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8th grade informational text resources for Microsoft Word
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Dangers of Energy Drinks
This informational text lesson on the dangers of energy drinks is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills and comprehension! With eight specific standards-based questions and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Student Experience: Students will read the high-interest, engaging article about the dangers of energy drinks. Then, students will truly dig into and respond to that text. Last, students will write a short a
Grades:
7th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Essay Writing Guide: 5 Paragraphs & Beyond
A complete essay writing handout/guide for high school students (and feisty middle school students), in a digital and ready to print booklet!This Booklet includes:A Quick Reference Sheet for basic essay structureDetailed explanations of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, including diagrams and descriptions of every partExamples of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, with each of their sentences/parts highlightedA basic sample essay for students to analyze (different from t
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Valentine's Day Activities, Hot Topics Informational Text, Does True Love Last?
Looking for a thoughtful, quick, and creative close reading lesson for Valentine's Day that covers several standards for your middle or high school students? I love to bring holiday themed lessons in when I can, but I am always very cautious to choose lessons that are standards-based. This mini-lesson meets both requirements perfectly! Student Experience: Students exercise summarizing and close reading skills as they read the article about a couple whose love brought them back together after s
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Unit Lesson Plan
This extensive unit plan for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is completely designed around the philosophy of developing close reading skills and text based responses which require supporting evidence for nearly every aspect of each chapter of the novel. The novel unit is completely original and has been keenly tuned to address a wide range of learners with varying reading comprehension skills. In short, this unit will help all students to look closely at Haddon’s craft and en
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Alebrijes Mexican Folk Art: Cultural Reading (English version) SUB PLAN
This 3-page file includes:~A reading that describes the history of Alebrijes, a Mexican Folk Art Tradition begun in the 1930s by Pedro Linares. It discusses the various materials used to create these fantastical animals as well as the importance of the Oaxaca region in Mexican Art. Also included is a paragraph on the annual parade of Alebrijes in Mexico City as well as a similar type of art created by the local indigenous Zapotec people made from the copal tree.~A worksheet with 10 reading compr
Grades:
6th - 10th
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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Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Visual Presentation Rubric (Google Docs or Google Slides)
This rubric is easy to use! Use this resource for assessing students upon creating a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation. This is also entirely editable, so you are welcome to make changes to the rubric to make it fit for what you need.
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3rd - 8th
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Info Reading Text - September 11th Attacks (no prep)
An informational text article and vocabulary activity about the 9/11 attacks. Topics covered in the article include; the attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, Flight 93, the war on terror, and death tolls. Includes a vocab definition and word search activity. The article is appropriate for middle and high school ages. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Research Paper Outline
This produce is an outline template designed for student use. This shows students how to use facts, instead of just listing them. I have used this outline with grades 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Informational Text - American Revolution: Yorktown and Treaty of Paris (No Prep)
A reading assignment about the last major battle of the war, Yorktown, and the treaty to end the war. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Informational Text - The American Revolution Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Reading is Good for Your Brain
This mini lesson on the benefits of reading is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With five specific common core text-based questions, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate!Includes:-Formal lesson plan-Super simple sub sheet-Standards links-Link to article-Idea for starter-Short answer questions and answers- Argumentative Prompt-100% EditableClassroom success stories from other teachers who have tried this resource:♥ "Love this - a perfect les
Grades:
8th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
TED Talks for Developing Reading and Writing Skills in the Classroom
15 pages of handouts for 8 different riveting TED Talks at www.ted.com. The handouts have BEFORE VIEWING, DURING VIEWING, and AFTER VIEWING sections for students to interact with the talks in and out of the classroom. Perfect for flipped classrooms and in classroom work. Great discussion tools and skills based practice.These handouts practice these skills and more:ArgumentAuthor's PurposeLiterary AnalysisMedia & ImagesUsing EvidenceInferenceWorks Cited/MLA formatCritical Thinking SkillsTED
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7th - 12th
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Info Read Text/Vocab - 10 Things about the Donner Party (no prep/sub plans)
An informational text article and vocab activity about the unfortunate Donner Party. The information is from history.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, or substitute teaching plan anytime! MS Word doc for easy editing.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Anytime Sub Plans - Bundle #3: Save $6! (no prep)
Inferences, Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation
Students will find and record clues throughout 5 different stations that allow them to practice making inferences. This "real world" lesson asks students to become text detectives to find evidence that supports their inferences. Students must read through eye witness accounts, police reports, a media blast, observe a crime scene, and analyze some forensic evidence to collect information. At the end of the five stations, they must write up a police report. You will need to set up your crime s
Grades:
6th - 10th
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I Am Malala Final Test (Young Readers Edition)
This is the final test for the young readers edition of I am Malala. There are 50 questions total. 35 are multiple choice and 15 are short answer. They are all questions that were previously asked on worksheets. Answer key is included.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Reading Informational Text - Restaurant Menu - RI.7.1. - RI.7.3. - RI.7.5.
