation, and a summary. Exercises are rigo
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10th - 12th
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Text Structure Graphic Organizers- with paired mentor texts!
Text Structure Graphic Organizers with Paired Mentor TextsWe all hope that students come into our middle and high school ELA classrooms with the ability to identify text structure. However, this is not always the reality! Even if students do come into class with some knowledge of text structure, they lack the ability to make connections between elementary level cause and effect understanding and the high expectations demanded by Common Core writing. This print and go resource bridges the gap so
Grades:
6th - 9th
AP Seminar Teacher's Guide
This 116-page updated 2024 AP Seminar Teacher Guide provides teachers with tangible calendars, curriculum, lesson plans, and resources for the course. The guide specifically includes a daily at-a-glance calendar, 2 weeks of explicit QUEST foundation lesson plans, a practice Team Project (directions/ guidelines), 3 sample practice units with specific daily lesson plans on the themes of political, social, and environmental power, summer assignments, recruitment materials, extensive resource list,
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10th - 12th
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Argumentative Writing & Persuasive Writing Unit - AP Language Argument - Exam
Looking for ways to make argumentation and persuasion both relevant and rigorous? This thorough, 114-page unit on argumentative and persuasive writing is aligned with Common Core and also prepares students for the AP® English Language & Composition (AP® Lang) Exam. Each of the 21 lesson plans includes these elements: Materials Needed, "I Can" Statement, Essential Question, Common Core Standards (except Lessons 20 and 21), AP® English Language & Composition Standards, Activation of Prior
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Language & Composition Synthesis Essay Bundle - AP Lang Exam
Writing ARTICLES {Writing Informational Texts: Newspapers}
Have you been tasked with organising the school newspaper? Do you teach journalism? Are you teaching writing as part of your ELA curriculum? ... These resources are just for you! *********************************************************************************WAIT!* Save $3 and get bonus material by buying this in my Newspaper Unit Bundle!*********************************************************************************Do you want your students to write factual, well-structured articles? Then thi
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: NEWSPAPER UNIT BUNDLE - Writing: Articles, Editorials, Reviews
INFORMATIONAL TEXT LESSON {Analyzing A Magazine Article: Social Media for Teens}
Through studying a magazine article, students will see how genre and intended audience will shape the style, content and tone of a piece of writing. **************************************************************************OTHER WAYS TO BUY THIS LESSON1) Get this in my INFORMATIONAL TEXT BUNDLE & * SAVE* 20%!2) Buy it in my 60+ ELA Lessons MEGA BUNDLE & * SAVE* 30%!**************************************************************************This lesson could be used as part of a larger uni
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Analyzing Informational Texts: Lessons BUNDLE
Thanksgiving Activities Nonfiction Lesson on Hot Topics: Black Friday
This informational text lesson for Thanksgiving is ready-to-go to engage your high school students this November. With leveled texts, standards-based questions, creative activity, and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate! Student Experience: The encroachment of Black Friday into Thanksgiving Thursday has been a trend years in the making. This mini unit is designed to get students not only thinking and questioning this topic, but also analyzi
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
CSI Informational Text Digital Escape - Central Idea - Text Features- Close Read
Elevate your middle school English lessons with this captivating digital escape room designed to reinforce informational text standards. Dive into a world of exploration as students unravel text features, decode text structures, and grasp central ideas in a fun and interactive way. Ideal for whole-class, small group, or individual participation, this no-prep activity is the perfect blend of education and entertainment!Key Features: High-Engagement Challenge: Immerse your students in an exciting
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6th - 9th
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Examining the Declaration of Independence's Grievances: C. Core History Lesson
How did the Founding Fathers come up with the 27 grievances in the Declaration of Independence? By comparing the Declaration of Independence to a break-up letter and analyzing primary source images from the Revolutionary Era, students will come to better understand the reasons for declaring independence from Britain.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Listen to you read a fake break up letter written by the 13 colonies!
2) Participate in a historical art gallery activity that has student
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7th - 12th
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