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Reading strategies Common Core RH.6-8.8 resources
Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week Bundle is a year-long resource with 40 quotes from 1492–1964.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to promptsU.S. History Quote of the Week is easy to use and requires little prep. From thorough instructions to answer keys, it’s all
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5th - 8th
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White Bird R.J. Palacio A Wonder Story A Graphic Novel Guide the Holocaust
White Bird by R.J. Palacio A Graphic Novel Guide | World History | Holocaust Story This is a captivating story of courage, perseverance, and kindness during the Nazi occupation during the WWII. This pack includes;Lesson objectives KWL ChartPre, during, and post reading activitiesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswer key includedNew vocabularyMap visualThemes activityCharacter analysisSequencingSymbolism activity& Word search This resource is great for:Teaching about World HistoryT
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5th - 8th
U.S. History Quote of the Week: Part 1 (1492–1871)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week (Part One) has 22 quotes from 1492 to 1871, covering the Age of Exploration, Colonization, the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding t
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
Maroo of the Winter Caves COMPREHENSIVE NOVEL STUDY- 140+ Pages of Material!
Maroo of the Winter Caves, by Ann Turnbull, is the perfect novel to read with students if your class is learning about the Paleolithic Era and prehistoric people or if your students love adventure stories.This comprehensive novel study resource includes over 140 pages! With your purchase you receive:· Reading Guides and Answer Keys for each chapter· Three Comprehension Tests and Answer Keys· Vocabulary Instruction Sheets with Suggested Pictorial Representations of Definitions for each chapter· F
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5th - 9th
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Nonfiction reading unit - Informational texts - Narrative nonfiction books
Would you like your students to read more NARRATIVE NONFICTION? Are you looking for books about resilient people who overcome huge odds? This collection of memoirs about people who overcame their circumstances to change not only themselves, but the world around them might just be for you!Instead of handing your students yet another informational reading passage, have them read one of these books to work on the same skills!✅ FOR THE TEACHER:PDF and digital optionsTeacher notes and lesson plansP
Grades:
5th - 7th
GATE Themed Literature Circle Jobs
This is a set of GATE Icon frames that utilizes depth and complexity within lit circle jobs.You may also enjoy my Depth and Complexity/Content Imperative Class Cards I sell as well:Depth and Complexity & Content Imperative Icon CardsKEYWORDS: GATE icons, Literature circles, Lit Circle jobs
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3rd - 12th
U.S. History Quote of the Week: Free Sample
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to promptsU.S. History Quote of the Week is easy to use and requires little prep. From thorough instructions to answer keys, it’s all there.Even better, I’ve made it engaging! Your students will enjoy dissecting and talking a
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5th - 8th
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U.S. History Quote of the Week: Part 2 (1877–1964)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week (Part Two) has 18 quotes from 1877–1964, covering the Gilded Age and Industrialization, World War 1, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War 2, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
Georgia's Beginnings: 10 Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions and More
Unit 1 Georgia's Beginnings Reading Passages and Worksheets - all reading passages include the state standards for unit one: describe Georgia's geography and climate, evaluate the impact of European exploration and settlement on American Indians in Georgia, and explain how the four transportation systems (i.e., road, air, water, and rail) of Georgia contribute to the development and growth of the state's economy. Annotation symbols with answer keys included. This resource contains 10 Engaging, N
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5th - 8th
The Plague Past and Present Informational Text with Questions, Primary Sources
Fascinating nonfiction reading and additional critical thinking activities. The topics include the Plague of Justinian (6th Century A.D.), the medieval Black Death, the Third Pandemic (1855), and the bubonic plague today. What you get in this 25-page resource: 4-page reading with critical thinking short answer questions embedded in the text for guided discussion OR written response. Ten paragraphs include the three pandemics, use in war, medical discoveries and treatment, modern cases, preven
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6th - 10th
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Critical Thinking Activities - Are there Different Races?
