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Middle school informational text study guides by TpT sellers for TpT sellers
Informational Text Comprehension Review
Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of reading content! This digital and printable review set is the perfect way to keep your students' informational text skills sharp. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential informational text comprehension skills and standards. The same question is never asked twice and skills are never reviewed in the same way, so students will stay engaged and exc
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | Fiction and Informational Mixed Skills
Causes of the Civil War: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
This resource includes 5 work stations that will get your students analyzing pre-civil war primary and secondary documents. It has all you need to analyze the political charts, prints, text, maps, and the presidential election all related to pre-civil war. Also includes graphic organizers, essential questions, and thinking questions for students to analyze/discuss the documents with their peers.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Calculating Speed, Time, Distance, and Graphing Motion - Distance Time Graphs
This activity is centered around the concept of motion. This activity defines motion and gives instruction and examples on how it cat be calculated and graphed. This activity includes informational text on calculating and graphing motion as well as a variety of problems to check for understanding. There are problems that involve solving for speed, distance traveled, and time in motion. Distance vs. Time and Speed vs. Time graphs are discussed. Twelve distance vs. time graphs and twelve spe
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4th - 9th
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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6th - 9th
I am Malala Unit Nonfiction Book Study Guide Resource - Young Reader's Edition
I have always been intrigued by people who are willing to stand up for their beliefs, even if it puts them in harm's way. This complete study guide, in DIGITAL AND PDF versions, will help students appreciate the world around them and relate to this amazing young woman. Just print the comprehensive study guide filled with deep-thinking, text-dependent questions, and get your students reading this powerful book!⭐⭐COMPLETELY UPDATED WITH CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL READING STRATEGIES ⭐⭐Includ
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6th - 8th
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Farewell to Manzanar, Japanese Internment, Chapter Questions, PDF & Google Drive
Use this package of chapter-by-chapter questions as you take your class through Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s compelling true story, Farewell to Manzanar. As we work to pull more non-fiction materials into our Common Core-aligned classrooms, this autobiographical account of life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII is an important title to include. The worksheet questions (both printable PDF & interactive Google Drive versions included) were designed to pull your students into the Wakatsuk
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8th - 11th
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8th Grade Reading, Writing, & Language Arts Milestones Review with ANSWER Key
This is a review packet for students taking the 8th grade Milestones. This review covers every CCGPS standard (particularly the reading, writing, and language standards). The last page will guide students through how to best answer a constructed response/short answer question using the ACE strategy and transition words.
This would be great to review with any grade level, though. Very in-depth and asks students to recall definitions and create their own examples for language used in the standar
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8th
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Speech Writing Steps Microsoft Word Edition- How To Write A Speech
A great series of pages to present to your students when talking about How to Write a Speech. Please note that I have the same file but in a PDF format available if you do not have Word. Upload the preview before you purchase to see if it is what you need. 15 Pages. Microsoft Word.Includes Cover PageSpeech PlannerA Great Introduction PageCue Cards PageA Conclusion PageParagraph PlannerTwo Pages of Speech TopicsDEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE LINK TO THE BUNDLE OFFERED BELOW FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASSROOM
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Red Scarf Girl Literature Guide with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
Literature Guide for Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang. 87-page novel study on the nonfiction memoir about living in China under Chairman Mao and how the Cultural Revolution affected her family. Good book for middle school ELA, especially 7th grade. Comprehensive novel guide aligned with standards includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary with tests and answer keys, study guide, discussion questions, unit plans, writing focus, grammar practice, supplemental materials and visuals for class discuss
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7th - 10th
Letter Writing - Friendly Letter, Business, Letter to Editor PDF FIle 27 Pages
Must have for letter writing. This is a PDF file that shows the format of different types of letters. 27 pages. Very Visual for the students. BEFORE BUYING THIS INDIVIDUAL FILE YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN THE BUNDLE TO SAVE MONEY AND HAVE MORE LETTER WRITING INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES! CHECKOUT THE LINK BELOW! Letter Writing Bundlehttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-Writing-Bundle-PDF-File-and-Powerpoint-File-4496382Includesa) Parts of a Letterb) Friendly LetterHeading, Salutation, B
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Also included in: Letter Writing Bundle - PDF File, and Powerpoint File.
George vs George Engaging Activities for Close Reading & Writing
A variety of activities for close reading; skills lessons; and creative writing for George vs. George to keep students engaged! Designed to challenge thinking but also to support understanding for students. What you get:Chapter by Chapter Questions that cover many CCSS standards for reading informational text or history/social studies, including identifying main ideas, expressing opinions with support, analyzing points of view and bias, using context clues, sequence, cause/effect, fact/opinion
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4th - 7th
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Scythe Novel Study Guide
Enjoy this complete bundle of beautifully designed materials that will take your class through Scythe by Neil Shusterman!This HUGE bundle includes:**Chapter questions, vocabulary, and figurative language for each chapter.**Dialectical journal with commentary for Citra and Rowan, the protagonists, as well as the impact that other characters play in their life.**Non-fiction reading and writing activity connecting the Utopias vs. Dystopias.**Extended response questionsNOVEL STUDY QUESTIONSPart One:
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6th - 10th
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Non-Fiction Text Structure Flip Book
This resource will serve as the perfect addition to your unit on non-fiction text structure. This resource covers all five of the different text structures. When assembled, this flip book will provide your students with a description, a graphic organizer, the signal words, and an example of each text structure. Your children can utilize this resource to help them identify the appropriate text structure when reading different pieces of non-fiction text.
