This unit focuses on reading comprehension and structure. It includes lessons on the main idea and supporting details, theme, sequence, fact and opinion, literary devices, character, text features, inferences, organization of nonfiction,...

Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand students' use of informational text as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture.

Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand children's use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. Molly and her friend Tooey use a fictional app to access information that will help...

Learners identify text features in nonfiction, as they continue to study cells' function as building blocks of organisms, and summarize the requirements for cells to live.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson's activities, you will determine the purpose of description, narration, and exposition essays, analyze their literary devices, and examine text features. You...

A professor's excellent explanation of how to write a professional sounding essay. Covers all aspects of an essay, and detailed examples give information on exactly how to write the essay.

Notes introducing various forms of frame stories, or stories that provide a framework for additional stories within. Examples of different frameworks are provided with classical texts including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel...

This series of videos and interactive activities provide an excellent set of resources for teaching or learning the 8 research based reading strategies provided here. After receiving your "key" you can investigate the features inside and...

This interactive assessment features 9 matching questions and eight multiple-choice questions over 17 terms having to do with main ideas and supporting details including types of writing and the writing process with their definitions.

In this task, 8th graders examine the fee structures and features of three cell phone plans to highlight the advantages of each. They will need to write linear equations and draw graphs for each. They then choose the best plan for a...

Gray wolves were a frequent sight on the American plains, however, they are now an endangered species despite attempts to reintroduce them to their former habitats in the continental United States. Learn about their natural history in...

This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Wilfred Owen and his poetry based on his experiences in WW I. It features links to his biography, his poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" in text and audio, a critical analysis...

This task is to produce a picture book based on relationships. This will aim to combine verbal and visual features to produce a text for a year 7/8 class. Assessment will involve the identification and use of the illustrations, use of...