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Middle school reading strategies resources for Easel Assessments
Theme Task Cards with Print & Digital Versions Activity Reading Differentiation
Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!PLUS FREE BONUS! Write to a theme! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:16 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording Sheets (3 different formats)Answer KeysDIGITAL:Google Slides (3 versions)Google Forms Assessment - Self-CheckingEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonReference PosterAudio Suppor
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4th - 6th
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Author's Purpose Task Cards PIE'ED: Analyze 24 Passages 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
This resource contains 24 task cards that focus on identifying the author's purpose for writing a passage. This important reading skill often appears on standardized tests, and these author's purpose task cards are designed to help you prepare your students for these questions.Each task card contains a short passage, followed by this question: "The author's primary purpose for writing this passage most likely is..."Four multiple-choice options follow the question stem.I prefer teaching the five
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4th - 6th
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Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: 4th Grade and 5th Grade (Set 1)
This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (10 nonfiction passages, 9 fiction passages, and 1 poem). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.The comprehension questions vary with each passage, which allows your students the opportunity to review several reading skills at once
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions
Figurative Language Task Cards Multiple Choice Figurative Language Anchor Charts
This is a set of 32 multiple choice figurative language task cards (and google slides/Easel activities). Each card features a different figure of speech within the context of a paragraph. Seven types of figurative language are featured on these cards: similemetaphoridiomhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeiaalliteration~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What's Included?Teacher Instructions32 Task Cards with Underlining (easier)32 Task Cards without Underlining (advanced)Black L
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4th - 6th
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Main Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards: 10 Passages & 30 Questions 4th 5th
This set of 30 task cards is designed to provide students an opportunity to practice main idea (central idea) test questions. Identifying the main idea and key supporting details is a challenging task for many students, and lots of practice is critical for students to reach proficiency in this important reading skill. However, finding texts that are short and manageable can be difficult. This set of task cards contains ten engaging nonfiction passages that will help your students gain confidence
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4th - 6th
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Context Clues Task Cards and Anchor Chart - with Easel & Google & Audio 5th-6th
32 Context Clue Task Cards with differentiation options! You can use these in class or with a device, and with optional audio support, your students will love learning. FLEXIBLE USEPrintable Multiple ChoicePrintable Short AnswerGoogle Slides (multiple choice) with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Self-Checking Assessment with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Activity (short answer)EXTRASContext Clues Anchor Chart (1-page or 4-page format)Recording Sheets - 2 options: multiple choice or short answerAnswer KeysChallenge Card
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5th - 6th
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Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: 4th Grade and 5th Grade (Set 2)
This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (9 nonfiction passages, 8 fiction passages, 2 poems, and 1 script). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.The comprehension questions vary with each passage, which allows your students the opportunity to review several reading skil
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions
Making Generalizations Task Cards | Print & Google & Self-Checking Easel
These 32 making generalizations task cards help students to conquer this tricky reading strategy.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundl
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3rd - 6th
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Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: 4th Grade and 5th Grade (Set 3)
This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (5 technical texts, 4 historical texts, 4 scientific texts, 5 poems, and 2 dramas). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.In this set, I chose to focus on technical, scientific, and historical texts since these are stressed in the
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions
Author's Purpose Assessment or Review Worksheet for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades
Use this author's purpose assessment to check your students' understanding of the following author's purposes: persuade, inform, entertain, explain, and describe. If you already have an assessment in place, you can also use this as a practice worksheet. The assessment format includes matching, short answer, and multiple choice. It includes six short reading passages and six longer reading passages. The assessment consists of three pages with 12 items. I use it to test my students' ability to ide
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4th - 6th
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Making Inferences Worksheets for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Making inferences in middle school can be such a challenging skill to teach and practice! These short, student-friendly inference reading passages offer a mix of narrative and informational text examples for your middle school students to hone their skill with questions guiding them to use details in the text to make inferences and find text evidence. (They'll also practice the related skills of prediction and characterization!)(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Tarjetas de trabajo: Propósito del autor (Author’s Purpose Task Cards Spanish)
Puedes tener la seguridad de que estas tarjetas de trabajo son gramatical y culturalmente correctas, ya que han sido traducidas al español por una traductora profesional nativa.Aquí tienes 24 tarjetas para ayudar a tus alumnos a adquirir práctica en determinar el propósito del autor. Cada tarjeta contiene un párrafo breve y dos preguntas. El alumno debe determinar el propósito del autor en cada texto, y luego justificar su respuesta. Esta es una actividad complementaria, y deberías emplearla sol
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Tarjetas de trabajo - Bundle - 195 Task Cards in Spanish
Context Clues Bell Ringers Middle School ELA and Easel Assessment
Bell Ringers for middle school English Language Arts - Context Clues. Thirty vocabulary words in context warm-ups. Quick 5-7 minutes of practice with short context clues reading passages. These activities help students build vocabulary and determine meaning of unknown words in text. This digital resource includes strategies for using context clues that students can apply to their daily warm-ups. Each bellringer slide has a passage that students must read and then figure out the meaning of the un
