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Free middle school informational text lessons
Free Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt
This free two-page Non-Fiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt asks students to locate and explain several text-features. By doing so, students will gain a better understanding of how to read all parts of a non-fiction book or article, and they will understand the how and the why of the structure of non-fiction texts.Text-Features Included:-Title Page-Table of Contents-Index-Glossary-Heading-Subheading-Illustrations and Pictures-Maps-Charts, Graphs, and Tables-Captions-Textboxes-Keywords-Bold or I
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Tree Nonfiction Reading FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE informational reading passage all about Christmas trees. This is a great addition to your Christmas activities so students can learn about the history of Christmas trees and how they make it from the farm to our homes.⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Christmas Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐O Christmas Tree is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and inc
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Informational Text Structure Worksheet Activity One Pager Nonfiction
Need free nonfiction text structure worksheets? This no-prep, printable activity is a great way to review informational text structure, including: compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, description, chronological order, and sequence.This activity can be used as a review station, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plan.Answer key is included. No prep—just print and use! Included: 6 short non-fiction passagesDigital self-grading Easel Activity→ Prefer a digital version for Go
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4th - 7th
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RACE Strategy Writing Activity Worksheets FREE with Easel Activity
The RACE writing strategy helps students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. Like this product? Check out the full version here! Writing with the RACE StrategyR: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed
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6th - 8th
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8This activity is meant to be an independent activity for students in grades 4-8. Lower level students may need some scaffolding.UPDATED September 2017. Items 6 and 14 have been changed due to changes in the timeline itself. Please re-download this activity to use again. ;) I'm using it in my 6th grade classroom. First, I will use the timeline to go through and discuss with my students the events of September 11th. Then,
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4th - 9th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Unit Grade 7
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot (Plot Pyramid)Citing Text EvidenceContext CluesSimiles and MetaphorsAnalyzing Characters’ ActionsAnalyzing DialogueFree Verse PoetryComparing Poem to Short Story w/Similar ThemesEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This i
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7th
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TIMELINE AND ACTIVITIES
FREEBIE! UPDATED 2019 This freebie has your students cutting the events of Dr. King's life and pasting them on a timeline. There are TWO versions of a timeline included in this resource. This freebie packet can be used alone but works best when it is used with our MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Power Point unit. This Power Point unit has a 15 slide power point presentation and 10 ELA activities to complete the unit. The power point is filled with facts and photos about this extraordinary man. It has
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2nd - 6th
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The Monkey's Paw WW Jacobs COMPLETE Short Story Unit Middle School
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Unit for Middle and High SchoolThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot ReviewCiting Text EvidenceContext Clues & Situational CluesTypes of ForeshadowingMood (and Mood Shifts)Analyzing DialogueEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit
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7th - 10th
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FREE Main Idea & Supporting Details LESSON, Activity, Worksheet & Practice
Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details can be challenging for your students. This is a FREE LESSON on Finding the Main Idea as well as a Sample activity, to get you started or reinforce your own lessons on this skill. This is a free sample from a BUNDLE of my other popular MAIN IDEA / ELA Skills resources linked below. Also, don't forget that Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 - be ready with this related packet!Related Products⭐ Main Idea Supporting Details Practice Activiti
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2nd - 6th
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Cause and Effect Nonfiction Text Structure Passage
This cause and effect passage and graphic organizer is a free sample of my Ancient Egypt Nonfiction Text Feature Passages product!
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Ancient Egypt Nonfiction Text Structure Passages
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4th - 7th
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Nonfiction Paired Passages FREEBIE: Zoo Animals
This is a small preview of our much larger Nonfiction Paired Passage Unit. If you love this freebie, check out the full unit here!! We hope you and your students love reading and learning about the animals as much as we did. There are 10 non-fiction articles and 1 non-fiction poem included in this unit. All the articles are student and teacher tested and approved! There are 5 multiple choice questions for each passage and 8 passages have been paired with 2 multiple choice paired passage questi
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4th - 6th
Valentine's Day Activity: Parts of Speech, Nonfiction Reading & Creative Writing
FYI: This resource is also included in the Valentine's Day Creative Writing Lessons and Activities Resource. It includes 5 extremely engaging and motivating writing activities. If you’d like to learn more about it, you can check it out HERE.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom with this super fun, creative, and educational resource. This lesson begins with students reviewing and identifying
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5th - 8th
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Pilgrims Thanksgiving Nonfiction Passage FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE informational reading passage all about the pilgrims. This is a great addition to your Thanksgiving activities so students can learn how about the pilgrims' life in the New World.⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Thanksgiving Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐Who were the Pilgrims? is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes photographs and text fea
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3rd - 6th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline Activity for 4-8: FREE for a Limited Time Only!
