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Informational text Common Core W.5.1 resources
RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response
Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts)This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the text. --
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1st - 6th
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RACE Strategy Writing Prompts and Passages Text Evidence 4th 5th 6th grade
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 included in this Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy product. Do not purchase duplicates!Why us
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4th - 6th
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
Writing Bundle: Personal Narrative, Informational, Opinion & Fiction 5TH GRADE
This HUGE BUNDLE includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess writing for the entire year! Students will complete four major units of study: personal narrative, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives.My fifth grade writing bundle includes 4 ready-to-use writing units to help you teach personal narratives, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives with ease. Each done-for-you unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor charts
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5th
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Opinion Writing Prompts - Opinion Writing Passages - Digital and Printable
Are you looking for high-interest opinion writing prompt passages? These opinion articles provide students with just the right amount of information to help them form a powerful opinion paragraph or opinion essay. Some opinion passages show facts from both sides, whereas others provide multiple opinions to help students form their own! Most importantly, it is a useful source for text analysis or text evidence that students can apply in their essay writing! For this reason, the articles are perfe
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3rd - 5th
Opinion Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Opinion Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of opinion writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first opinion essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 13 lessons and should be used over the course of 3 to 4 weeks:Lesson 1: What is Opinion Writing?Lesson 2: Opinion Writing TopicsLesson 3: Selecting a TopicLesson 4: Brainstorm & OrganizeLesson 5
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Paired Text Passages - Cell Phones Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about cell phones. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final opi
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Paired Text Passages - Technology Opinion Writing - Print & Digital Bundle
Opinion Writing | 3rd-5th Grades | Print and Digital
This opinion writing unit includes everything you need to teach opinion writing! Available as a printable PDF file AND Google Slides.This 6-week opinion writing unit includes 30 detailed lessons on how to write a high-quality essay. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, graphic organizers, and rubrics.Each opinion writing lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, work time, and share time. For additional student support, there is also a guided practice activity for each of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Writing Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative
Citing Text Evidence in Essays Lesson - PowerPoint - Worksheet - Anchor Charts
Want to teach your students about writing text evidence in their essays, but you're not sure where to begin? Look no more! This resource comes with a PowerPoint and a companion handout that makes it easy to teach students what text evidence is, how to smoothly incorporate it into their essays, and how to cite it- skills that can be challenging to teach. The 174-slide PowerPoint that comes with this product is very thorough and engaging. It tells students that they are like detectives, but instea
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3rd - 5th
Paired Passage with Writing ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th Grade SBAC Performance Task
ELA Test Prep made simple! These high-interest ELA performance tasks tie reading and writing together in meaningful ways for students. In each performance task, students will read two different informational passages to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions. Need a 3rd source? Links with short videoes on the topics are included.This bundle includes 3 complete ELA Performance Tasks on different topics.Students will then take all the information tha
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3rd - 4th
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Paired Text Passages - Video vs. Board Games Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about whether kids should spend more time playing video games or board games. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. Th
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Paired Text Passages - Engaging Opinion Writing Bundle - Print & Digital
Paired Passages and RACE Strategy Writing Prompts & Passages BUNDLE 4th 5th 6th
These 60 paired passages with constructed response writing prompts are perfect for students to practice writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling writers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-7th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a range of reading levels. This Download Contains: 30 paired passage sets (60 total passages) with short response
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4th - 7th
Eating Bugs Opinion Writing Prompt with 3 Passages - Graphic Organizers - Rubric
Should bugs be added to the school cafeteria menu? This unique opinion writing prompt comes with three passages/informational texts, an opinion writing graphic organizer, a sample essay, an opinion writing rubric, and many more extras to help students stay organized and write a detailed 5-paragraph essay. If your students take a standardized writing test that comes with passages, then this product is a must-have!*This resource now includes a comprehensive digital version. Scroll down to see more
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3rd - 5th
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Christmas December Close Reading Comprehension Passages Activities BUNDLE
These Christmas close reading passages and activities are the perfect tools to help students practice close reading skills during the month of December. These week-long lessons follow a close reading model, and each one includes a teacher guide and notes to make teaching the lesson easy! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice making logical inferences, citing textual evidence, and drawing conclusions from the text.PRINT & GO! Easily differentiate instruction with t
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3rd - 5th
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Paired Text Passages - Engaging Opinion Writing Bundle - Print & Digital
Help your students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about engaging topics. With each title, students are given a focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they
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3rd - 6th
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Paired Text Passages - Social Media Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about social media. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final op
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Paired Text Passages - Technology Opinion Writing - Print & Digital Bundle
Labor Day - Labor Day Reading Comprehension - Labor Day Informational Texts
This non-fiction informational text with activities will help your students understand why we celebrate Labor Day. It is designed to provide basic information about how Labor Day came to be, what it stands for and why we celebrate. Perfect for 4th and 5th graders but can be used with 3rd grade. (It is a much higher level for 3rd so take a look at the preview before purchasing.) A stress-free way to teach your students about Labor Day. For the DIGITAL version, go HERE!For BOTH the digital AND pr
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading - Should Animals be Kept in Zoos?
