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The Mystery of Amelia Earhart: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #5

By Mark Aaron

Amelia Earhart was the perhaps the most courageous and celebrated American woman of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Her words and deeds were followed by millions as she set speed and distance records in her airplane. All that ended with her

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.1, RI.5.7, RI.6.1

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Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This is a biographical/informational text and assessment on Jonas Salk, the pioneering scientist who ended the scourge of polio afflicting the world in the 1950s with his polio vaccine. It focuses in on the main events of his life in chronological

Subjects:

Science, Health, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.1, L.4.5c

$3.00

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The Brooklyn Bridge: Grades 5-6 Technical Informational Text

By Mark Aaron

This printable is aligned with several Common Core ELA Standards related to informational texts that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-6. Students read an engaging two-page informational text on the technical aspects of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.6.1, RI.6.2

$2.50

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The La Brea Tar Pits: Reading Comprehension Passage & Assessment for Grades 5-8

By Mark Aaron

The La Brea Tar Pits are the world’s most famous Ice Age fossil excavation site. One amazing thing about this site it that it lies in the very center of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. For thousands of years these swamps

Subjects:

Science, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.7, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RH.6-8.8

$3.00

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Middle Ages: David Macaulay Castle Documentary Quiz

By Mark Aaron

David Macaulay is a renowned author and illustrator (The Way Things Work) who over the years has produced a series of very engaging educational films on the history of pyramids, castles, cathedrals, and other places. Many are available to purchase

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, European History, Middle Ages

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Movie Guides, Video Files

$2.00

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Ancient Rome: Topics, Ideas, and Activities for Teachers (72 Pages)

By Mark Aaron

A bundled set of SIXTEEN varied, creative activities and printables on Ancient Rome. Some are multi-day tasks and some for only one period, but all were created to engage and teach your students about Ancient Rome, both individually and as a class,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Printables

$14.00

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Ancient Rome: David Macaulay Roman City Documentary

By Mark Aaron

"The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, a DVD based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

$2.00

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Heroic Women: Anne Frank (Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment)

By Mark Aaron

This is a non-fiction passage and assessment on the inspirational and heroic life of Anne Frank (1929-1945). A German Jew forced into hiding along with her family for over two years during World War II, Anne’s courage in the face of constant fear

Subjects:

Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.5, RI.5.4, RI.6.5

$3.00

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Common Core L.5.2c: Commas (Tags, Introductions, Direct Address)

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Language Standard L.5.2c : Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

L.5.2c

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The History of Soda Pop: Reading Comprehension Passage/Assessment (Grades 5-8)

By Mark Aaron

Who doesn’t enjoy an ice-cold soft drink or soda pop on a warm summer day? But where did soda pop originate and why are there so many different brands and flavors? What was the first soda pop? (Hint: It was not Coca-Cola). This informative text is

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, L.4.5c, RH.6-8.8

$3.00

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Common Core L.4.1f: Fragments and Run-On Sentences

By Mark Aaron

Common Core Language Standard L.4.1f: Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.This printable gives students focused practice in recognizing and correcting both sentence fragments and run-on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.1f

$1.50

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The Hindenburg Disaster: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #35

By Mark Aaron

The Hindenburg was a famous German zeppelin and the last long-distance passenger airship ever produced. Launched in 1936, the craft was a modern technological miracle, silently and swiftly crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Germany to the United

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.8

$3.00

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Assessments and Guide: Journey to the River Sea

By Mark Aaron

This is a guide to help you assess and evaluate student understanding of the powerful and popular novel "Journey to the River Sea". It contains reading quizzes/comprehension checks that measure recall and some interpretation (I use these after

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Worksheets

$6.00

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Ancient Rome: Wacky Roman Emperors

By Mark Aaron

The title speaks for itself.......this is a document giving some of the most trivial, unusual and yet very fascinating things people love to know about the first twenty emperors of Rome. Looking for more to help you teach about Ancient Rome? How

Subjects:

Ancient History, European History, World History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Lectures, Handouts

$1.50

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The Great Martian Invasion: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #15

By Mark Aaron

On the night of October 30, 1938, panic and hysteria swept America’s east coast when an hour-long CBS radio dramatization of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds convinced many listeners that the earth had been invaded by aliens from Mars.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.5.4

$3.00

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Tower of London Ghosts: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #8

By Mark Aaron

Ghosts have fascinated humans for centuries, with some places said to be more haunted and likely to have ghosts inhabiting them than others. One of the most famous spots for ghost sightings is the eerie and ancient Tower of London, a thousand year

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.5, RH.6-8.8

$3.00

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The Caves of Altamira: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #7

By Mark Aaron

Our prehistoric ancestors were thought to be significantly less intelligent and artistic than our modern society, but we know now that is not entirely true. This article examines the discovery of the wondrous “Caves of Altamira” in Spain in 1879 and

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.1, RI.5.8, RI.6.5

$3.00

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Superstitions: Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment #6

By Mark Aaron

Superstitions have been around as long as humans have been on the earth, and there are over 400,000 of them in existence today. This article examines the world of superstitions, explaining and analyzing why we have them, offering common examples and

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.5.4, RI.6.5, RI.6.6

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Pol Pot and the Killing Fields

By Mark Aaron

The story of Pol Pot and the insanity the Khmer Rouge unleashed on the Cambodian people in the “Killing Fields” genocide of 1975-1979 is not a pleasant one. As part of a study of modern history, however, it is necessary for students to be exposed to

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Asian Studies, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.8, RI.4.6, RI.5.4

$3.00

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Developing Media Literacy: Real News and Fake News

By Mark Aaron

Published January 2019: With so much fake news being called real and so much real news being called fake, how is a young person (or anyone) supposed to know the real truth in the “post-truth world”? This is a three-day lesson plan with recently

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Internet Activities

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Serving the Teachers Pay Teachers community since 2007 with both free and paid resources, I have been an upper elementary and middle school teacher for 35 years and I have loved every minute of it. For me, student engagement, quality content, academic rigor, and a teacher who cares are the keys to all successful classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I model my lessons on the idea that, more than ever in today's world, the focus and direction has to change in the class on a regular basis. Kids need to work hard, but it has to be work they enjoy doing AND that teaches them the bigger concepts that are so important to know as they move through life. The world is changing and ways of learning and working are too, and we as teachers have to help our students master these changes..

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've served on so many committees and been involved in so many academic and sports programs that I cannot remember them all. I have been recognized for my service with many of them, but the greatest honor or award for me is when a student from the past contacts me to tell me that I had a positive and lasting impact on their life.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, Political Science. Single and Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials K-12. MA, Humanities

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

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