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Siu Edwardsville: Professional Development Center: Lesson Plan: Inference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson teaching the use of word selection, context, structure, and specific references in making inferences within non-fiction texts.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

For Students 3rd - 6th
Jacqueline Woodson describes her experiences growing up as an African American girl in South Carolina and New York in the 1960s. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 3-6) to pair with "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson. [Free...
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Read Works

Read Works: Read Aloud Lesson: Digging Up Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will read "Digging Up Dinosaurs" using the close reading technique. Learners will use graphic organizers to summarize the steps necessary to collect, study, and build a dinosaur skeleton.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Nonfiction Pyramid

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
A printable pyramid for use with nonfiction texts while students identify the main ideas and supporting details within a text. Students also determine author's purpose and key vocabulary words. Directions on how to use this type of...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: Teaching Units

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Complete teaching units (12) by grade level. CommonLit units are crafted to be both engaging and rigorous, featuring a variety of literary and informational texts from diverse sources. Reading, writing, and discussion are prioritized in...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...
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Starfall

Starfall: Reach for the Stars How I Became an Astronaut

For Students K - 1st
This is the interactive ebook "How I Became an Astronaut: The Story of Stephanie D. Wilson." It provides a short biography of her childhood interests, her education, and training to become an astronaut.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Reading a Book to Review It

For Students 9th - 10th
Advice on steps to take and things to think about while reading a book to be reviewed. These directions will be particularly useful when reviewing non-fiction, but can be modified to work for fiction, too.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Pearl S. Buck

For Students 9th - 10th
Pearl S. Buck produced works of fiction and non-fiction throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Shared Inquiry Discussion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Students learn to generate ideas with a clear focus in response to questions while participating in a shared inquiry discussion. Included are shared inquiry guidelines, and tips on discussing fiction and non-fiction books using this method.
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Haisln: Recommended Reading Lists

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Librarians from a group of independent schools in Houston, TX have chosen hundreds of books covering grade levels from Pre-K through 12, and genres from non-fiction to poetry to fiction. Each entry lists title, author, publisher and...
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Haisln: Recommended Reading Lists

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Librarians from a group of independent schools in Houston, TX have chosen hundreds of books covering grade levels from Pre-K through 12, and genres from non-fiction to poetry to fiction. Each entry lists title, author, publisher and...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Syntax (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
You will be able to evaluate the role of syntax in literary non-fiction such as speeches, essays, and other forms.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: How to Write Critical Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides the viewer with a step-by-step guide to writing critical reviews for non-fiction works. Its steps include analyzing the assignment as well as writing a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Links to other writing...
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Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "What to Expect if You're Having Surgery"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This non-fiction passage focuses on what to expect when you are having surgery and how to prepare for it. A comprehension question set and answer key are provided.
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BBC

Bbc: Ks2 Bitesize English: Reading

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site provides activities, games, tests, and worksheets in reading areas: deduction, dictionaries, poetry, and non-fiction.
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PBS

Pbs: Pov Borders: Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Point of View is television's longest running showcase for independent non-fiction films. This particular feature provides insight regarding alternative means of energy, transport, and the consumption of natural resources. Video, games,...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Teaching With Nonfiction: Teach Text Features

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A brief lesson plan, this site offers an example of non-fiction text and a graphic organizer to help orient students to the features they need to use when reading for information.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Optimization of Slime

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using their knowledge of the phases of matter, the scientific method, and polymers, student teams work as if they are chemical engineers to optimize the formula for slime. Hired by the fictional company, Slime Productions, students are...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Nonfiction Text Features 3rd Grade Flashcards

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Text feature terms (nonfiction) are included in this review exercise Flashcards are provided for the following words: map, table of contents, index, bold words, caption, timeline, heading, and glossary. Images of each of these text...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Nonfiction Writing Lessons

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This series of nonfiction writing lessons was developed by Stuart Miller. Four activities include: Describing the Real World, The Interview, Writing a Profile, and Writing a Review.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Nonfiction 2014 2015

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A learning module with twenty-one links to images, websites, texts, slideshows, and videos about nonfiction and informational text reading skills.

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