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What is Poetry? Contrasting Poetry and Prose
Introduce middle schoolers to the different strategies used when reading prose versus poetry. Groups use a Venn diagram and a poetry analysis handout to compare the characteristics of an informational text and a poem on the same subject...
Mr. Nussbaum
George Washington
An interactive challenges scholars to read an informational text and then answer 10 questions—multiple choice and fill in the blank. A report displays the progress.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Challenge scholars to read an informational text and answer 10 multiple-choice questions. The interactive's topic is the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is the focus of an interactive that challenges scholars to read an informational text and answer 10 questions about her.
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Meteors
An interactive designed to boost reading comprehension skills focuses on meteors. Scholars read an informational text, then answer 10 multiple-choice questions.
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New Jersey Colony
Scholars answer 10 questions after reading an informational text about the New Jersey Colony.
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Penguins
Penguins are the topic of an informational text that scholars read or listen to, then answer 10 multiple-choice questions.
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Pennsylvania Colony
An informational reading sheds light on the history of the Pennsylvania colony. Scholars read the text, then answer 10 questions.
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Mt. Vesuvius and the Lost City of Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius and the lost city of Pompeii are the focus of an interactive reading practice designed to increase comprehension skills. Scholars read an informational text, then answer 10 questions.
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Sacagawea
A reading comprehension interactive practice focuses on Sacagawea. Scholars read an informational text, then answer 10 questions.
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Sioux (Lakota) Nation
Scholars test their reading comprehension skills with an interactive that focuses on the Sioux tribe. After reading an informational text, learners answer 10 questions.
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Susan B. Anthony
An interactive reading practice focuses on Susan B. Anthony. Scholars read an informational text, then answer 10 questions.
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Sharks
Learners read an informational text about sharks, then test their knowledge by answering 10 questions.
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Thomas Jefferson
Boost reading comprehension skills with an interactive about Thomas Jefferson. Scholars read an informational text then answer 10 questions.
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Age of Exploration
An informational text focuses on the Age of Exploration. Scholars read the passage and then answer 10 questions to test their reading comprehension skills.
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart is the focus of a reading comprehension interactive practice. Scholars read an informational text; then answer 10 questions.
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American Revolution
An interactive practice challenges scholars to read an informational text and answer 10 questions. The topic of the passage is the American Revolution.
K20 LEARN
Bear Tale: Author's Purpose - Informing Or Entertaining
After reading The Mitten by Jan Brett, scholars discuss the author's purpose. Small groups compare and contrast a book written to entertain and a book to inform, then create a T-Chart detailing the characteristics of each. Learners...
K20 LEARN
HOT Questions: Creating Meaningful Questions
Scholars examine a list of questions and sort them into corresponding groups based on similarities. A gallery walk allows peers to see how their peers sorted questions and leave notes. Costa's Level of Questions is the topic of a...
K20 LEARN
The K20 Chronicle, Lesson 3: Crafting the Article
Picture your class members as photojournalists! Using their interview with a senior as a starting point, would-be photojournalists begin developing an outline for their article by examining their notes from the interview, gathering...
K20 LEARN
Writing An Argumentative Paragraph: Argumentative Writing
Learning how to craft a cogent argument based on a solid claim, supported with evidence and solid reasoning, is an important life skill. Teach middle schoolers about argumentative writing with a lesson asking them to analyze the claims,...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech as Visual Text
Young historians watch a video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech and answer questions that test their knowledge of the event. After discussing the fact sheet, they reread the speech, select a phrase or...
Curated OER
Beowolf: Text and Contexts
In the context of class discussion and individual reading, this presentation would be helpful to translate and disseminate the text to clarify understanding. The first seven slides review the events of lines 1-300 of the text, and the...
Curated OER
How the Mentor Text Mini-Lesson Tends to Go
Working together, learners analyze a text looking for examples of good writing. While this instructional activity is just a framework for a more complete exploration, it provides a new way for learners to approach a text.
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