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Free middle school close reading resources
History of Chocolate Chip Cookies Reading Comprehension Passage & Worksheets
Your students will enjoy learning all about how chocolate chip cookies got their start with this FREE high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun reading unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the history of the chocolate chip cookie. Now includes a digital version for Google Classroom. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!This freebie is a part of the August Close Reading Bundle, w
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle for the Year
Close Reading 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Non Fiction Passages: Arctic Animals
Engaging, motivating, and interesting! Use these original non fiction texts to enhance you student's skills with close reading and analytical writing. Each passage features differentiated comprehension questions and a chance for students to write about their reading. An extra lined piece of paper is included for you to photocopy on the back of each page if you would like student's to write their responses here. Passages are differentiated so you can use them with multiple levels. Great for
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3rd - 6th
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Theme Freebie! Graphic Organizer, Anchor Chart, & Worksheet - No Prep Activities
Theme is such a challenging skill to master! Here is a freebie that you can use with any story to help your students do just that. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Theme Worksheet: This printable requires students to answer questions about how the character thinks and acts to find clues about the theme.Theme Graphic Organizer: This requires students to find evidence from the text to support the theme they select.Theme Poster: Anchor chart to give students or for classroom decoration!Black-lineColorGreat
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Passage FREE - Close Reading Activities
Crayon History Close Read with Mystery Picture, provided in both DIGITAL and PRINT formats, is designed to engage students in analyzing text using close reading comprehension strategies. This resource motivates students to persevere through the multi-draft reading process with the use of the mystery grid picture, making it a fun activity that students will ask for again and again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Save BIG when you buy the BUNDLE! Click here to check it out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️This FREE Sample text comes with the fo
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3rd - 6th
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Main Idea and Key Details RI.5.2 | Great Pacific Garbage Patch Article #5-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #5-1: The Great Pacific Garbage PatchThis is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 5th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
RACES Writing Strategy FREEBIE
Use the RACES strategy to teach or review response writing. This freebie set can be used in multiple ways in your classroom. Use it to teach or review the concept, include the pages in interactive notebooks, and use as a template to answer constructed responses.This freebie includes a few pages from a comprehensive response writing resource. Click here to check out the Writing Responses with RACES resource.The acronyms RACES and RACER both included.RACES:*Restate*Answer*Cite evidence*Explain &am
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3rd - 6th
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Close Reading Comprehension Passages Full Bundle - Grades 3-8
These close reading passages come directly from the game Dreamscape, where students can build critical thinking skills while having fun!This resource reviews literacy skills in grades 3 - 8, explores different genres, and asks various writing prompts. Each grade level has a series of long and short passages that can be utilized at any given time throughout the school year.This product includes 39 no-prep reading printables and 28 answer keys that you may print and use. These printables can be us
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3rd - 8th
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Central Idea and Details RI.6.2 | Toys R Us: The End of an Era Article #6-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #6-1: Toys R Us: The End of an EraThis is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 6th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading Toys R Us: The End of an Era and practic
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
Determining Theme
Determining the Theme of Text
This FREEBIE includes 6 pages -- 3 pages of practice and 3 pages of answers. There are 11 questions with passages and a word bank with possible themes to choose from.
