Practice responding to controversial information with the New York Times lesson provided here. Middle schoolers watch a video interview with the director of The Lost Tomb of Jesus. After reading a companion article, they identify...

An excerpt from Henry MacNeal Turner's address to the Georgia legislature provides class members with an opportunity to develop their literary analysis skills. Prompted by the provided factual, evaluative, and interpretive questions,...

In this reading comprehension lesson, 3rd graders read the story Treasury of Literature and complete various comprehension activities.  Students answer factual questions about the story, analyze the story using a bubble map, and...

Students write step-by-step instructions for tasks. In this factual writing lesson, students complete an online activity. Each group also writes directions for completing a task. A worksheet is available for more practice.

Students identify persuasive words in provided leaflets. In this factual writing lesson plan, students complete an online activity. A worksheet is provided for extra practice.

Students write a business letter. In this factual writing lesson, students complete an online activity. Groups also draft a reply to a complaint letter. A worksheet is included for extra practice.

Refuse to alienate your scientific-minded young scholars during your creative writing unit. Learners explore how literary writing can reflect observable fact, and be based in actual science. The links include examples of fiction and...

Here's a must-have resource for anyone reading To Kill A Mockingbird or using Harper Lee's award-winning novel in a classroom. The packet contains Miss Hollace Ransdall's first-hand, factual account of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys,...

A biography is a factual book or narrative about a real person. The book, The Story of Ruby Bridges is used to introduce non-fiction texts about real people and event to a Kindergarten class. A chart is used to highlight text...

Awarded the 1998 Edgar Award for Best Children's Mystery, Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief offers readers a chance to hone their predictive and deductive skills along with Sammy Keyes, who the Midwest Children's Book Review calls "the...

In this writing worksheet, students read a passage on how to make an Apple Surprise, and write it as a set of directions using the headings provided. They use direct language when writing the numbered steps so others know exactly how to...

In this writing worksheet, 4th graders focus on the sentences that would be included in a letter of complaint. They read 5 sentences and decide whether each one would be include in the letter. They state their reason. They write the...

Practice reading comprehension by having your class read a factual passage about World Teachers' Day and mach phrases, fill in the blanks, identify correct grammar usage, unscramble vocabulary words, sequence sentences from the passage,...

Instructors expect great things from a good teacher's guide, and this one delivers. The 48-page guide to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations provides information about plot developments and new characters and places introduced in...

"Hi, how are you? My name is___." Seems simple enough but it's not always that easy to recall and relate factual information about yourself. Learners with multiple disabilities practice memorizing and relaying personal information about...

Explain a natural phenomenon in an original myth. After researching the phenomenon they have chosen, young readers use factual information to include in their myth.  They find synonyms and new phrases to create vivid images as they...

Raise the curtain to a class play that depicts the Civil War through both factual information and literary devices. The performance showcases the Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) and brings attention to women's roles,...

In this factual text instructional activity, 6th graders read a bottle label for a delicious tasting tonic for optimal health. Students must read the factual text and answer the six reading comprehension questions that follow.

In this factual text activity, 6th graders read through several want ads and then answer the detailed questions that follow to check their reading comprehension skills.

In this creating an advertisement for a new after-school club, students write answers to questions and describe pictures that should be included on the leaflet. Students answer 5 questions and create the leaflet.

In this multiple choice about the U.S. state of Georgia learning exercise, students read factual phrases about Georgia and choose the correct who, what, or where answers. Students answer 10 multiple choice answers.

In this recognizing facts about the state of Rhode Island worksheet, students read factual information and choose the who, what, or where answer. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.

In this recognizing facts about the state of Massachusetts worksheet, students read factual phrases and choose the who, what, or where answers. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.

In this recognizing facts about the state of New Jersey worksheet, students read factual phrases about New Jersey and choose answers telling who, what, or where. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.