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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an 11- page PDF about Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer's book about his experience climbing Mount Everest. It includes a short summary of the book, a biography about the author, book reviews, discussion questions, an interview with...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Graphic Organizers Bring About Good Science Read/writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson uses graphic organizers to engage young scholars in reading comprehension strategies for informational text in science. Venn Diagram, Hierarchy, Time Line, Cluster Diagram, and Flow Chart reproducible pages are included with...
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Other

Pde: Sas: Identifying and Understanding Use of Testimonials in Advertising

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this lesson, 8th graders analyze and compare the propaganda techniques used in informational texts, with a particular focus on the use of testimonials. Includes links to recommended resources, scaffolding suggestions, and an...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Africa, a Look Through the Eyes of a Child

For Teachers 2nd
As an introduction to the seven continents unit, 2nd graders will read and explore assorted informational texts about Africa. Students will answer the following questions to acquire knowledge about the continent: Who? What? Where? Why?...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: The Good, the Bad, and the Both

For Teachers 6th Standards
After exposures to assorted forms of informational text and media, Istudents will identify positive and negative effects of microorganisms. Students will explore how some micooorganisms have overcome their negative attributes while...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "No News From Auschwitz" by A. M. Rosenthal [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page PDF is the article "No News from Auschwitz" by A. M. Rosenthal, written after his visit to Auschwitz, the site of the Nazi concentration camp. It was published in The New York Times in 1958. RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity
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Other

Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Summarizing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Teach students to summarize nonfiction text with these lesson plans. Includes worksheets and activities that can be downloaded and printed.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Tuesdays With Morrie

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom about the time he spent with his sociology professor who was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. It features links to Mitch Albom's website, a Wikipedia article about...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: The Woman Warrior

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston, memoirs of her growing up as a child of Chinese immigrants. It features links to an excerpt of the text, and summaries and commentaries from Shmoop and Sparknotes. There...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Terror" by Junot Diaz

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the nonfiction story "The Terror" by Junot Diaz, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Little Things Are Big" by Jesus Colon

For Students 5th - 7th
A learning module that begins with "Little Things Are Big" by Jesus Colon, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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TES Global

Tes: Analyzing & Comparing Non Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Resource notes to aid students as they analyze different types of nonfiction. The GAP (genre, audience, and purpose) acronym is provided to use when comparing nonfiction texts.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Life of a Slave on a Southern Plantation" by Bird Brain History

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Life of a Slave on A Southern Plantation" by BirdBrain History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Auschwitz" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Auschwitz" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Cobra in the Garden" by Mahani Zubaidy Gunnell

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "A Cobra in the Garden" by Mahani Zubaidy Gunnell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Going to School as a Refugee" by Caroline Garrison

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Going to School As a Refugee" by Caroline Garrison accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

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