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Writing-expository Common Core RI.5.8 resources
13 Colonies Paired Passages: Reading Comprehension & Writing Colonial America
Colonial America Why did Colonial regions develop differently? Paired Passages & Informational/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts on the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The resource also includes reading comprehension and short answer or response questions. The extended writing prompt provided is for informative/explanatory writing. The included texts are non-fiction. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.This res
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Colonial America & ELA Integrated Bundle: Reading, Writing & Social Studies
Turkey vs Bald Eagle: Paired Reading Comprehension Passages & Opinion Writing
Struggling to prepare your 4th to 6th graders for state reading and writing tests? Dive into our set of leveled paired passages with reading comprehension tests and opinion writing prompts. This resource includes non-fiction texts, leading into text-based essay writing, ideal for 4th to 6th graders. Whether you prefer PDF or Google Slides, it's all here to support your students as they improve their skills. What You’ll GetThis resource includes:Two leveled nonfiction texts: Wild Turkey and the N
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4th - 6th
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Text Evidence Reading Passages, Sentence Starters, and Finding & Citing Bundle
You'll love using the Text Evidence Reading Passages & Evidence Frames to help teach students how to identify evidence from a text and then cite text evidence as proof. Perfect for informational text and literature reading comprehension, each resource targets finding text evidence and helps students with constructing a response. Citing text evidence can be a challenge, but the proof frames are structured to help simplify this essential reading and writing skill. Click the preview for more de
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4th - 7th
Native Americans: Paired Reading Comprehension Passages & Informational Writing
Native Americans: How did tribes adapt to their environment? Paired Passages & Informational/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is set of three leveled paired passages or texts with reading comprehension tests, short response questions, and extended writing prompts. The included texts are non-fiction. The extended writing prompts provided are both for informative/explanatory writing. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.This resource is included in both PDF and digital (Go
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Native Americans & ELA Integrated Bundle: Reading, Writing & Social Studies
Florida's Geography Paired Passages, Reading Comprehension Questions & Writing
Florida's Geography: How do people affect Florida's environment? Paired Passages & Informative/Explanatory Writing - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts with multiple choice and short answer or response comprehension questions, as well as an extended writing prompt. The included texts are non-fiction. These texts can be used as:close readingsocial studies lessonsreading comprehensionpaired passages with an extended writing piece.The extended writing promp
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â U.S. Geography & ELA Integrated Bundle: Reading, Writing & Social Studies
Earth Day Opinion Writing Mini-Unit: Lessons, Writing Templates, Writing Rubric
Try out this mini opinion writing unit out this year on Earth Day! Teachers will love the done-for-you lesson plans and students will enjoy reading a variety of high-interest texts that help teach conservation.This writing unit is perfect to tie into the spring season while still addressing critical writing skills like researching, using graphic organizers and templates to help students arrange what they've learned about Earth's conservation into a strong opinion writing piece.Students will exp
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3rd - 5th
Distance Learning Language Arts Performance Task with Editable Google Doc
This 5th and 6th grade language arts performance task was created to help students prepare for the SBAC and PARCC tests. This specific performance task is an informative/explanatory prompt based on the topic of climate change. *Now Included: Editable Google Doc for students!* Students are asked to read and take notes on two articles about climate change as well as a a video. The articles and video links, as well as note taking graphic organizers are included. After reading, students will answer
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5th - 7th
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Claim Versus Counterclaim Activity
A simple worksheet to help students create counterclaims from given claims. Great resource to use before teaching students how to delineate author's claim and counterclaim as well as writing an argumentative essay.
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5th - 8th
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Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
This bundle contains several fun and NO PREP activities to use to celebrate Leap Day 2024 (Leap Year 2024). Many contain a customizable digital resource (Google Document) and a printable resource (Canva) that contain the same directions and activity. These activities were designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students in Pre Algebra, Pre-Algebra, or Algebra.For more details on each product, click on the individual product to see the previe
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Age of Exploration Paired Passages Reading Comprehension & Informational Writing
Age of Exploration Paired Passages & Informative/Explanatory Writing: How has exploration affected people? - Digital & PDFThis is a set of three leveled paired passages or texts on exploration: European Exploration, The Space Exploration, and The Rain Forest. The resource also includes reading comprehension and short answer response questions. The included texts are non-fiction. Targeted reading levels are 4th - 6th grades.The extended writing prompt provided is for informative/explanat
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4th - 6th
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Biography Research Note-taking Packet
Biography Report - Informational Writing & Research Packet: Students will use this biography report note-taking packet to collect their informational research, and stay organized too!
Students will complete the biography research note-taking packet after reading a biography book about someone who has impacted history and/or our lives.
This biography packet would also be great for a specific unit of study such as presidents, famous women, inventors, explorers, Hispanic Heritage Month, Afri
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2nd - 7th
RI 3.6 & RI 3.8 Author's Point, Reasons, & Point of View
Teach & practice finding author's point, reasons, and distinguishing point of view with these passages about video games! Connect & engage your students by using these differentiated letters written to Principal Wilson about allowing video games (or not) in school.
