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Free Common Core RI.9-10.4 resources
Any Time NEW DAY Resolutions | Social Emotional Learning | Reading Comprehension
You don't have to wait until the New Year to make resolutions. Use these Any Time "NEW DAY" Resolutions to re-engage students! Your Middle School and High School students will laugh at the funny reading comprehension passage.There are three parts to this Social Emotional Learning Skills / Life Skills resource:1) The Goal Setting worksheets are for everybody (4 pages)Help students develop SELF AWARENESS and adjust to a changing world. Reflect on the challenges and successes from the past.Brainsto
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7th - 10th
"Earth's Water Supply" Informational Text Reading Passage & ELA Tasks - FREE
High-interest FREE informational text with quantitative information. NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING! Interesting & informative 2-page informational text passage about how much fresh water is available and why there are shortages when demand has not yet exceeded the supply. Students will need to be able to read percentages which are all throughout the text as well as in a chart. Questions about central ideas, author's purpose, quantitative information. Perfect for getting stude
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5th - 12th
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Sled Dog Racing | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
FREE! HIGH-INTEREST NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING! Thorough, high-interest 2-page passage about sled dog racing for any time of year. Student will preview & practice relevant vocabulary, read the text closely to answer comprehension questions, practice supporting inferences by citing textual evidence, interpret a visual diagram, and compare viewpoints on the race. WOW!!!Fascinating subject matter that puts readers at ease! Kids love reading and writing about dogs and will not
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4th - 9th
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All About Pumpkins Literacy Activities: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Poetry
INTERESTING & FREE! Grab their attention with interesting informational texts about pumpkins, historical literacy passages, vocabulary connections, a poem, fascinating facts that are incorporated into critical thinking activities, writing explanatory text about how to make a jack-o-lantern, writing a short persuasive text about why and how people can eat more pumpkin in their diets, and more challenging yet fun ELA activities. Perfect for the fall season in ELA, including Halloween and Thank
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5th - 9th
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FREE DNA Text Reading Watson Crick DNA Article
This free DNA Informational Text reading is based on Watson and Crick's famous one-page article published in 1953 in Nature magazine, announcing their discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. It comes with graphic organizers to help your students read and understand this classic scientific paper. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.This is a fantastic way to implement t
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9th - 12th
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
Rhetorical Analysis SOAPStone Organizer and Rhetorical Device Chart Freebie
Help your students rhetorically analyze any text with this SOAPStone organizer and rhetorical device student handout! This organizer helps ease students into rhetorical analysis, and once students understand how to complete the chart, it works great as a last-minute lesson plan idea for a sub that your students can use with any speech.Looking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishHelpful Tools and Res
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
STAAR High School Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions Task Cards
Are your English I & II students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading comprehension, Editing, and Revising practice? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This Mixed Review task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Drama, Informational Text, Fiction, Persuasive, and Cross-Curric
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9th - 10th
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English 9 Lesson Plans: One Year of Lesson Plans and Activities
These fifteen pages contain an outline of how to teach English 9 or language arts freshmen. If you teach eighth or tenth grade ELA, these lessons can also give you a starting point.Outlined in 36 week, these free lesson plans walk you through the literature, grammar, and writing portions of your classes. Included in the details are vocabulary, public speaking, nonfiction, and other areas of study.Please switch, delete, and add what will work for your English 9 students. These should be a start t
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8th - 11th
FREE Censorship Informational Text Close Reading Activity
Looking for an engaging nonfiction text resource to teach your students about censorship? Download my Censorship Close Reading Activity for a high-interest, original reading comprehension passage on the topic and four CCSS-aligned reading and writing activities. This is a great standalone resource for a full lesson, but can also be paired with texts that have a strong censorship theme like many works by Ray Bradbury. (Note: The lesson plan for this resource lists standards in the 9-10 CCSS band,
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7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) Create an Advertisement
Get those creative juices flowing with a fun, creative way to demonstrate their understanding of the three rhetorical appeals! Students will create a product and use all three appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) to create a colorful and creative advertisement for the product. The PDF file includes both the prep sheet and the space for the actual advertisement to go. Use the second sheet as a draft page if students will create their final advertisement on a poster or larger! This worksheet can
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6th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Non-Fiction Paired Passages Practice Test for FAST Test - BEST Standards
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared FAST practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before end-of-year testing.Help your students prepare for the FAST Test by taking these informational text paired passages practice tests.These align with the BEST Standards to help your students feel better prepared and more comfortable with the format of standardized testing.Question Types: mu
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8th - 11th
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Narrative of Frederick Douglass | Passage & Literary Nonfiction Analysis Task
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling slave narrative along with reading analysis comprehension questions that get students to analyze the development of central ideas, character, and determining causation of events in a primary source: "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave."The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on analyzing the development of Dougla
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6th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Graphic Organizers for Any Nonfiction Text
Writing a rhetorical analysis essay and analyzing nonfiction texts just got easier with these print and digital graphic organizers for rhetorical analysis. When reading any nonfiction text, use these organizers to help students process and write a focused analysis précis.★ Précis★ SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker)★ Rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)*************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:★ Rhetorical analysis graphic
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
Denotation and Connotation Notes + Activity
Demonstrates to students the means of denotation and connotation with examples, guided practice, and an independent practice activity/ assessment in which students design and write the name of their own imaginary car or product, then explain the connotative choice of the product name.
