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Middle school informational text resources for Google Apps on sale
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Reading Stations Activity for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry Analysis
This fun reading activity "progressive dinner"™ works with any fiction, nonfiction, and poetry unit texts of your choosing! Practice close reading skills and textual analysis in a hands-on and interactive way, this is the reading activity for you! Have students preview literary criticism articles, read thematically-connected poetry, engage in close reading of a complex fiction or nonfiction text, and engage in small group discussion. These are just some of the possibilities!I use this close re
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Activities BUNDLE
Distance Learning Reading Comprehension Intervention Bundle
Google Apps Ready!Page 2 has all of the Google Slides LinksClose ReadingIntervention PackDaily Guided Reading Lessons✎ Four weeks of daily guided reading lessons for your intervention reading group! These lessons are close reading lessons designed to make your struggling readers more independent. It also reinforces the close reading strategies. ➨ Learning targets are included!!! ☺Included are six nonfiction articles, 20 days (4 weeks) of daily guided reading lessons, pair share, close readin
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5th - 9th
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Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details in Nonfiction GRADES 4-6 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review topic, main idea, and supporting details in nonfiction texts. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:highlight the parts of a paragraphlearn about main idea statements and sort examples and non-exampleslearn the difference between main ideas that are stated di
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4th - 6th
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Speaking and Listening Activities for Google Drive Based on Humans of New York
Do you love Humans of New York? Are you looking for a fun way to engage students while teaching important speaking and listening skills? These versatile speaking and listening activities teach students to conduct an effective peer-to-peer interview in order to get beyond surface-level response and discover the stories that make people unique. Use at the beginning of the school year as a getting to know you activity, as a public speaking activity, or as a part of your next memoir, personal narrat
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8th - 11th
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Ecosystems Digital Escape Room and Reading Informational Text Unit
This resource is a digital Escape Room with a science literacy connection. It can be used for Google Classroom Distance Learning! Students will use reading informational text skills as they learn about Ecosystems and the Interactions within Ecosystems that help them survive in their habitat. This resource is digital and self-checking. Students won’t be able to escape the room unless they have the correct answers. Incorrect codes are prompted to Try again! You do not need to use google classroom
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5th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, MS-LS2-1
Animals of the Galápagos Islands Summer Reading Passages Biodiversity
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Would you like your students to learn about biodiversity in the Galápagos Islands? Students will read five pages of informational text on animals of the Galápagos, biodiversity, endemic organisms, animal adaptations, and speciation. This resource starts with phenomena and includes a five-page reading passage with comprehension questions. The Galápagos Archipelago is home to more endemic species than anywhere else. Student
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-4
Also included in: Animal Adaptations Science Summer Reading Passages Ecosystem and Nature
Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
One-stop rhetorical analysis resources of argumentative texts! Teaching rhetoric and persuasion can be fun!! And you can teach argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, & rhetorical appeals to any student with confidence, given the right rhetoric activities! This persuasion bundle encourages student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts.There is more here than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and freedom.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Rhetorical Analysis of Ted Talks Worksheets - Persuasion & Ted Talk Activities
These no-prep TED talk worksheets encourage rhetorical analysis and critical thinking about nonfiction texts! Whether you use these TED talks as a part of an rhetorical analysis and argumentative essay unit, a stand-alone lesson, or a reading and discussion resource, this resource is sure to engage learners while holding them to high expectations! I created this resource for my English 10 students who LOVE all things visual and technology-based. This activity builds nonfiction reading, analysis
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8th - 11th
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Summer Reading Passages The Formation of the Colorado Plateau Informational Text
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? The Earth changes constantly. In this informational text unit, students will learn how the Colorado Plateau was formed and how geoscience processes like weathering and erosion formed mesas, buttes, spires, and arches. Students will also learn how Earth's changes are connected to the formation of new sedimentary rock. Students will see that the Earth’s surface is always changing. Great for Reading Comprehension. Great for
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth Science Summer Reading Passages for Middle School Science
Tropical Rainforest Digital Escape Room Online Learning
This resource is a digital Escape Room on tropical rainforests. Students will read informational text on tropical rainforests. Students will love learning about all the biodiversity in the unique habitat of the rainforest. This resource is online and self-checking. Students won’t be able to escape the room unless they have the correct answers. Incorrect codes are prompted to Try again! Really no prep for teachers! Just share the link. Great for remote learning. This is an online interactive ac
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3rd - 6th
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Close Reading Interactive Notebook 2nd-6th Grade Text Coding Structure Genres
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grade Close Reading Interactive Notebook Text Structures Compare Contrast Informational Text Sub-Genres Historical, Technical, Scientific, Argument & Claim and more. Celebrate Close Reading with this unit! Inside you will find text based question cards, bookmarks, text coding supports, posters, graphic organizers, discussion tools and lesson plan templates. Each of the above are aligned to Literature and Informational Text Common Core State Standard.Tools to develop t
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2nd - 6th
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Sea Turtles Digital Escape Room