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA Bundle - Full Year of Daily Warm-Ups
Functional Reading Comprehension Questions Real World Text Passages Worksheets
These functional text passages are a HILARIOUS way to engage students in real world reading!There are 5 real-world reading passages:Vacation Rental Description (of a gingerbread house)Product Review (for a chicken harness)Obituary (for a crayon)Resignation Letter (from Jack and Jill)Transcript of a Sportscast (rock, paper, scissors championship game)This resource is called "Real World Reading with a TWIST" because while they are real life examples of functional text, the content is funny, engagi
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4th - 7th
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Anticipation Guide - Pre-Reading Discussion & Theme Essay
Are students rolling their eyes when you give out copies of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? They may not care about Victorian literature, but students will get excited when you talk about leading a double life and the questionable dishonesty of keeping secrets. Ten opinion statements make text-to-self connections with the novel for students before, during, and after reading.Grab this guide, print, and go! No paper? No problem! Assign in Google Forms and have results tallied instantl
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Jekyll and Hyde - Bookend Bundle - Anticipation Guide & Visual Project
Functional Text Real World Reading Activities Comprehension Questions Sampler
Dive into reading comprehension with functional text with our exclusive sampler from Real World Reading Passages and Questions!This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive activity packet that promises to make learning engaging and effective. Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler for just $1, and if you love it, get your dollar back with the included coupon code for the full version of Real World Reading Passages and Questions.It’s our way of saying thank you for trying out our resour
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4th - 7th
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Direct & Indirect Characterization Guided Notes, Task Cards, Test
Introduce, teach, & assess direct & indirect characterization with these standards-aligned activities. Start with guided-notes to introduce the topic. Then assess students with 10 short passages for students to determine the correct type of characterization. This resource comes in printable & digital format. Zero Prep unless you use printable version. In this case, all you need to do is print and go!What Students Will Learn:Using the STEAL acronym, students will be able to identify t
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5th - 8th
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Author's Purpose PIE'ED worksheet for Thanksgiving with Print and Digital Easel
Use this author's purpose worksheet during the month of November to give your students an opportunity to review how to identify an author's purposes for writing a passage. This is an educational worksheet that students can complete before Thanksgiving. Students read five short passages related to Thanksgiving. They must determine whether the author's purpose is to persuade, entertain, inform, explain, or describe. Students are also asked to justify their answers. ********This resource is availa
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4th - 6th
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Tarjetas de trabajo: Idea principal (Main Idea Task Cards in Spanish)
Puedes tener la seguridad de que estas tarjetas de trabajo son gramatical y culturalmente correctas, ya que han sido traducidas al español por una traductora profesional nativa.Existen muchas formas de emplear estas tarjetas. Puedes emplearlas en pequeños grupos, y que tus alumnos compartan oralmente sus respuestas. También puedes utilizarlas de manera individual, y que cada uno responda en su cuaderno. Otra opción para que tus alumnos respondan de manera individual es emplear la hoja de respues
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Tarjetas de trabajo - Bundle - 195 Task Cards in Spanish
Figurative Language Bell Ringers Middle School ELA and Easel Assessment
Bell Ringers for middle school English Language Arts - Figurative Language. Thirty ways to practice idioms, similes, personification, hyperboles, and metaphors. Quick 5-7 minutes of practice that will help students build vocabulary and apply figurative language to their own writing. This digital resource has slides explaining the types of figurative language. Each bellringer practice slide has an activity and an answer slide so they can quickly check themselves. These can also be printed out on
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA Bundle - Full Year of Daily Warm-Ups
Paraphrase and Summarize Practice Activities | Avoiding Plagiarism | Digital
Your upper middle and high school students will learn a practical strategy and practice paraphrasing and summarizing. Students will learn to recognize plagiarism and practice an effective strategy for synthesizing information. No more Synonym Word Salads! This easy-to-use Digital Interactive Notebook is both a teaching tool and a convenient reference tool for you and your students.This Product includes an Editable Easel Assessment that your students can use for practice and review, or you can us
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Research Paper Bundle: Note Cards, Outlines, MLA 9th Edition | Digital
FREE Summarizing and Paraphrasing - Intro & Pre-Assessment with EASEL and Audio
Grab these Summarizing and Paraphrasing Posters and Reminder Cards for free!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Reference PostersSummaryParaphrasing2 Reference Cards (prints 4 to a page)SummaryParaphrasingGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Paraphrasing and summarizing are both difficult skills to learn. To make matters worse, students often get them mixed up. That is why I created the PARA and SUM acronyms. Not only do they help
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3rd - 8th
Central / Main Idea Task Cards for STAAR Reading and Digital with TpT Easel
Are you teaching central or main idea but finding that your students are adding too many details or not including the key ideas? These Main Idea and Details Task Cards include a lesson plan to teach students how to find the main idea and supporting details by using text evidence. The 14 short passages are high interest and across genres (poetry, argumentative, nonfiction, literary nonfiction) allowing students to practice finding the main idea and key ideas in different genres. This product give
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 2 for STAAR Reading Review
Figurative Language - Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Irony - Slide Shows & Worksheets
Teaching how to identify different types of figurative language and incorporate them as literary devices in writing has never been easier! This lesson focuses on comprehension and identification activities of figurative language. The students will be introduced to how figurative language works in writing to add voice, word choice, and structure. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers something for everyone.The no prep lesson can be used in class or assigned for
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6th - 8th
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