This item includes a lesson on how to read a restaurant menu.
*Applebee's Menu
*Over 38 questions requiring students to read the menu.
The lesson aligns with the seventh-grade common core standards:
RI.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.7.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
RI.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text,
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Independent Reading Project: Biography Assignment
GET YOUR STUDENTS READING MORE NON-FICTION!A great project for in-class or at home, easily adaptable for your class!Students choose their own biographies to read, and give a presentation on their person and a mini lesson on a topic related to their book. Great for making connections and allowing creative differentiation! Designed for diverse learning environments - students can complete it in a teacher-led class or use included scaffolding for independent learning.THE ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES:- Instr
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
EDITABLE Writing Rubric: News Article - Newspaper Writing - Journalism Unit
★★★★★ This is a great, versatile, simple writing Rubric for any kind of unit based on writing a newspaper article, news story, or for a journalism unit in (specifically in upper elementary). You can edit and change any point values you'd like!SEE PREVIEW FOR A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THIS RESOURCEThis rubric uses the grammar editing process of C.O.P.S. and is best paired with a unit on editing based on the C.O.P.S. system.WHAT'S INSIDE? Includes 1 half-sheet editable rubric to make grading your st
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4th - 11th
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Text Structures Newsletter: Thanksgiving Edition
In a newsletter format, articles about Thanksgiving are presented in different nonfiction text structures. Students read the newsletter and then complete a chart that identifies the text structure, signal words, author's purpose, and a useful graphic organizer. There is also an option to select two of the articles and complete a graphic organizer for each. This activity covers the following text structures: chronological or sequential, main idea, compare and contrast, cause and effect, or proble
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Text Structures Newsletters: Holiday Bundle
History Social Studies LEWIS and CLARK EXPEDITION info 12 Reading Comprehension
Minilesson on U.S. History's LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION - the informational selection is nearly two pages. It is followed by 12 questions. 11 are multiple choice that tap the reading skills of finding details, drawing conclusions, and making inferences. The 12th question is an open-ended one requiring application of what was learned in the reading selection. Answer key is included along with two black-and-white drawings. This is a word document and therefore easily edited to better serve your ne
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5th - 8th
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STATUE OF LIBERTY Mini-Lesson 18 Multiple Choice READING COMPREHENSION Questions
"The Statue of Liberty" can be a Social Studies and/ or reading mini-lesson. The interesting informational text is over 2 pages long. There are 18 mulitple choice questions, which all offer 4 choices. 8 of the 18 questions are higher order thinking ones. Reading skills assessed are identifying main Idea, noting details, drawing conclusions, making inferences and vocabulary. Several black-and-white drawings of the Statue of Liberty and its visitors are inthe document. The product is a word docum
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4th - 8th
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Maps before and after WWI
Before and after WWI comparison of maps of Europe and Middle East (Southwest Asia). Questions require close reading and analysis of maps. Answer key included.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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