Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion Based on Facts From a Text
Students will plan a paragraph that states their opinion and cites evidence to justify their opinion about an informational text. This instructional activity uses biographies since students can easily be able to write down factual...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Full Text of Treasure Island
This Bibliomania site contains the full text of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island." A brief but factual summary for this archetypal nineteenth century "ripping yarn" is provided.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Make Inferences in Informational/expository Texts
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Use different organizational patterns as guides for summarizing and forming an overview of different kinds of expository text while distinguishing factual claims from...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Make Inferences in Informational/expository Text
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] By using different organizational patterns as guides, learn how to make subtle inferences and draw complex conclusions while distinguishing factual claims.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Full Text of Billy Budd
This site from Bibliomania contains the full text to Herman Melville's Billy Budd written in 1891. A brief but factual introduction is given along with a table of contents that has each chapter of the book accessible by link.
World Food Programme
Un World Food Program:the Hunger Map
Are you studying about hunger in the world? This interactive world map with targets on 'hunger hot spots' and factual text is an excellent resource!
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Ato Zteacherstuff: Report Writing in Primary Grades
This is a fun, hands-on lesson from AtoZteacherstuff! Students go through a study of frogs while learning how to interpret and restate factual information.
Other
St. Olaf College: The Malthusian Model
This site from St. Olaf College provides great information on the Malthusian Model for population growth. Great factual text is given, along with formulas and examples to increase the learning on the subject.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Arcturus or the Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine M. Sedgwick
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Arcturus, or, The Bright Star in Bootes by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1865), a fictional story based on factual scientific information.
Read Works
Read Works: Fact/opinion Kindertarten Unit: Identifying Facts, Forming Opinions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson using Animal Smell by Kirsten Hall to teach students to find factual information inside informational texts and begiE3229:E3236n to form opinions based on information within the text. Includes...
Read Works
Read Works: Fact and Opinion Kindergarten Unit: Fact
[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity using Animal Touch by Kirsten Hall to teach students to find factual information inside informational texts. Includes ideas for teaching, guided practice, and independent...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Mooncake
First graders learn factual information about the moon and how light creates shadows. Noting that authors oftentimes use their imaginations to create stories, 1st graders explore how misconceptions and misunderstandings can often be...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Typee
This site from Bibliomania contains links to online text for "Typee" published in 1846 and written by Herman Melville. Includes a brief, but factual summary of the novel, along with a list of chapters that are each accessible by link.
US Department of Labor
U.s. Department of Labor: Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The U.S. Department of Labor provides the text of Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The text is complete, factual, as well as informative.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: What the Animals Do and Say by Eliza Follen
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book What the Animals Do and Say by Eliza Follen [1870], This book offers factual information about animals in a fictional narrative.
Other
Combat Fishing: Ecology of Lakes and Ponds
This site from combat fishing describes the ecology of lakes and ponds for anglers and other fish. It is a very in-depth site with a lot of text, but presented in and easy-to-understand format. The information is very factual and...
Other
University of Illinois: Population Genetics [Pdf]
This site from the University of Illinois at Chicago provides an in-depth article on Human Genetics, with a focus on primarily population genetics. The article is factual and informative full of charts, formulas, and extensive text. A...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Mary Shelley
This site from Bibliomania provides the reader with a brief but factual biographical sketch of the author, Mary Shelley. Includes link to the full text of her famous work, Frankenstein.
Other
Prezi: Implicit and Explicit Questions
This Prezi provides Implicit and Explicit questions and practice activities.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: To the Last Man by Zane Grey
Read the full text of "To the Last Man" by Zane Grey based on factual events involving the Hashknife gang of Northern Arizona.