Note: When printing the flip book,make sur
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Novel Study Unit to be used with Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is bound to be the biggest young adult novel of 2018. Your students are going to come into your classroom and ask you to assign it to them. Anticipate their wants and needs by purchasing this complete study unit.
It was created using Microsoft PowerPoint and the editable version, as well as the PDF documents, are all included in this compressed zip file.
Included with this purchase, you will receive: a plethora of pre-reading activities, vocabulary
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Women's History Bundle: Volume Four
STAAR Reading and Writing Practice Pack
STAAR testing is coming up, so I created this review packet for my students. I teach 11th grade, but this packet is good for any student preparing for the Reading and Writing sections of the STAAR.
This packet contains three reading selections (informational text), 2 short answer questions (over a paired passage), and 8 practice persuasive prompts. The prompts are attached to the persuasive essay lined writing boxes to simulate an actual test-taking environment for students.
The reading sele
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7th - 11th
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Black Mathematicians
What kind of people do children see when they turn on the TV? Do kids see mathematicians and scientists? If they do, do they see Black and Brown and mathematicians and scientists? Do they know any Black mathematicians? This resource can help you teach Black History during Black History Month and beyond! These mini informational slides are the perfect edition to any classroom to motivate, encourage, inspire, and empower your scholars. Not only does these slides provide students with written text,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dinosaur Research Unit | Lower and Upper Grades (Digital and Print Versions)
Let your students become paleontologists with this fun dinosaur unit! It is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying dinosaurs. It is a great dinosaur activity for learning about types of dinosaurs and writing dinosaur reports. Students can conduct traditional book and/or internet research. This unit is great for many types of instruction! It is a printable AND Google Slides bundle! Students will first learn how to use the text features in informational te
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1st - 6th
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Five Non-Fiction Text Types ~ Passages & Organizers
Non-fiction text types are always difficult for my students to learn. I created this packet as a way to increase student engagement as they learn about the five text types: description, sequence, comparison, cause & effect, and problem & solution.
For each of the five text types, there is a definition, a Minecraft inspired reading passage, a list of signal words, and a graphic organizer.
Students read the passages and complete the graphic organizers for each text type. I have also
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4th - 7th
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Informational Writing/Non-Fiction Sentence Starters
This sheet is a great resource during informational/non-fiction writing. Students often have the information to share, but don't know how to start the sentence. Over the course of the unit, students become more familiar with the sentence starters and start to memorize them to the point where they don't need it anymore!I print on colored paper and have students keep it for the entirety of the unit; it becomes one of their most used papers!
Grades:
2nd - 12th
One Page List of Transition Words and Sentence Starters (Persuasive Writing)
This handy one page list of transition words and sentence starters are sure to improve the quality of paragraph and persuasive writing writing in your classroom. It is a great resource for your students to edit and input various words to make their writing sound more intellectual. By sounding "Smart," students will be impressed with what a few words added to their written work can do to convince others in their persuasive writing.Please Check out the hundreds of teaching resources I have in m
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Text Set for "Freak the Mighty" Novel Study
A complete set of supplemental texts to support the novel study of "Freak the Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick!
Planning on reading "Freak the Mighty" with your class? These texts are a great way to add meaningful and thoughtful discussion to your class by exploring topics and themes present in the novel through close reading or text study.
Texts can be read throughout the novel reading to allow students to access:
o Essential Question: How does a person's mindset influence their actions?
Include
Grades:
5th - 9th
Chew on This: Informational Reading Skills Practice -Student Reading Guide
**note...This product is a component of the full unit including the 97 slide digital presentation for $6.00 (a great value). You can find it at my TPT store. If you are looking for resources to help your students informational text skills, then this is for you. I have been teaching nonfiction reading using this text for years, and it is always one of our favorite units. The book is both an excellent example of quality nonfiction writing and highly engaging for middle school students. This produc
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5th - 9th
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Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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Annotation Chart with Sentence Starters / Stems - Annotating Documents
Useful chart that helps students categorize and write 5 different types of annotations (reading strategies) for any class. They are clarify, question, connect, infer & predict, and evaluate annotations. ► The chart explains to students what the annotation is (a definition), how to do it, and how to start it (sentence starters). The sentence starters have really helped my students understand the different types of annotations they can make as wells as how to practice them. ► This chart can be
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Purposeful Annotation - Printable Chart & Bookmark
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