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Curated OER

Georgia CRCT Online: 7th Grade Reading Quiz

For Students 7th
Designed to prepare seventh graders for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, this activity can be used for any type of standardized test, as well as reinforcement of reading comprehension skills. Eleven questions about two...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

NonFiction Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore reading nonfiction. In this nonfiction instructional activity, students practice using KWL charts to organize nonfiction information gained from reading. Students explore unfamiliar words from reading and recognize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading and Responding: Lesson 3

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice reading a nonfiction selection. They read for details, read for cause and effect, and practice the process of elimination. They use these strategies when answering multiple choice questions in tests.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Decisions [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th
A nonfiction graphic organizer is available to help students evaluate decisions of people. Students will analyze how characters interact and develop throughout the course of a nonfiction text.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Locate and Classify Information [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
A blank T-Chart is provided for students to use as they sort facts into two categories. Students will classify science information with this aid.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Information [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Links to graphic organizers, provided in English and Spanish, are provided to assist students as they work with nonfiction information. A nonfiction graphic organizer is available to help students evaluate decisions of people. Another...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Reading Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An exercise consisting of three reflective questions that students respond to after completing an assigned reading in any curriculum area. The task promotes skills in critical thinking and self-assessment.
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Website
Other

Eastport Elementary School: Mrs. Donahue's Site: Identifying the Main Idea

For Students 4th Standards
Information, examples, and practice passages to use while learning how to identify the main idea of an informational text.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for K 2

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers can use this site to print from over twenty informational pieces with comprehension questions for their students. Subjects range from Earth Day to mothers to George Washington's birthday.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for Grades 2 4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] With more than twenty pieces from which to choose, teachers can print out comprehension checks for their students. Each printable document includes an informational piece and questions to determine the...