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Read Works

Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Classifying Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the books Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London and Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston to learn to classify texts as fiction or nonfiction. Lesson includes direct...
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Read Works

Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Compare/contrast Genres

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use fiction and nonfiction books from a classroom library to identify the similarities and differences between fiction and nonfiction and to create a Venn diagram...
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English for Everyone

Reading Comprehnsion Assessment: "Battle of Chancellorsville" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Nine multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Comprehension Strategies With Elie Wiesel's Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir Night and then take turns assuming the "teacher" role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.RI.11-12.4 Word meaning, RI.11-12.10b Text...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Informational Text: Reading Response: Compare Contrast [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This graphic organizer can be use with students when they read an informational text. Using a Venn diagram to organize content, students will write important similarities and differences after reading an informational text and analyzing...
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Read Works

Read Works: A Very Messy Tea Party

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages describes the Boston Tea Party and the laws passed that led up to this historical event. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
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Read Works: Hispanic Population Soars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the soaring Hispanic population in the United States. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Columbus Was an Explorer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short nonfiction book passage is about Christopher Columbus and his contributions to exploration. This book in the SummerReads series, intended to work against the summer reading slide, reinforces...
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Read Works: Portrait of an Artist

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares a first person account of an artist's life. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Snowflake Bentley

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this ReadWorks read aloud lesson, students will describe Bentley's environment and his interactions with it. Students will evaluate the impact a person's environment can have on life. Then students...
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Read Works: The United States of America

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses what it means to be an American. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several...
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Read Works: What's Up in Space?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses what is up in outer space. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions...
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill:informational Text: Analyze Development of Text Elements:individuals

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Read an informational piece, and learn how to analyze the development of individuals in the text. Includes practice exercises.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Analyze Development of Text Elements: Events

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Read an informational piece, and learn how to analyze the development of an event in the text.
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Pearson

Pearson Education: Practice Reading Selection: Grade 7

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource presents two reading selections followed by extended response and multiple choice comprehension questions. Students read the fiction selection "A Letter from New York" by Jean Lawler and answer eight questions covering...
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Read Works

Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans Tenochtitlan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares the legend of the creation of the Mayan city of Tenochtitlan. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans Cuzco: City of Gold

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the ancient city of Cuzco, the center of activity during the Inca Empire. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Nasa's Stardust Review

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the world problem of unsafe drinking water. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the role of honeybees in producing honey. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Walking Tall

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares the story of Ruby Bridges' rol. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Questions and a...
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Read Works: Native American Homes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how Native Americans arrived in North America and where they lived when they settled. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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Read Works: Who Is Sue?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses information about a dinosaur that researchers named "Sue", which was found in South Dakota. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
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Read Works: After the Floods

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about a horrific flood that devastated parts of Pakistan in 2010. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: In the Night Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares a first person account of a cat and its night on the prowl. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...