NonFiction Texts & Reading Comprehension Bundle - Argumentative Writing Tasks

Are you looking for a variety of middle school ELA nonfiction resources that contain engaging, rigorous, and differentiated materials? This non-fiction reading comprehension bundle contains 29 individual units and lessons, including close reading units, argumentative writing units, seasonal ELA bell ringers, and task cards.

Each nonfiction lesson will engage students in critical thinking skills and collaboration around real world topics that are relevant to students' lives. Teachers will LOVE that the units contains scaffolded and differentiated activities that are designed to help students deeply analyze the nonfiction articles and other texts. This will help students not only tackle complex nonfiction text features and reading skills, but also requires students to write logical writing responses based upon what they have learned.

Everything that teachers needs to implement each unit, from teacher models, teacher tips, and a detailed presentation, is included in this nonfiction text bundle. When you purchase this growing bundle, you get over 1,000 pages of instructional material and all future short story units that are added to this bundle at no additional cost to you!

✍ The following skills are covered in this bundle:
•RI.6-8.1
•RI.6-8.2
•RI.6-8.3
•RI.6-8.4
•RI.6-8.5
•RI.6-8.6
•RI.6-8.7
•RI.6-8.10
•W.6-8.1
•W.6-8.2
•W.6-8.4
•W.6-8.5
•W.6-8.6
•W.6-8.7
•W.6-8.8
•W.6-8.9
*W.6-8.10

✅ What's Included in the Non-Fiction Units?
➀ Close Reading Guide and Instructional Materials
➁ Informational Handouts
➂ Constructed Response Materials
➃ Multiple Choice/Constructed Response Assessments
➄ Early Finishers Choice Board Activities
➅ Teacher Models, Student Samples, and Answer Keys
➆ Lesson PowerPoint Presentations
➇ Teacher Guide and Tips

► Non-Fiction Resources Included:

• Analyzing Author's Point of View in Non-Fiction Text RI 6.6 | Animal Testing

• Author's Point of View in Non-Fiction Text RI 6.6 | Healthier School Lunches

• Central Idea and Supporting Details in Non Fiction: "No Grades Necessary!?!" (Print and Digital)

• Central Idea and Supporting Details in Non-Fiction: "Anxiety in Students" (Print and Digital)

• Central Idea and Supporting Details in Non-Fiction: "Going to Class Matters!?!" (Print and Digital)

• Central Idea and Supporting Details in Non-Fiction: "Wasting Food?" (Print and Digital)

• Making Real World Connections to Non-Fiction Text | Bullying Activities

• Non-Fiction Task Cards

• Anti-Bullying Bell Ringers | Bullying Prevention Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Banned Books Week Bell Ringers

• Black History Month Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Hispanic Heritage Month Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Native American Heritage Month Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Women's History Month Bell Ringers (Print and Digital)

• Primary and Secondary Sources Activities | Informational Text and Showdown Game

• Argumentative Writing Banners: Summer Vacation Debate

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | Video Games and Violence

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | 4 Day School Weeks

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | Animal Testing

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | Homework | W.6.1

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | Later School Start Times

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | School Uniforms Debate

• Argumentative Writing Unit | Argumentative Essay | Tablets vs. Textbooks Debate

• Argumentative Writing | Argumentative Essay | Assigned Seating in the Cafeteria

• Argumentative Writing | Argumentative Essay | Drug Testing for Students

• Common Core News Debate: Argumentative Writing Task Cards

• Middle School Argumentative Writing | Argumentative Essay | Year-Round Schools


⚫ Don't forget to download the BONUS file that contains the following Short Story Task Cards:

⭐ Civil Rights Movement Collaborative Project | Black History Month Activities

⭐ Anti-Bullying Campaign | Anti-Bullying Group Project | Bullying Prevention

⭐ Banned Books Week Banners and Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Banned Books Week Bell Ringers

⭐ Banned Books Week Interactive Bulletin Board

⭐ The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden Authentic Writing Task

⭐ Stressed to the Max Personal Narrative Performance Task

⭐ Athens and Sparta Research Performance Task

⭐ Argumentative Writing Banners: Summer Vacation Debate (Print and Digital)

⭐ Asian American and Pacific Islander Month Banners: Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Black History Month Banners: Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Anti-Bullying Banners | Bullying Prevention Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Growth Mindset Activity Banners (Print and Digital)

⭐ Hispanic Heritage Month Banners: Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Native American Heritage Month Banners: Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

⭐ Women's History Month Banners: Mini-Research Project (Print and Digital)

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