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Informational text Common Core W.8.1 resources
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts
These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy to help 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. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod
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4th - 8th
RACE Strategy Prompts and Passages 6th-8th Grades | More Passages
Looking for more practice with the RACE Strategy? This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. Please note: the passages in this product are the same ones used in this Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strat
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6th - 8th
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets : 10 RACE Writing Prompts Text Evidence
This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy for text evidence. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. This Download Contains:PRINTStudent resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response10 passages and short response questionssuggested a
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6th - 8th
Argumentative Writing - A Complete Argument Essay Writing Unit - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students master the art of argumentative writing with this argument writing teaching unit! I created this argumentative essay writing teaching unit with secondary ELA students in mind, and it includes step-by-step and engaging writing instructional materials. This argument essay writing unit includes everything you need for a complete argumentative writing instructional unit, including the print & digital materials. This essay writing instructional unit includes an editable instruc
Grades:
7th - 10th
My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment
Middle school teachers use this My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment, to unlock the creativity and self-expression of your students in a truly unique way.In this engaging activity, students will embark on a writing journey to describe logos that represent various aspects of their lives. From their closest friends and family to their favourite entertainment choices and foods, students will delve into the symbols that hold special meaning for them. Additionally, they'll uncover the logos
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
RACES Strategy Writing Passages and Prompts for Text Evidence
This product contains 5 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACES strategy. RACES is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. → Need a 100% Digital Google Slides compatible version? CLICK HERE!Why use the RACES strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writers and students w
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: ELA Skills Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities 8-9th Grade Bundle
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
Argumentative Essay Organizer: Claim, Reasons, Evidence (Includes Fillable PDF)
You've found the perfect graphic organizer—complete with a fillable PDF option—to help students visually and clearly connect the integral elements of any persuasive, argumentative, and informative essay: from the claim, reasons, evidence, and conclusion, students can better organize and map out their thinking while understanding the general essay structure. There is space for three reasons and subsequent evidences in support of these reasons. Language frames between the connections (e.g., becaus
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4th - 12th
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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ELA FULL YEAR READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W MAP LESSON PLANS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Your ENTIRE ELA year is completely planned, prepped, sequenced, CCSS aligned, and ready to go! This curriculum is uniquely focused around the 4 major writing requirements with correlated reading materials: Argumentative | Informational | Literary Analysis / Narrative | Research. Each unit comprises a combination of high-interest digital and printable resources to maximize engagement and reduce repetition. NO PREP! NO PLANNING! 30% OFF!❤️ FREE! DOWNLOAD THE SCOPE/SEQUENCE, MAPS, AND LESSON PLAN
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6th - 8th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 6th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 6. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, genre, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, narrative writing, informative writing, analyzing argument and counterclaim, imagery, character traits, inferencing, central idea, summary w
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6th - 8th
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Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Prove It! Teach Students to use Evidence to Support Argument Claims
Teaching students to meet the Common Core’s expectations for argumentative writing can be a challenge. Teenagers seem very skilled at making claims (perhaps due to their natural inclination to having very strong opinions!?), but seem to struggle to find and use effective evidence to support those claims. This 3-day lesson is designed to ease students into using evidence to support claims. Students first learn to identify and evaluate the six main types of evidence before being asked to find evid
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7th - 12th
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Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
The Finest Hours by Sherman and Tougias Literary Nonfiction Novel Study Activity
Teaching literary nonfiction through The Finest Hours by Sherman and Tougias will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this novel study. This The Finest Hours by Sherman and Tougias Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your seventh or eighth grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this literary nonfiction book. This unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core rea
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6th - 8th
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Fears and Phobias Nonfiction Unit Aligned with HMH 6 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive nonfiction unit covering the article Fears and Phobias by kidshealth.org. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent nonfiction unit. Skills covered include text structure, author's purpose, main idea, summary writing, context clues, figurative language, point of view, and supporting answers with textual evidence.This unit now includes a copy of a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
RACE Strategy Writing Passages and Prompts Print & Digital
Practice the RACE Strategy with 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through this helpful writing technique. It is a digital, paperless resources that you will share with your students. Great for independent work during distance learning. This product is located on Google Slides and is 100% digital. A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, wit
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6th - 9th
Wild Animals Aren't Pets + Let People Own Exotic Animals Argumentative Unit
This argumentative unit compares "Wild Animals Aren't Pets" and "Let People Own Exotic Animals" in a comprehensive unit for digital and print. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent argumentative unit. Skills covered include context clue vocabulary, thesis statement, counterargument, inferencing, author's argument, compare and contrast, comprehension, text structure
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
Argument Games - A Fun Way to Get Students Practicing Their Argument Skills!
⚞The Argument Games bundle⚟ will provide you with five collaborative, active games that will have students:➫ creating arguments ➫counter-arguments ➫ evaluating perspectives ➫ evaluating the sufficiency of evidence!↬A list of interesting and unique arguable topics are provided in this unit. ↬Signs for gameplay are also included. Looking for more great resources for your classroom?This unit is a part of mysemester 2 bundle AND my Full Year English Curriculum Bundle. These curriculum bundles wil
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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How To Write an Argumentative Essay Writing Workshop Common Core
This 20 page lesson includes everything needed to teach 5th-8th graders the art of argumentative essay writing. A scaffolded lesson about Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem current event issue is included! Along with:1. Teacher Direction and Standards2. Student Checklist for Writing Argumentative Essay3. A Scaffolded Lesson on A Hot Topic: Is not standing for The National Anthem an abuse of First Amendment Rights?4. Background Information on the Hot Topic5. Step by Step Writing Template to
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5th - 8th
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Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Inquiry-Based Inventors & Inventions Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual
engagement.
Students start by thinking of important inventors or inventions they would like to research and why. Then, students pose questions about their inventor or invention. Students go through the research process by finding sources and
Grades:
4th - 8th
Lewis and Clark's Journal Entries: Close Reading of Historical Texts
Lewis and Clark's Expedition Journal Entries - Close Reading: In this five-day, CCSS-aligned unit, students will examine and interpret the journal entries of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark from their American expedition across the western portion of the United States (1804 – 1806). After building background on the expedition, students will complete multiple close readings of eleven journal entries to deepen their understanding of the writings. Reading excerpts fro
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
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