PLEASE BE ADVISED--because "connotations" are sometimes not entirely innocent, some examples may not be appropriate for your class. Please preview and edit to your needs.
Grades:
8th - 12th
3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
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6th - 12th
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Real-Life Narrative Text - Roberta Bondar - Women's History Month - OSSLT
Explore the biography of female astronaut Roberta Bondar with this real-life narrative text! Evaluate students’ understanding using reading comprehension questions in multiple-choice and short-answer format. This resource is perfect for preparing for the OSSLT, teaching the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC4O), or coaching essential literacy. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Real-Life Narrative Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions:✏️ Real-Life Narrative R
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6th - 10th
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"We Sail for America" - Literary Nonfiction Reading Passage & ELA Test - FREE
HIGH-INTEREST LITERARY NONFICTION PRIMARY SOURCE 1-page passage "We Sail for America" from the immigrant memoirs of Samuel McClure in his 1914 autobiography. McClure founded muckraking journalism in his McClure's Magazine, which was popular in the early 1900s. This topic fits in well with middle school and high school social studies subject matter and is perfect for ELA. This informational text passage is paired with an ELA practice assessment that tests reading and language skills aligned to mu
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6th - 12th
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Nonfiction Reading Log for Choice Reading (Digital Easel & Paper Options)
Nonfiction Reading Log for Choice Reading and SSR : This excellent resource allows for choice within your nonfiction unit, while still covering basic skills, like summarizing texts, analyzing the function of text features, and identifying organizational patterns. Applicable to any nonfiction text, students will have the opportunity to pursue their own interests for this activity, while summarizing their learning in this visually appealing reading log. You deserve to simplify your planning throug
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8th - 11th
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Great Depression Nonfiction Reading - Common Core Aligned
This brief reading is a compilation of excerpts from the memoir of Margaret Kilcher, a woman who survived on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression.
This would work perfect paired with any Great Depression era novels such as:
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-Of Mice & Men
-The Grapes of Wrath
This is also a great opportunity to practice close reading and state standardized testing skills with 7 close reading multiple choice questions that ask students to:
-Make an inference based on the text
-Cit
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8th - 12th
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Annotation and Close Reading Guide
Often times students don't know what to underline or look for when a teacher tells them to annotate or closely read a text. In the past my students would simply underline or highlight every line which doesn't teach them anything.
I have created a basic annotation/close reading guide that I give my students at the beginning of each school year and tell them to use it anytime I ask them to annotate a text.
There are numerous bullet points of what the students should be looking for and making no
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Context Clue Vocabulary Volume 1 Freebie 3 Week Curriculum Digital and Print
Incorporate daily ELA vocabulary instruction with this Context Clue Vocabulary Curriculum Freebie. Every year students become more reluctant to participate in traditional notes, do homework, and study at home. This curriculum outlines how to make vocabulary instruction in your classroom easy and meaningful. The way this unit is set up allows for daily vocabulary instruction to help students practice using the words multiple times. This freebie includes context clue vocabulary notes, a 5-day warm
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Context Clue Vocabulary Full Year Curriculum Volume 1 Digital and Print
Free Argument (Rhetorical) Analysis Voting Rights Speech and Graphic Organizer
Use this free rhetorical analysis graphic organizer to help students read and analyze the argument presented in Lyndon B. Johnson’s speech, “Voting Rights Act of 1965" (also called "We Shall Overcome"). The web guides students through analysis of rhetorical features including diction, rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), structure, author’s craft and purpose, tone, and central ideas. This scaffolded approach to argument analysis provides an alternative to the widely-used SOAPStone strateg
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Webquest: Homer's Odyssey
This is a great introduction lesson for students before they read Homer's Odyssey. Building background knowledge is one of the keys to reading comprehension. When you have more knowledge to make connections to while you read, you are more likely to understand and remember that information you have read. This online activity will help students build their knowledge of Homer, literature terms, life in ancient Greece, and Greek mythology.
Uses the website: http://odyssey-webquest.weebly.com
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6th - 10th
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