Guided Reading Nonfiction Teaching Resources :: 217

Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Guided Reading/listening Ques: Nonfiction[pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards

This graphic organizer will assist students with taking notes connected nonfiction content. After taking notes with the graphic organizer, students will ask guiding questions listed on the sheet.

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Excerpt From Trail of Tears Diary" by Jobe Alexander & Mary Hill

For Students 7th - 8th

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Guide Nonfiction Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

This site contains 17 nonfiction articles that are appropriate for students with a 6th grade reading level, as measured by the Fry Formula. Questions for each passage are provided. These graphic organizers are copyrighted and may be used...

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CommonLit

Common Lit: I Am Not an Inmate I Am a Man. And I Have Potential

For Students 7th - 8th Standards

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Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Critical Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

In-depth instructions on critical reading with lots of links to more reading guides and activities. A good site to help improve reading skills to become a better writer.

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" by Amira

For Students 5th - 6th

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Virginia Tech

Pixel: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading and Organizing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Short summary of different skills involved in reading fiction vs. non-fiction. Includes study tips and an organizational guide to use when reading.

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Hopelink

Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Real Life Reading Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

The purpose of this reading lesson is to offer a reading and comprehension lesson based on real-life reading materials. This gives students the opportunity to gain reading comprehension skills from real-life reading material.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Anticipation Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Anticipating is an effective reading strategy for readers of all ages. Utilize this template and graphic organizer to help your students become better readers.

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Read Works

Read Works: A Stargazers Guide to Mission Control

For Teachers 5th

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a tour of the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control room. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Cobra Kite

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa

For Students 7th - 8th

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Read Works

Read Works: Genre 1st Grade Unit: Identifying Information in Nonfiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London to learn to...

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Read Works

Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the soaring Hispanic population in the United States. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.

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Read Works

Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the role of honeybees in producing honey. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.

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Read Works

Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Compare/contrast Genres

For Teachers 2nd Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use fiction and nonfiction books from a classroom library to identify the similarities and differences between fiction and nonfiction and to create a Venn diagram...

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Read Works

Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Purposes for Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

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Read Works: About Your Bones

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the skeletonThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning....

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Read Works

Read Works: A Shell Is Great for Protection

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of shells. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...

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Read Works

Read Works: All About Bats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages describes the characteristics of bats. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...

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Read Works

Read Works: Amazing Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses distinguishing features of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...

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Read Works

Read Works: Always Remember

For Teachers 5th - 7th

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and how this tragendy is memorialized today. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...

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Read Works

Read Works: An Urgent Message

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This narrative nonfiction pieces shares how the Pony Express began. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...

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