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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Differentiated Reading Instruction Worksheets, Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of differentiated reading activities are provided in this collection. Worksheets for the following reading topics are included: climax, story structure, elements of a story; fact and opinion; summarizing, narrative sequence;...
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Other

Cuesta College: Interpreting What You Read

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Cuesta College provides both in-depth definitions of fact and opinion, and several clear examples of each.
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Quia

Quia: Comprehension: Fact or Opinion? Game #2

For Students 4th Standards
Read each sentence and determine whether it is a fact or an opinion in this thirty-question quiz.
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Read Works

Read Works: Growing Up Long Ago

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the typical life of a child during the 1800's. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Nasa Stardust Review

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about NASA's probe, Stardust, which recently completed a seven-year journey to explore space and collect particles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Village at Stonehenge

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an ancient village archeologists found near Stonehenge. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Junk Food Battles

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of eating nutritious foods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Junk Food Ad Attack!

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about companies marketing junk food to children. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "What Adolescents Miss by Grow Up in Cyberspace" by Brent Staples

For Students 10th - 12th
In this informational text, Brent Staples explores how the Internet may be impacting teenagers' development. As you read, take notes on what teenagers use the Internet for and how it impacts their development. [Free account registration...
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: School Lunch

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an essay by Erin Ruddy entitled "School Lunch," and highlight facts in blue and opinions in red.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bee Ing in a Swarm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about bees, their habitat and how to interact with a swarm in this Wild TV video segment.
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Read Works

Read Works: Nasa's Stardust Review

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the world problem of unsafe drinking water. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Literary Essays' Inclusion of Personal Opinions and Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify and discuss the use of facts, personal examples, and ideas and how they are woven into a literary essay.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Fake or Real? How to Self Check the News and Get the Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read a story on Facebook. Read the headline and think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help sniff out fact from fake. One of today's greatest challenges in a media bombarded culture.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Manatees

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Contemplation and Argumentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided unit, you will read Romantic and Transcendental literature and you will practice the art of persuasion using rhetorical devices, appeals, and refutation while avoiding logical fallacies. By the end of the unit, you...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Limits of Empathy" by David Brooks

For Students 7th - 9th
In this opinion piece, David Brooks discusses his views on empathy and whether or not it influences our actions. As you read, identify the claims David Brooks makes about empathy. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]