Are there Different Races? Perfect for Black History Month!This is the latest addition to my Critical Thinking Activities growing bundle. The subject explored will include what the Bible says about race as well as whether or not previous theories on the origin of the races are valid.Kids will read articles (links given in the document) and answer the questions. True and false questions are included as well as fill in the blank. Students will be asked to define specific terms which may require us
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Growing Bundle
ELA Assessment Grades 6-9 Test #1
ELA Reading AssessmentGrade Levels 6 - 9 Middle School Test #1 30 Pages4 Passages to read (Teacher Appreciation Day, Filibusters, Poetry: Snow Geese and Winter Tree, Water Cycle with charts) and analyze plus one section on language skills that does not require a passage. Includes several written responses.Passages are shorter in this assessment, but standards are more difficult and require more thought75 Questions/AnswersAll ELA Standards AddressedOur GoalsTo provide high quality materialTo alig
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Bundled ELA Assessment Grades 6-9 Tests #1 & #2
Primary vs. Secondary Source Activity
Help your students discern the differences between a primary and secondary source using the log from one of the trials of the Salem Witch Trials, the primary sources, and an excerpt from a book discussing the trials during the Witch Trials and the feelings of the women forced to plead guilty in hopes of some kind of leniency. The readings are chunked, and the students have guiding questions that will have them highlight the speaker, era of the piece and attached event, author (if applicable), id
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6th - 12th
Social Studies Task Cards For Any Time Period
This product is a set of 32 premade task cards that can be used with any history/social studies lesson. Great for group discussions or fast finishers. Cards come with colored background or black/white. There is an editable page so you can add your own questions, and a master page for students to record their answers. Each card comes numbered and labeled with Bloom’s Taxonomy Domains. I always keep multiple sets of these cards handy for social studies because someone is always done before I plann
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5th - 8th
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Close & Critical Common Core Reading Strategy~All Subjects Informational Text
This is an incredibly effective, polished and research-driven method of assessing your students' understanding and higher level application + analysis of their reading -- particularly with informational texts. This reading rubric can be utilized in any secondary classroom regardless of subject matter/course, with higher expectations set on student thinking and responses for each of the four core questions on this reading assessment. You may use this with a specific, teacher-selected informationa
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Common Core Holocaust Unit Week 2
This is Week 2 of a comprehensive Holocaust Unit. The unit as a whole is designed to address Language Arts and Social Studies Common Core standards. The unit covers the history of Antisemitism all the way through to the end of WWII and the Liberation of the camps. Each weekly unit takes me approximately one week to implement in a 54-minute class.
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Close Reading How-To Lesson with Checklist Handout
What's Included?This product is an introduction to close reading and annotation activities designed for grades 4-9. It contains the following materials:a deck of slides that introduce how to conduct a close reading of a text as well as annotation or markup of a documenta close reading annotation checklist handout Teachers who are just beginning to teach close reading to lower grades will benefit from pre-made slides that briefly outline the steps involved in close reading. The checklist handout
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4th - 9th
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Artifacts and Primary Sources FULL UNIT & Performance Assessment (SS & ELA)
This is a full complete unit that came benefit either a Middle School Social Studies teacher OR reading teacher looking to improve Reading For Information Common Core Standards using primary sources. This unit is NO THINK!!!! Scripted lesson plans, modification documents, student documents, quizzes, final exam, short response, strategies and lessons for effective partner talk, anchor charts, rubrics, grading tools, graphic organizers!!!!
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6th - 8th
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4th-8th Venn Diagram with Reading and Writing Comparison Strategies
A “Venn Diagram” with two or more intersecting circles is a relationship graphic organizer utilized to make similarity and difference comparisons. The “Venn Diagram” material is unique, with three interactive sets. Student friendly mapping strategies can be used in the teaching of comprehending and comparing two or three informational and nonfiction texts, fictional text story elements, ideas read, and planning and organizing comparative report essays to be written across the curriculum. Origin
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4th - 8th
Judaism - Grade 6
For BOTH SS and ELA teachers, my leveled narrative nonfiction articles teach history standards and test language arts concepts: · Main Idea· Figurative Language· Cause/Effect· Text Structure· Context Clues· Inference· Author's Purpose· Research Resources· Fact/Opinion While learning about world religions, your kids will review reading standardized test-like questions to enhance reading growth and understanding. Integrating SS and ELA is teaching smarter, not harder! Why Integrate SS and Language
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5th - 7th
Primary Sources+Worksheets - Digital and Printable
Primary sources + worksheets with various CCSS skills. Reading, Understanding, and analyzing primary historical text from USA history. Including Sojourner Truth, Christopher Columbus, the Great Depression, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Thomas Edison.The bundle contains:5 sources + a worksheet for each + an answer key for each. A digital version on Google Apps, colored. A printable black and white version.Bonus file - How to Approach Textual Sources. With worksheets and a detailed table. Each resou
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4th - 12th
Martin Van Buren: Eighth President in the Presidential Series
Reading an historical summary of the administration of Martin Van Buren would be dry and lifeless because it is merely a factual account, but Van Buren's life and presidency were actually quite interesting. Want Proof? This latest edition in my "presidential series" is written in the first person in real time as a letter from President Van Buren to your students. Your class will feel the President is speaking to them from 1836!The passage is accessible and riveting, filled with interesting facts
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7th - 10th
Primary Sources + Worksheets - Digital
Primary sources + worksheets with various CCSS skills. Reading, Understanding, and analyzing primary historical text from USA history. Including Sojourner Truth, Christopher Columbus, the Great Depression, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Thomas Edison. The resource includes 5 sources and 17 pages.The resource contains 5 carefully curated primary sources, wIth a selected part of each. It is a good resource to teach students to read and understand historical sources, as well as learn USA history.The s
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Primary Sources+Worksheets - Digital and Printable
Primary Sources+Workseets - Black and White Printable
Primary sources + worksheets with various CCSS skills. Reading, Understanding, and analyzing primary historical text from USA history. Including Sojourner Truth, Christopher Columbus, the Great Depression, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Thomas Edison.The resource includes 5 sources and 17 pages.The resource contains 5 carefully curated primary sources, wIth a selected part of each. It is a good resource to teach students to read and understand historical sources, as well as learn USA history.The so
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Primary Sources+Worksheets - Digital and Printable
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