8th Grade Informational Text Resources (by date, oldest first)

Graphic Features of Text fits in perfectly with informational units. While teaching summarizing, author's purpose, and analyzation, teachers can present charts, and other elements of text structure to further increase student's learning.

What's Included:

• 27 slide lesson that covers the features of texts
• (2) Student Practice Activities with short informational texts attached to graphs for student practice during and after the lesson.
• Instructions for an engaging student project writing their own informational texts and making a chart to support their writing.
• Examples galore to help students understand graphic features of text, and how to complete the independent project.

All files come in Word, or Powerpoint with a PDF for easy printing. Questions presented focus on high level learning and challenging student thinking.

Sample Questions from Student Practice:

• What purpose does the graph serve to support the ideas presented in the text?
• What does the included graph help the reader understand about renewable energy?
• How might the time young people spend online relate to their mental health? Use the data in the charts or text evidence to support your answer.
• Choose one of the graphs for this question: how does the inclusion of this graph help to strengthen the author’s claim? Include the claim, graph title and text evidence in your response.

What is it?

Micro texts are made with the intention of getting to the skill or the practice students need FASTER. Each text is less than 400 words. All of the 16 questions is aligned to finding the "bullseye" and helping students think critically about the answer choices and how they can apply critical thinking to get the right answer every time. It also encourages students to read each question and not choose an answer that "feels right".

What's included?

• Google Slides (56 slides)

• PowerPoint (56 slides)

• PDF (26 pages)

• Editable Word file

• Four total passage

• Two micro argumentative texts

• Two micro informational passages

• 16 questions

• Teaching Slides

• Bullseye for students to practice the strategy

• A simple answer key is included as well as a detailed rationale page.

Who's it for?

- Middle and high school

- Teachers who want to teach test strategies before exams

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Elevate your students' understanding of text structure with this dynamic and interactive activity! The "Newspaper Text Structure Activity" is designed to immerse students in a fun game while mastering essential ELA skills. This engaging resource provides a hands-on approach to learning text structures through the lens of a newspaper editorial team.

In this comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, students embark on a journey through various text structures.

Key Features:

• Interactive Format: Students actively engage with the content as they manipulate text elements within the newspaper-themed slides, fostering a deeper understanding of text structure concepts. They'll love the hands on approach to learning.
• Editable Slides: Customize the content to suit your classroom's unique needs and curriculum objectives. Add or modify text to align with specific texts or teaching points.
• Visual Appeal: Capture students' interest from start to finish.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Covering a range of text structures, this resource provides a holistic approach to text structure instruction, ensuring students are well-equipped to analyze and compose a variety of texts.

Whether used as an introductory lesson, reinforcement activity, or assessment tool, this "Newspaper Text Structure Activity" is sure to spark enthusiasm and deepen comprehension in your ELA classroom. Prepare your students for success in reading and writing by integrating this innovative resource into your curriculum today!

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PROCEEDS FROM THIS PRODUCT WILL BE DONATED TO UNICEF UKRAINE!

Like many of you, the country of Ukraine and its people have been on my mind and heart daily. Saddened by what is taking place and feeling helpless I wished there was more I could do to help. Undoubtedly, you are also thinking about your students during time and looking for ways to address this current event with them in an age appropriate way.

This scavenger hunt is a fun way for students to learn fun and interesting facts about Ukraine while bringing attention to the country & culture. Students can work together to complete the scavenger hunt bringing unity to the classroom. Activity pages at the end give students the opportunity to reflect and even express their emotions.

This resource does not directly address the current climate or war in Ukraine. This resource was designed to teach about the beauty of Ukraine and its rich culture. I have found many students have been flooded with information and images of the war from different media source. This gives students insight to what Ukraine was like before the war.

Donation Details:

I have priced this resource at $5.00 and will donate 100% of the proceeds to UNICEF Ukraine. UNICEF is working in Ukraine to provide necessary resources, support and assistance to children and their families.

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This resource includes:

• 20 Ukraine scavenger hunt fact cards

Level 1 – Multiple Choice

- 2 answer sheets with 10 questions each

- 1 follow up worksheet with 10 questions

Level 2 – Write in the Answer

- 2 answer sheets with 10 questions each

- 1 follow up worksheet with 10 questions

• 3 different Ukraine flag activity pages
• 1 Ukraine map activity
• Total of 10 worksheets and 60 questions
• Teacher guide
• Teacher answer key

With this interactive scavenger hunt students will learn fun and interesting facts about Ukraine. For example: Did you know Ukraine used to be apart of another country? Or that Ukraine is about the same size as Texas? The scavenger hunt includes 20 fact cards and asks students to read the cards closely for information to fill in the answer

This scavenger hunt will still work broken into shorter segments for multiple lessons or a shorter activity.

This scavenger hunt also works well as a scoot game!

