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Informational text Common Core RI.7.1 thematic unit plans
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Novel Study Reading Unit | 6th 7th 8th
Teaching literature and nonfiction through A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fic
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6th - 8th
Hero or Outlaw? Use Evidence to Decide! Nonfiction Passages and Printables
High-Interest nonfiction reading passages about the controversial wild west figures, Wyatt Earp, William Tilghman, and Jesse James. Each biography contains a biased read or an information list of their activities, a complete life story passage, and several printables that will engage your students in the text, challenge them to find evidence, and encourage them to read for understanding by analyzing the passages and defending their opinions. All answer keys are included.What's Included?• Nonf
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6th - 8th
Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl Literary Nonfiction Novel Study Middle School
Teaching literary nonfiction through Anne Frank: Diary of Young Girl will be rigorous, thought-provoking, and thorough with this novel study. This Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your seventh or eighth grade middle school learners in a thought-provoking Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this nonfiction diary. This unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading non-fict
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6th - 8th
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I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Nonfiction Reading Unit and Book Study
Teaching nonfiction elements through I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and nonfiction elements reading unit This I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this historical fiction book. This unit digs d
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6th - 8th
Bill of Rights Mini-Unit
Are you looking for engaging, thought-provoking Bill of Rights activities for your students? This is the packet for you! These activities use the original text of the Bill of Rights and are appropriate for 5th through 8th grade students.
Contents of this packet:
Page 3: Original text of the Bill of Rights
Pages 4-7: Unwrapping the Bill of Rights- I listed each Amendment and defined difficult words. Students are asked to review each Amendment and re-write it in their own words.
Pages 8-9:
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5th - 8th
WILD WEST Informational Text Middle School - 6th Grade Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for engaging informational text for middle school students that will improve reading comprehension? Check out my Wild West Passage & Question Sets, ideal for boosting student success with key ideas and details standards RI.6.1, RI.6.2, and RI.6.3. These content-rich 6th grade comprehension passages will help improve reading skills while giving students exposure to a highly engaging topic - famous outlaws of the wild west. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this r
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6th - 8th
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Christopher P. Curtis's "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" - 30 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded e
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6th - 8th
The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Animal Research Project | 5 Activities Reading, Report Writing, Research, PBL
This completely EDITABLE animal research project walks your student through FIVE ENGAGING ACTIVITIES on ANY ANIMAL or ANIMALS OF THEIR CHOOSING. The perfect HOMEWORK and CLASSROOM-BASED project for INDEPENDENT LEARNING in 2024.Your students will master research and information writing skills alongside highly creative and fun literacy tasks.NO PREPARATION REQUIRED - DIGITAL AND PRINTCovering:❤️ RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING Animals through INFORMATION REPORTS❤️ Exploring the PERSONIFICATION of Anima
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Identity Activities for Middle and High School Students
Looking to dig into identity with high interest texts to engage your middle and high school students? This unit designed to examine the effect of stereotypes on a person's identity. Activities include standards aligned questions, written short response, narrative writing, and a choice board with digital options are perfect for middle and high school students. Included texts are:America Ferrera’s TED Talk “My Identity is my Superpower”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk “Danger of a Single Story”
Grades:
6th - 12th
6TH - 8TH GRADE ELA QUARTER 3 INFORMATIONAL WRITING AND READING BUNDLE
ELA QUARTER 3- INFORMATIONAL WRITING AND TEXTEverything you need to teach 6th Grade QUARTER 3: Lesson Plans, Scope and Sequence, Smart Map, Standards Alignment, Highly Engaging Resources (mix of digital and printable to keep it interesting). NO PLANNING! NO PREP! Seriously! All you have to do is TEACH! SAVE 20% ON THIS BUNDLEINCLUDES360 DIGITAL ESCAPE RACE WORKSHOPINFORMATIVE ESSAY WORKSHOPSAMPLE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY TO ANALYZERACE WRITING WORKSHOPTEST PREP SPIRAL REVIEW OF LITERARY ELEMENTS
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6th - 8th
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Medical Mysteries: Readings & Resources on the Fight against Disease
Medical Mysteries is a one or 1 1/2-week lesson unit with readings and associated comprehension questions, a webquest, video links, optional writing assignments, and other resources on the impact of diseases on history and people’s efforts to understand and control them.It's now a zip file, including an editable Word document so you can make changes in the lessons to better meet your students' needs.It's an introduction to the diseases that made scientific research both urgent and difficult, and
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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6TH - 8TH GRADE ELA QUARTER 2 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITNG THESIS STATEMENT BUNDLE
ELA QUARTER 2- ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING AND TEXTEverything you need to teach 6th Grade QUARTER 2: Lesson Plans, Scope and Sequence, Smart Map, Standards Alignment, Highly Engaging Resources (mix of digital and printable to keep it interesting). NO PLANNING! NO PREP! Seriously! All you have to do is TEACH! SAVE 20% ON THIS BUNDLEINCLUDES360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR WRITING HOOKS 360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR COUNTERCLAIMS360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR THESIS STATEMENTFULL ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WORKSHOP9 SAMPLE ARGUMEN