Download this reading and social studies cross-curricular lesson and activity for a limited time only.
Students find facts and dates from a given website, complete a fact-gathering sheet, and then transfer their information to a timeline format.
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4th - 8th
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Rainforest Poison Dart Frogs Nonfiction Passage FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE informational reading passage download about Poison Dart Frogs!⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Rainforest Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐Warning: Poison Dart Frogs Ahead is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes photographs and text features. Color and Black/White versions are included.This download can be used in a variety of ways including
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3rd - 6th
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Spring Nonfiction Reading Passage FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE informational reading passage all about annual and perennial flowers...perfect for spring!⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Spring Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐How Does Your Garden Grow? is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes photographs and text features.This download can be used in a variety of ways including but not limited to: guided r
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3rd - 6th
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Halloween Frankenstein Nonfiction Passage FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE Halloween themed informational article: Frankenstein: Monster & Movie Star.⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Halloween Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐Frankenstein: Monster & Movie Star is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes photographs and text features. Color and black/white versions are included.This Frankenstein download can be us
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3rd - 6th
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Free Nonfiction Informational Text Structures - Problem & Solution
This ELA resource is a sample of my complete Nonfiction Text Structure resource. It includes the problem and solution portion of the resource, which includes two problem and solution passages, a graphic organizer, prompts to help students identify structure and main idea, and answer keys.Students will learn not only how to identify problem and solution text structure but also how to apply that knowledge to explain the main idea of a text. This 12 page resource includes:•2 practice articles•Probl
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3rd - 6th
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Understanding Allegory with the help of Aesop's Fables (Animal Farm lesson one)
A step-by-step lesson plan on understanding allegory. This lesson plan comes with activities, worksheets and handouts.*** This lesson is LESSON 1 of my ANIMAL FARM lesson pack - a massive step-by-step lesson plan pack for the teaching of George Orwell's iconic novel. You can find it HERE (click).Check out my BUNDLED WRITING PACK to save over $5!Check out my TOP SELLING Persuasive Writing Pack.
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7th - 10th
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Outer Planets Science Reading Comprehension Passages with worksheet
Looking for a way to increase science reading comprehension and science literacy in your classroom? Help your students learn all about the outer planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus with this science reading comprehension passage with note-taking template that guide the students, comprehension worksheet that have leveled questions. Perfect for Common Core Literacy Science Standards.✎Print and digital versionsThis is a free preview of my Science Expository Reading on the Solar S
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6th - 9th
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FREE Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice
Do your students know how to adequately show evidence from the text when they are asked? We often take for granted that students automatically know how to do this.
Use my Show Evidence From the Text: Nonfiction Reading Practice *FREE* resource to help your students! This resource includes a visual aid to help students remember, as well as ONE nonfiction passage with questions to practice citing evidence from the text. Suggested answers for each question (and identification of evidence from the
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6th - 9th
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Reading Response Paragraphs | Free Written Response Graphic Organizers | 4th-6th
Teach your students how to write AWESOME Reading Response Paragraphs using this free resource! Each student organizer is Common Core Aligned. Organizers included:How to Write a Great Written Response (Teacher Model)How to Write a Great Written Response (Student Page)Writing About Individuals, Events, and IdeasWriting About Word Meaning: Figurative LanguageWriting About GenreWriting About Similar StoriesPurchase the full copy for alignment and all informational and literature pages.Meet several C
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4th - 6th
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Fourth of July Nonfiction Reading Passage FREEBIE
Get students digging deeper into nonfiction texts with this FREE informational reading passage all about July 4th...perfect for summer!⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Summer Nonfiction 10 passage set that includes both PRINT and Digital versions!⭐Fourth of July is written at two different levels (third/fourth grade and fifth/sixth grade) and includes photographs and text features.This download can be used in a variety of ways including but not limited to: guided reading groups, skills based grou
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3rd - 6th
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FREE 6th Grade Lesson Pack for RI.6.1 (Analyzing and Inferencing)
This product contains several resources to help you teach, review, or assess CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1.RI.6.1 says students should, "Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text."This free download contains the following resources:Lesson ProgressionSuggestions about how you can use these resources to teach an engaging lesson on RI.6.1. This three-page document explains one way you can use each resource.Informational PassageA
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Lesson Bundle for All RI Standards (RI.6.1-RI.6.10)
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