This product includes:
- 3 leveled versions of one letter for video games
- 3 leveled versions of one letter against video games
- leveled comprehension questions for each letter
- writing & language standards question
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3rd - 5th
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ESSAYS: How to Write Them: A Literary Analysis of a Character Trait
Your complete guide for writing essays and paragraphs.This writing resource has 70 pages of examples, handouts, and how-tos for:thesis statementstopic sentenceshooksevidenceelaboration/analysistransitionsconclusionsThis is a how-to for writing stand-alone paragraphs and complete essays for students in grades 5–10.It also includes:TBEAR definitions, breakdown, and color codingteaching timelineanchor essay and text for the story, "The Emperor and His New Clothes."frames for new conceptsUnderstand
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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4th and 5th Grade State Essay Writing Test Prep Bundle
Do you struggle teaching your 4th and 5th graders how to write multi-paragraph essays for the state writing tests? I have developed a systematic process for modeling effective writing strategies that students can carry over to the test and independently produce both an opinion or informative/explanatory essay! Repetition of skills is KEY and I’ve provided four additional sets of prompts and articles for student practice in addition to the completely modeled examples for each type of writing! Th
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3rd - 6th
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Culturally Responsive, Game Based U.S. History! K4-5 Pre-Game Warm-Up: PODER
Put Manifest Destiny into full context with over 25 lessons that use an animated video, maps, DBQs, expository writing, class discussions & group challenges. Next? Play the PODER board game (separate purchase). History class was never this intriguing.BOARD GAME DESCRIPTION: "Just because you can, does that mean you should? With PODER, students create a head-spinning model of the MexicanAmerican War. From commodity deals in Louisiana and trade fairs in Santa Fe; from the Alamo, the Battle of
Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Report PowerPoint Presentation Around the World
***BUNDLE & SAVE!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 22-page Countries Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Countries Research Project, students will be assigned or choose a country. They will research the land, people, a current event, and compare/contrast their own traditions to that country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the informati
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3rd - 12th
Differentiated State Report and State Maps Bundle
This is the perfect pair for your STATE REPORT needs. As part of a complete Social Studies curriculum for 5th grade in California and elsewhere, students are required to research one of the 50 United States. Here you will find a complete assignment for a State Report. It is filled with activities and products that allow students to use technology, creativity, and their own abilities to be successful.This report can be easily differentiated for your student. One of the clearest ways to differenti
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4th - 6th
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Earth Day Paired Passages Reading Comprehension & Extended Writing Environment
Earth Day Environment-Themed Paired Passages & Writing (Informative & Opinion/Argumentative) - Digital & PDFThis resource includes two sets of leveled non-fiction paired passages or texts with environmental themes for Earth Day. One set has two texts, while the other has texts texts and a chart. The resource also includes reading comprehension quizzes (4 questions on each) and text-based writing prompts. Targeted reading levels are 3rd/4th grades and 5th/6th grades. The topics of th
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4th - 6th
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Task Cards: Restating the Prompt
Students are able to practice restating the prompt, as a part of the writing strategy RACE. This can be used as a targeted intervention and differentiation tool for students who need specific practice in restating the prompt as a topic sentence. Look for the bundle pack as well, where all four parts of RACE are available! Use this for grade level practice for fifth graders, or accelerated work for students in lower grades.Print on card stock...cut...laminate...reuse!
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5th
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Leap Day (Leap Year) 2024 Alternative Options Passage, Questions, and CER
This activity is a fun NO PREP activity to do to celebrate Leap Day 2024 (Leap Year 2024). There is a digital resource (Google Document) and a printable resource (Canva) that contain the same directions and activity. This was designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students. In this assignment, students are asked to read a passage (5th/6th grade reading level) about Leap Day/Leap Year. The passages includes the reasoning behind adding a Leap
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4th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
RACES Strategy Opinion Writing: Should books be banned from school libraries?
Want to discuss book banning with your upper elementary students, but need to provide balance in your approach? This resource is a great starting point for thoughtful conversations and writing that approach the issue from both sides.The resource includes the following:3 nonfiction passages - one with a neutral perspective, one with a "pro" book banning perspective, and one with a "con" book banning perspective.Each passage includes three reading comprehension questions that focus on Craft and St
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â RACES Strategy Opinion Writing: Growing Bundle
"The Wright Brothers" Google Slides- Bookworms Supplement
Bookworms Curriculum: 5th grade ELA: Module 2- Unit 1: History of Science (Lessons 5 - 14). These lessons correlate with the book: "The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane" by Russell Freedman.This resource is completely editable through Google Slides. This resource includes modeling slides, timers when appropriate, discussion questions, "I can" statements, success criteria, rubrics, checklists, storybook photos, turn and talks, and anchor chart guides. Please know that these are for
January Text Dependent Reading - Text Dependent Writing Prompts (Option 1)
Do your students need citing evidence practice with constructed response questions? Do they refuse to practice summarizing and synthesizing reading skills? If so, then these 5 Nonfiction Text Evidence Reading Passages and Text Evidence-based Writing Prompts are for you. NOTE: This Option 1 Hashtag Day Mini-Unit is part of our January Hashtag Days Bundle.This product offers fun and engaging emojis and hashtag activities, mixed with rigor and CCSS. Students cannot resist emojis and hashtags! Alth
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4th - 6th
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RACES Strategy Opinion Writing: Should middle schoolers own cell phones?
Adults have lots of thoughts about students' cell phone use, but what do middle schoolers think? Using this resource, students will explore the pros and cons of tweens owning cell phones, culminating in an argumentative writing piece that employs the RACES strategy. The resource includes the following:3 nonfiction passages - one with a neutral perspective, one that supports middle schoolers owning phones, and one that opposes middle schoolers owning phones. Passages are written at approximately
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â RACES Strategy Opinion Writing: Growing Bundle
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