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6th - 8th
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Bats: Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Detail Unit Study
This product was designed to help students search for the topic, main idea, and supporting details in more complex texts. Students will learn about several different species of bats: The Flying Fox, The Vampire bat, the Myotis Vivesi, The Little Brown Bat, the Hammerhead, etc. while searching for details that connect the topic and main idea together.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Book Companion & Non-Fiction Passages & Printables
There is nothing better to read during the dark days of autumn than The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. This nonfiction resource contains seven fun printables to accompany the short story, five nonfiction passages and printables covering these topics: New England, Sleepy Hollow, Cotton Mather, Washington Irving, and Is the Tale True? Answer keys are included and standards covered- CCSS aligned. Everything you need for a fiction and nonfiction reading unit! Check out the preview!St
Grades:
6th - 8th
Haunted High Schools Reading Comprehension Passages - Folktales & Legends Unit
The Haunted High Schools Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle features American high schools rumored to be haunted! Perfect for a folktales and legends unit, these three stories will instantly engage. Don’t worry about the spooky stories causing fright! Seeing students use context clues and inference skills will surely be a delight! The three high-interest nonfiction articles include reading comprehension passages and questions, Google Form quiz options with detailed answer keys, short answer
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7th - 10th
O. Henry’s “A Retrieved Reformation” – 18 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 18 rigorous unit learning tasks for O. Henry’s short story, "A Retrieved Reformation." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external
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6th - 10th
High School Reading Comprehension: Fiction and Nonfiction Suspense Bundle
Three units for one great price! My kids love a good mystery and so do I! Mysteries are a great way to engage your students and develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Two of the units included in this bundle, Stonehenge and Memories Locked in a Castle, combine fiction and nonfiction. Stonehenge contains a mini lesson on learning how to read fiction and non-fiction with one printable for assessment. It also contains the original short story, In the Shadow of the Stones, with 5 pri
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7th - 10th
Jackie Robinson Promises to Keep Unit Activities
Packet of activities to go along with Sharon Robinson's book, "Promises to Keep". Some items included: topic for class debate, guided questions for reading, graphic organizer, project idea, study guide/final test, RST assessment and final essay. I use this unit for my 7th grade ELA class.
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7th
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Hawaii: Informational Text passages, Printables, Task Cards
This unit is a fun way to learn how to analyze nonfiction while improving reading comprehension skills. The unit includes a variety of high-interest passages about the Aloha State! Your students will enjoy learning more about the plants and animals that are unique to the islands, as well as, the history of Hawaii, island legends, and the only Queen in American history. By the end of the unit, students should demonstrate improved skills in comprehending and analyzing nonfiction texts, as well as
Grades:
5th - 7th
6-8TH GRADE ELA QUARTER 4 END OF YEAR WRITING AND READING BUNDLE
ELA QUARTER 4- END OF YEAR REVIEW, RESEARCH, MOVIE GUIDESEverything you need to teach 6th Grade QUARTER 4: Lesson Plans, Scope and Sequence, Smart Map, Standards Alignment, Highly Engaging Resources (mix of digital and printable to keep it interesting). NO PLANNING! NO PREP! Seriously! All you have to do is TEACH! SAVE 20% ON THIS BUNDLEINCLUDESEND OF YEAR WRITING REVIEWPEER PRESSURE RESEARCH WORKSHOPEND OF YEAR FRIENDLY LETTERDIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING / MEMORY BOOKMOVIE GUIDES TO USE WITH ANY SH
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6th - 8th
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WESTWARD EXPANSION READING SUMMARY BUNDLE
Journey into Westward Expansion: Engaging Reading Summary Bundle for 6-8 Grade US History Students! Dive into the dynamic era of Westward Expansion with our comprehensive reading summary bundle specially crafted for 6-8 grade students studying US History! This meticulously designed package caters to both traditional and digital learners, offering a print version and an interactive Google Slides option.What's Inside:Captivating Reading Selection: Immerse your students in the interesting era of We
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6th - 8th
World War I Battles of 1914 & 1915 – Causes of WWI – World War I Activities
THREE COMPLETE Lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text, a balanced mix of engaging hands-on activities, and SIX Interactive Notebook assignments to teach students about the Battles of 1914 (the Schlieffen Plan, Battle of the Marne, Race to the Sea, Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Masurian Lakes) 1915 (the Straits of Dardanelles, the Gallipoli Campaign), and Trench Warfare:Lesson One – Battles of 1914Nonfiction Informational Text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational T
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5th - 8th
AGE OF JACKSON: US HISTORY READING SUMMARY BUNDLE
Unlock the Secrets of The Age of Jackson: Engaging Learning Bundle for 6-8 Grade US History Students! Dive into the dynamic era of The Age of Jackson with our comprehensive reading summary bundle specially crafted for 6-8 grade students studying US History! This meticulously designed package caters to both traditional and digital learners, offering a print version and an interactive Google Slides option. What's Inside:Captivating Reading Selection: Immerse your students in the fascinating world
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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