This resource is a digital Escape Room with a science literacy connection. Students will use reading informational text skills as they learn about sea turtles. This resource is digital and self-checking. Students won’t be able to escape the room unless they have the correct answers. Incorrect codes are prompted to Try again! Really no prep for teachers! Works great with google classroom. Easy to share by email or Google Classroom for distance learning, but can also be used as independent work
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3rd - 6th
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Earth Science Summer Reading Passages for Middle School Science
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Do you need informational text passages about Changes to the Earth's Surface? This fantastic bundle gives you five informational text units on Earth Science Topics. You will love these science reading passages and comprehension questions. Students will practice informational text skills and learn about plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, and volcanic activity that has shaped the earth's surface with real-life examples
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Valentine's Day Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Articles
Valentine's DayCompare and ContrastNonfiction ArticlesGoogle Slides Included!How did Valentine's Day begin? How do other countries celebrate Valentine's Day? Students will read two original articles all about this! Then they will analyze it using close reading skills. They will compare and contrast using a double bubble map or Venn diagram, fill out two column notes, and finally write an essay. There is also a summary assignment- The Gossip Gazette, and a COOTIE CATCHER! Included is both bl
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Jim Crow Laws: Interactive Primary Source
This resource will have students critically explore the period of the Jim Crow era, with a focus on the segregation of schools. This highly engaging, interactive, primary based Slide Presentation will have students analyze and understand the implications of the Jim Crow laws, along with the monumental Supreme Court decisions of 'Plessy v. Ferguson', and 'Brown V. Board of Education'. The teacher will have a choice of three supplementary activities; The 1st Optional Activity will have students a
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Google Ready!
Close ReadingCompare and Contrast the Author's Point of ViewGoogle Classroom ready or just print and go!Should killer whales (orcas) be held captive in zoos and aquariums? Strike passion in your students with an engaging topic!Explore both sides of this controversial debate. Students will close read to discover the author's point of view in each nonfiction article. Do you need a digital lesson plan quickly? This lesson comes with the Google Slides that are completely digital! Just assign in
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Day Bundle: Compare and Contrast
Animal Adaptations Science Summer Reading Passages Ecosystem and Nature
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Do you need informational text passages about animal adaptations? This fantastic bundle gives you six informational text units on Animals and how they are adapted to survive in their environment. Students will practice informational text skills and learn about animals' physical and behavioral adaptations. Great for emergency sub plans. Save 20% by purchasing this bundle! This Animal Adaptation Bundle Includes:ElephantsBiso
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5th - 7th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
Plate Tectonics Activities & Divergent Boundaries & The Rift Valley in Iceland
The Earth’s surface is constantly changing. Plate tectonics is what drives these changes. This informational text unit looks closely at what happens at divergent boundaries. Specifically, it explores the rift valley and fissure that runs through Iceland and is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Students will learn about plate tectonics, divergent boundaries, mid-ocean ridges, seafloor spreading, and rift valleys. **Student pages are in Printable PDF and Google Docs for online use.This Resource on P
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth Science Summer Reading Passages for Middle School Science
Credible and Reliable Sources Bundle - Source Credibility for Online Research
Are your students able to research credible and reliable sources online? These source evaluation activities and assessments will help 21st-century learners to evaluate online source credibility and bias through formative assessment, task cards, and a Google Form evaluation.*******************************************************************************Here's what you will receive in this resource bundle: ⇒ Website Evaluation Activity for Middle School and High School⇒ Source Evaluation Task Cards
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7th - 10th
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Interactive Reading Activities Bundle
These digital resources make it easy to supplement the reading of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime! Facilitate text-to-text connections and reading of paired texts with fun learning stations, hexagonal thinking, and apartheid internet activities. *******************************************************************************This resource is helpful for:★ Teachers who want maximum engagement in a student-led classroom.★ Teachers who need digital activities for distance learning.★ Teachers who are looki
Grades:
8th - 11th
Central Ideas and Supporting Evidence Types Nonfiction GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review central ideas and supporting evidence types in nonfiction. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about central idea statements and sort examples and non-exampleslearn the difference between central ideas that are implied and stated directlyidentify the
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6th - 8th
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Passion Project Inquiry Based Learning for Middle School Genius Hour
Passion projects for middle school genius hour are a fun way to engage students with inquiry based learning while reinforcing important reading, research, and speaking skills! This Google Slideshow is ready-to-go for your students' digital passion projects and works great for use in your tech-friendly classroom. Students will brainstorm, generate an inquiry question, research, practice summarizing and responding to different texts, create a collage, and publish their work to share with classmate
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5th - 8th
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Summer Reading Passages Volcanoes Informational Text Earth Science
Are you looking for summer reading passages with comprehension questions? Do you want to teach your students about volcanoes? This informational text unit on volcanoes will teach your students about volcanoes and have them practice reading informational text. Students will learn about The Ring of Fire, Plate Tectonic Activity, and hot spot volcanoes. Lots of rich Earth science information! This resource includes four pages of informational text on volcanoes. **Student pages are in printable PDF
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth Science Summer Reading Passages for Middle School Science
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