Opinion Reading Comprehension and Opinion Writing. This packet contains two original informational non-fiction articles, one pro and one con on the topic of whether animals should be kept in zoos. Multiple skills are covered, including reading, close reading, reading comprehension, analyzing two texts on the same topic, vocabulary, summarizing, and opinion writing. CCSS aligned. Answer keys included.No prep! Just print and go. Perfect substitute lesson plan.Watch this short video for a more thor
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading Bundle 1
Memorial Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passages Writing Word Search May
Looking for engaging Memorial Day activities that go beyond a craft to help your students understand this American holiday in meaningful ways? This print and go set is the perfect way to tie together reading and social studies this May and keep your students engaged!Help your students differentiate between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with content-rich reading and writing activities, including nonfiction articles about this important American holiday, perfect to help your students practice clo
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Flag Day Activities Reading Passages Fourth of July | July 4th Activities
Halloween Activities Fall Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions BUNDLE
These Halloween close reading passages and activities are the perfect tools to help students practice close reading skills during the month of October. These week-long lessons follow a close reading model, and each one includes a teacher guide and notes to make teaching the lesson easy! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice making logical inferences, citing textual evidence, and drawing conclusions from the text.PRINT & GO! Easily differentiate instruction with th
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3rd - 5th
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Short Constructed Response Practice - Passages & Questions / Prompts
This scaffolded, no prep short constructed response practice will help your students become more successful and more confident at this difficult test taking skill. Students start with plenty of support and structure as they read passages and are introduced to answering constructed response questions, and then they are gradually given more responsibility.Students will:practice restating a question in an answeruse paragraph frames to help with their constructed responseuse sentence starters to hel
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Short & Extended Constructed Response Passages & Questions - ELA Practice
New Year 2024 Winter Reading Comprehension Passages January Activities BUNDLE
These New Year close reading passages and activities are the perfect tools to help students practice close reading skills during the month of January. These week-long lessons follow a close reading model, and each one includes a teacher guide and notes to make teaching the lesson easy! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice making logical inferences, citing textual evidence, and drawing conclusions from the text.PRINT & GO! Easily differentiate instruction with the
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3rd - 5th
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Test Prep Reading and Writing ELA Performance Task BUNDLE 1
This is a bundle of NINE ELA performance tasks designed to help prepare your students for what they'll see on the test. Save 30% by purchasing the bundle!Included are:* 2 PTs for 2nd-3rd Grades (States of Matter and Special Needs - 2 sources)* 2 PTs for 3rd-4th Grades (Civil Rights/Justice, Thanksgiving)* 5 PTs for 4th-5th Grades (Energy, Plant Parts, Animal Adaptations, Special Needs - 3 sources, E-Books vs Printed Books)All PTs in the bundle include:- Part 1 directions- 2-3 sources with notes
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2nd - 5th
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American Revolution Spies Reading Passages & Project - Main Idea & Details ELA
Teach your students about main idea and the American Revolution with this cross curricular activity! Perfect for upper elementary reading or social studies, students will practice main idea reading skills while learning about the spies that impacted the Revolutionary War. Assign digitally or use the printable version to meet your students' needs.Students will answer short comprehension questions and fill in main idea graphic organizers about the texts. They will be asked to find text evidence to
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Causes of the American Revolution Unit BUNDLE - Reading Passages & Timelines
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