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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, learners create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.

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Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night

For Teachers 6th - 8th

Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.

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Read Write Think: Comprehending Nonfiction Text on the Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Contains plans for three lessons designed to improve comprehension of nonfiction, especially nonfiction texts on the web. It focuses on identifying text features, locating specific information, and generalizing that information. In...

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Literature in Nonfiction Inquiry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

This lesson plan involves students working in groups after reading a work of literature to develop text sets. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

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Read Write Think: Question and Answer Books From Genre Study to Report Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Contains plans for eight lessons that explore Question and Answer Books and ask students to do research in order to write their own. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the...

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Read Write Think: Identify, Compare, Write Nonfiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

Lesson that introduces the concepts of nonfiction to elementary students. Through reading and interactive lessons, students engage the genre of nonfiction and begin to write their own examples.

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Read Write Think: Using Science Texts to Teach the Organization of Nonfiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Contains plans for three lessons that use science textbooks to teach about the organizational features of nonfiction such as labels, captions, headings, and fonts. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...

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Virginia Tech

How to Read Essays You Must Analyze

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Provides a detailed discussion on how to approach an essay for analysis.

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Information [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards

Links to graphic organizers, provided in English and Spanish, are provided to assist students as they work with nonfiction information. A nonfiction graphic organizer is available to help students evaluate decisions of people. Another...

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Classify Facts and Opinions [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards

Students will find three lessons about facts and opinions in this learning module. The following topics are linked in the module: contrast and evaluate fact and opinion; classify facts and opinions; and locate and classify facts.

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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Cavalry General by Xenophon

For Students 9th - 10th

This is the full text of The Cavalry General by Xenophon, one of his two books on horsemanship.

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SMART Technologies

Smart: Main Idea & Details

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards

This interactive lesson offers clarification and practice in the realm of main ideas and details.

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Evaluate Support for a Claim[pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This resource provides a downloadable worksheet to use after reading a nonfiction text. Students will evaluate an author's support for a claim by answering the questions and prompts provided on the worksheet.

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Africa Access Review

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Find an extensive list of children's books about Africa and African cultures.

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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

For Students 9th - 10th

This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book retraces the steps of...

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TES Global

Tes: Non Fiction Unit 4 Formal/impersonal Writing: Tourists

For Teachers 5th - 8th

[Free Registration/Login Required] Young scholars will analyze tourism brochures to determine features related to nonfiction writing in this unit. Tourism websites may be used in lieu of the brochures. Cotswold and the North Leigh Roman...

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TES Global

Tes: Leaflet Writing Frame

For Students K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This writing assignment provides a blank template for students to use when writing a leaflet. The template can easily be modified to the requirements of the assignment.

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TES Global

Tes: Guided Reading Resources: Nonfiction

For Teachers 2nd - 7th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module contains several guided reading resources. Learners will be able to use the charts to guide themselves as they discuss informational texts and persuasive texts. Teachers can monitor...

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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Nonfiction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This downloadable slideshow focuses on nonfiction including definitions, types of nonfiction, perspective and bias, and objective vs. subjective.

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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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Biographical Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Students are able to connect to a search engine containing a dictionary that "covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to present day."

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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.

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Read Works

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: All About Koalas

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage is about the topic of koala bears. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...

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