These Who is/What is Cards feature Christmas figures and traditions from around the world. Each page features a half-page card with a reading passage about the holiday and a half-page fact card. Perfect for use with Christmas around the world worksheets, games, and units or as supplemental posters for your classroom. Print on cardstock and laminate to use again and again.

Included:

La Befana

Christkind

St. Lucia

Christmas Tree

Mistletoe

Poinsettia

Three Kings Day

Tree of Light

*Black and white versions of the cards are included for easy printing*

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Get ready for your upcoming visit to the pumpkin patch with this field trip unit! Includes reading passages and fun activities for before and after the field trip, as well as a trip reflection activity that can be used for any field trip.

Includes:

• Parent/Teacher information sheet that gives a quick run down of all the pumpkin patch information included in the unit

Pre-Trip Activities

• Pumpkin Patch reading passage
• Show What You Know writing activity
• History of Pumpkin reading passage
• Three Sisters reading passage
• Three Sisters writing activity
• Pumpkin Baking activities - comes with instructions, plus 4 recipes to chose from (these could also be done post-trip)

Post-Trip Activities

• Field Trip Log - for homeschoolers to track the year's field trips
• Field Trip Reflection
• Home Again reading passage
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds baking instructions
• Time to Carve reading passage and activity
• Additional resources sheet

The Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit is part of my Field Trip Unit Series. The series was created with homeschoolers in mind, but can be adapted to be used in a classroom as well. Field trips are a great way to supplement learning, but often homeschoolers don’t get any background information on the location of their field trip and want to enrich their experience by expanding the learning at home before and after the trip. These units help give information and fun activities before and after the field trip.

These units are available in PreK/Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School levels. All Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Units follow the same outline and the parent/teacher info sheet is the same for all three so that if you have children of several ages, you can seamlessly teach them together. Homeschooling parents and teachers taking multiple grades on the trip can easily combine different units. Check out all of the levels below, as well as a money saving bundle.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - PreK Preschool and Kindergarten

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**This unit comes in a zip file. Extract the files to access the Parent/Teacher Info Sheet and the Student pdf file**

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Get ready for your upcoming visit to the pumpkin patch with this field trip bundle! This bundle includes the Preschool & Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School Units. Includes reading passages and fun activities for before and after the field trip, as well as a trip reflection activity that can be used for any field trip.

All Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Units follow the same outline and the parent/teacher info sheet is the same for all three so that if you have children of several ages, you can seamlessly teach them together. Homeschooling parents and teachers taking multiple grades on the trip can easily combine the three units included in this bundle.

Includes:

• Parent/Teacher information sheet that gives a quick run down of all the pumpkin patch information included in the unit

Pre-Trip Activities

• Pumpkin Patch read aloud for younger students
• Pumpkin Patch reading passage for older students
• Pumpkin Life Cycle activity in full color and black & white
• Pumpkin Life Cycle writing activity - tracing and writing version
• History of Pumpkin read aloud for younger students
• History of Pumpkin reading passage for older students
• Three Sisters read aloud for younger students
• Three Sisters reading passage for older students
• Three Sisters writing activities for each level
• Pumpkin Baking activities - comes with instructions, plus 4 recipes to chose from (these could also be done post-trip)
• Pumpkin writing activity - tracing and writing version

Post-Trip Activities

• Field Trip Log - for homeschoolers to track the year's field trips
• Field Trip Reflection for each level
• Home Again read aloud for younger students
• Home Again reading passage for older students
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds baking instructions
• Jack o' Lantern drawing activity for younger students
• Time to Carve reading passage and activity for older students
• Inside the Pumpkin drawing activity
• Inside the Pumpkin labeling worksheet in two levels (cut & paste and labeling)
• Additional resources sheet

The Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit is part of my Field Trip Unit Series. The series was created with homeschoolers in mind, but can be adapted to be used in a classroom as well. Field trips are a great way to supplement learning, but often homeschoolers don’t get any background information on the location of their field trip and want to enrich their experience by expanding the learning at home before and after the trip. These units help give information and fun activities before and after the field trip.

These units are available individually in PreK/Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School levels. Buying in this bundle saves you 20% off the individual prices

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - PreK Preschool and Kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Elementary School

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Middle School

**This unit comes in a zip file. Extract the files to access the Parent/Teacher Info Sheet and the Student pdf file**

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Enhance Reading Comprehension with our Informational Text Marking Handout!

Empower your students to excel in reading comprehension with our engaging and effective Informational Text Marking Handout! This must-have AVID resource is designed to boost student understanding through strategic text annotation right at their desks. Your students will love this!

This handout is a game changer for educators seeking to improve literacy skills. By providing a structured approach to text annotation, students learn to identify key details, make connections, and deepen their comprehension effortlessly.

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✨Black and white & color versions

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