Themes Included:
• Sacrifice
• Teamwork
• Greed
• Friendship
• Loyalty
• Loss/Grief
• Courage
• Honesty
• Never Give Up
• Don't Judge a Book by its Cover
• It is Better to Give than to Receive
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4th - 6th
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St. Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions FREEBIE
Let us save you time this St. Patrick's Day! Our Grade Four and Grade Five (Year Five and Six) St. Patrick's Day-themed close reading passage (differentiated) will engage your students while reinforcing important reading skills - great reading comprehension activities for your guided reading program.Find our full range of close reading comprehension resources here!This resource would also be suitable for Grade 6 (Year Seven and Eight learners) as the higher order thinking activities will keep th
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Mega Bundle
Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension activities? Check out:
Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions Back To School Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Science of Reading Comprehension Skills: Color-Coding Text Evidence Grades 3-6
Boost reading comprehension and critical thinking skills for students grade 3-6 with this motivating color-coding text evidence resource. The reading passages with questions guide students to highlight and justify text evidence, fostering deep engagement and understanding. Ideal for classroom, remote learning, and homeschool applications, this package includes both printable PDF, Google Slides, and Easel activities.RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTSVersatile Formats: Includes PDF for print, Google Slides™ and
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3rd - 6th
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Short Story Unit Grade 7
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot (Plot Pyramid)Citing Text EvidenceContext CluesSimiles and MetaphorsAnalyzing Characters’ ActionsAnalyzing DialogueFree Verse PoetryComparing Poem to Short Story w/Similar ThemesEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This i
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7th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Text Evidence Activities
This is a FREE sample from our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Close Reading Bundle. It includes a narrative mystery, close reading questions, an answer key, and directions for color-coding.Students use a variety of close reading activities for text evidence including color-coding with highlighters. This can be done on paper, or using the highlighting feature in Google Classroom. Other questions go even deeper, and tap into students' inference making skills.This product is comple
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3rd - 8th
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Stray by Cynthia Rylant Short Story Unit Grade 6
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Basic Story Elements (Review)Finding Text EvidenceConnotation and DenotationMoodSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This is a comprehensive, Common Core-Aligned Unit packed with a ton of rigorous resources for teaching with this short story. I’ve also inc
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5th - 7th
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The Monkey's Paw WW Jacobs COMPLETE Short Story Unit Middle School
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Unit for Middle and High SchoolThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot ReviewCiting Text EvidenceContext Clues & Situational CluesTypes of ForeshadowingMood (and Mood Shifts)Analyzing DialogueEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit
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7th - 10th
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Free Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge Digital Literary Devices Activity
Free Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge Digital Literary Devices Activity: Engage your students in a fun literary devices activity with the captivating Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge! This free digital activity allows students to show their understanding of metaphor, simile, personification, and onomatopoeia while completing an exciting escape room scenario. In this free sample of our escape room bell-ringers, students must color-code a passage that includes figurative languag
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6th - 10th
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Mood and Tone Reference Sheets — List of Words for Analyzing Mood and Tone
These printable Mood and Tone reference sheets are perfect for students to keep handy when analyzing mood and tone in any short story, novel, or poem. These two worksheets include the definitions of both mood and tone, and a list of over 150 various words that represent each. This reference tool helps students use words beyond "scary" or "bad" when describing mood and tone.
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5th - 12th
Plot Diagram Template
This resource includes a Printable and Editable Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer!Parts of the Plot:Exposition (setting, characters, background info, point of view)Rising Action (3 events or details)Climax (turning point)Falling Action (2 events or details)Resolution (denouement)The Plot Diagram is an organizational tool used to map the events in a story. This mapping of plot structure allows students to visualize the key features of literature as well as helps writers organize narratives.This Plot
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Mystery Logic Puzzle Freebie #7
Looking for something to challenge your early finishers around Thanksgiving? Or perhaps an activity to keep handy for when you have a few minutes to spare before the bell goes?This Thanksgiving mystery logic puzzle activity helps develop logical and deductive reasoning skills in a fun way!- Print and go!- Save paper by laminating and using washable markers to reuse- Use on a tablet with a 'pen'- Or just display on your Interactive White Board to try and solve as a classGreat exercise for the bra
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3rd - 6th
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Character Traits Graphic Organizers
This set of graphic organizes is perfect for students of all grade levels! They are absolutely perfect for small groups and can also be used as a comprehension tool for your whole class as well. These graphic organizers will help students:*Identify character traits based on their thoughts, words, and actions*Provide text evidence for their answers*Examine how a character changes throughout a storyEnjoy this resource?Get ALL of my graphic organizers here:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Produc
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1st - 8th
FREE Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Steph Curry: (Grades 5-6)
This resource includes engaging paired texts about two of the world's most famous basketball players -- LeBron James and Steph Curry. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.Contents:→ 2 informational texts: 1 about LeBron's basketball career and 1 about Steph's basketball career.→ 1 quiz with answer key → 1 writing prompt***The passage about LeBron includes information about his decision to play for Los Angeles.***Please note:
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
Author's Point of View Cheat Sheet! {Freebie!} (First, Second, Third Person)
Free for all your needs in helping students remember the multiple methods that writers may use to narrate their stories. This author point of view cheat sheet is also super handy for writing units and helping students pick as well as stick to their narrative style.Each point of view is simply defined. Additionally clear examples of word choices that fit with each style are given. If you are looking to nail the common core standard "Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator
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4th - 9th
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FREE Pearls Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
NOTE: This is a free preview of my {June close reading product}. This preview shows one topic in its entirety. In the full product, you get a total of four different topics with the same types of second read, third read, writing response, and paired text activities. If you are looking for an online version of this product, click {here}.I have used these close reading texts with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-int
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4th - 6th
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