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6th grade informational text lessons $5-10
Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Bundle: Practice Passages, PowerPoint, Worksheets
This nonfiction text summary bundle will help you teach students how to write a summary of a nonfiction text. It can be used for introduction or review of the skill. It includes a Summarizing Nonfiction PowerPoint, an interactive notebook activity, a poster, and 5 practice worksheets.1. I recommend beginning with the 40-slide PowerPoint. It follows this format:Slides 1-5: Introduction & Key #1- Differentiate interesting and important.Slides 6-11: Key #2- Identify the text structure used b
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4th - 7th
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are reading "The Lottery" or science fiction/dystopian in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month C
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6th - 8th
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All Summer In a Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "All Summer In a Day" by Ray Bradbury. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story by Ray Bradbury, other stories by Ray Bradbury, or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: April Selection – Click here to read m
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5th - 7th
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Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Characterization (
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5th - 7th
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl Short Story Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: May Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Text Evidence, Supporting Argum
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6th - 8th
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A Christmas Carol Drama/Play by Israel Horovitz Short Story Unit Grade 7
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Acts I & II, by Israel HorowitzThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of DramaTrace the Development of ThemeConnotation vs. DenotationConflict: Man vs. SupernaturalProvide an Objective SummaryCompare Historical vs. Fictional AccountsComparing Multiple Versions in Multiple FormatsSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of
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6th - 8th
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RACE Writing Strategy: Lesson and Practice
When I first started teaching the RACE strategy for constructed response, I was blown away by how much my students’ writing improved. Often times they had the correct answer, but the way in which they were constructing the answer cost them precious points on tests and benchmarks. RACE is an acronym for Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. It is easy to remember and students pick up on it very quickly. I used a variation of this lesson for an observation my very first year of teaching and got rave
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6th - 9th
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Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons
Elevate classroom engagement with this Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons resource which is perfect for middle school students. Unlock the power of purposeful engagement with non-fiction texts using this Article of the Week differentiated four-lesson resource. This versatile, no-prep, and easy-to-implement resource is suitable for all subject areas, including English Language Arts, and is designed to enhance students' background knowledge, reading, writing, and analysis skills while keep
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Article of the Week Full Year Mega Bundle
Central Idea PowerPoint & Passages | Central Idea & Supporting Details Worksheet
Helping your 6th grade students master the central idea and details of nonfiction text just got a whole lot easier with this no-prep, action-packed mini-lesson! With this central idea and supporting details mini-lesson, you'll get an editable central idea PowerPoint, three original central idea passages with paired central idea comprehension questions, and central idea graphic organizers to help your students get to the heart of a text. These central idea passages explore the fascinating world o
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5th - 7th
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Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or historical fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file. Note that this unit was designed to be taught during the second half of sixth grade. See lesson plan pages in preview file for more information
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5th - 7th
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Casey at the Bat Poetry Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the narrative poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying Casey at the Bat OR simply poetry in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the M
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5th - 7th
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Folktales Unit: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen as well as several other folktales (included). These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying folktales. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: – Click here to read more about the Short Story of th
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5th - 7th
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Oral Presentations Bundle
Calling all middle school teachers! Introducing the ultimate Oral Presentations and Public Speaking Bundle designed to ignite your students' passion for delivering captivating presentations. Let’s end boring presentations!Unlock the power of oral communication with this comprehensive bundle, carefully crafted to equip your students with essential communication skills. Inside, you'll find an exciting array of assignments that will transform your classroom into a hub of confident speakers and effe
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6th - 8th
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Summarizing SWBST Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit, Lesson Plan
Summarizing is one of the most important skills for reading comprehension. Use this no-prep teaching pack for fiction, nonfiction, and even poetry! Whether students are taking the ACT, EOC, analyzing stimuli for state writing tests, reading novels, or examining textual excerpts for class, they must be able to fully understand and summarize the text. What's great about this method? This particular summarizing strategy provides a formula that students can use quickly and easily to gain quick und
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6th - 10th
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4th Grade Informational Text Structure & Main Idea - Nonfiction Reading Passages
This ELA resource includes an introduction to text structure, multiple passages for whole group and independent practice for each of the five text structures, graphic organizers, prompts to help students identify structure and main idea, and a bulletin board display kit to engage your students in learning about nonfiction text structure.Students will learn not only how to identify text structure but also how to apply that knowledge to explain the main idea of a text. And think of all the time yo
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3rd - 6th
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Summarizing Nonfiction PowerPoint Lesson with Practice Passages and Poster
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to teach your students how to write a strong nonfiction summary in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 53-slide PowerPoint will guide your students through the process of summarizing nonfiction. Students will learn that the first step to writing a strong nonfiction summary is to write a strong main idea sentence, and they will be presented with a formula that will help them write that importan
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4th - 7th
End of the Year Activities: Easy for You, Fun for Them! NO PREP 4th-8th CCSS
End of the Year Activities: Easy for You, Fun for Them! NO PREP 4th-8th
Finish out the last weeks of school with these NO PREP, fun end of the year activities that include the rigor your principal still wants to see!
Please see the preview file for table of contents and several sample pages from this lesson.
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Read 8 articles about dangerous animals (2 lexile levels to choose from)
Complete a detail chart
Write a summary of each article and create a drawing of each animal (How
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3rd - 8th
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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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Hispanic Heritage Month Activities
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with your students! The celebration runs from September 15th through October 15th. Teach your students to celebrate diversity! Included in this package:The first 40 pages are close reading – informational texts about:★What is Hispanic Heritage Month?★Frida Kahlo★Dolores Huerta★Cesar Chavez★Sylvia MendezEach close reading passage includes:★A first read★A second read★Free response quiz★Multiple choice quiz★Vocabulary quiz★Vocabulary practice Also included is
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3rd - 7th
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Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed (The Naming of Names) by Ray Bradbury
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" by Ray Bradbury, also published under the title "The Naming of Names." These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story, Ray Bradbury, other stories by Ray Bradbury, or science fiction/dystopian in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Shor
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6th - 8th
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Argumentative Passages & Question Sets - RI.6.8 Analyzing Argumentative Texts
If you're wondering how to help your students master analyzing arguments, don't miss these high-interest argumentative passages! These argumentative texts will help your students feel confident tracing and evaluating arguments in no time. The engaging and relevant topics combined with scaffolded questions will help your students become well-prepared to analyze (& draft) arguments!✔ Check out the PREVIEW for more information!Students are likely to encounter argumentative texts more often than
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5th - 7th
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Annotating Poetry - teach students to annotate & read poetry - PRINT + DIGITAL
Teach your students how to annotate poetry! This Annotating Poetry lesson includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students how to annotate poetry. Begin your unit with a presentation for direct instruction. Students will use the included guided notes to follow along with the lesson. Then, work together in a whole-class setting to annotate a poem together using guided instructions and step-by-step pacing.There are three different files in the zipped download:An editable,
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6th - 9th
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The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Poetry Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the narrative poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying The Highwayman or poetry/narrative poetry in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This love-themed poetry unit is perfect for April, Poetry month, or any time! This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7
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6th - 8th
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