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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: How the News Media Works

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "How the News Media Works" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Handout
Other

Ksu: Point of View: First Person Narrator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial surveys the uses and limitations of first-person narration in literature. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
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Unit Plan
Other

Learning Farm: Compare and Contrast Informational Texts

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this narrated tutorial, students are presented with information about first and third points of view, then read two passages about the same event and answer questions that compare how the topic is presented. After completing the...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Sas: Exploring Ways Authors Use Text Structures to Convey Meaning

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, learners will explore ways authors use text structures to convey meaning through cause and effect, sequencing, comparison, and more.
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Article
International Literacy Association

Ila: Unlocking the Power of Informational Text With Five Creative Ideas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Five easy ways to help unlock the power of informational text for all students.
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Activity
Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Compare and Contrast Literature

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students will learn how to compare and contrast passages from different time periods. Analyzing the similarities and differences of in the way authors show a historical time, place, or a character gives the reader a broader understanding...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Revising Our Argument for Presentation Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will compare and contrast the written form of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" to a live reading of the poem by an actress. Follow-up activities provided.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Argument Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What an impact delivery can make! Students will compare the written and spoken version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Included are handouts, examples of student work, and a video of the speech.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creating Magazine Covers to Summarize Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students will examine the ways in which a magazine cover's headlines and graphics express the main ideas of its articles. They will then use an interactive tool to create covers that summarize chapters of informational...
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Graphic
BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Types of Texts Fact Sheets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Six printable fact sheets on how to understand and recognize different types of text including descriptive, informative, instructive, and persuasive.
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Handout
Other

Dade Schools: John Ferguson: Informational Text Features

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
A table explaining different text features including graphics, visuals, and sections found in text.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the literary technique of imagery to see how sensory language contributes to the meaning and feeling of a poem in this animated video [1:23] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding...
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Ela Informational Text 6 8 Element Cards

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This 38-page resource will assist middle school English Language Arts teachers as they plan for an informational text unit.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Narrative Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need help picking out the elements of a narrative? Check this site out from Capital Community College, and you'll see some background information, a sample essay, and directed questions to ask yourself about a text. W.9-10.3 Narrative,...
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Identify and Analyze Text Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to identify the text structures of chronological/sequence, cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, description, and directions by using a list of guiding questions.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Implied Main Idea

For Students 7th Standards
Read a short text and determine the main idea in this Battleship style learning game.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Informational Text 101

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A five-part learning module on informational text including links to a video, images, and an assessment.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Descriptive Writing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
An eight-part learning module with links to websites, texts, videos, images, and charts to use while learning how to write descriptive texts.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Informational Text

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, slides, and charts that teach skills to build reading comprehension with informational texts.
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Interactive
Other

Jeopardy Labs: Text Structure

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Practice answering text structure questions in this Jeopardy-style learning activity.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Tone, Diction, and Analysis of Word Choice

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explores the connection between word choice and the author's tone.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Nonfiction Text Structures

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Slideshow examines the five most common text structures used by authors to organize nonfiction writing.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Text Structure

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explores text structure and delves into cause and effect, compare/contrast, description, problem/solution, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Examining a Character's Personalities

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan students will be able to understand the different personalities of a character by examining how they act when in contact with other characters. Lesson plan indicated for 4th grade and above.