8th Grade Informational Text Assessment

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Delve into the intriguing world of Krampus with this comprehensive ELA resource, designed specifically for upper middle school students. "Unraveling Krampus" presents a unique opportunity to explore this mythical figure through a literary lens, enhancing key reading and analysis skills.

What’s Inside:

• Five Engaging Articles on Krampus: Each article focuses on a different text structure – compare and contrast, description, problem and solution, cause and effect, and chronological order
• – providing a multifaceted view of Krampus' lore and cultural significance.
• Skill-Focused Comprehension Quizzes: After reading, students can apply their knowledge with quizzes targeting central ideas, author's purpose, inferences, summaries, and text-dependent questions.
• 15-Slide Google Slides Presentation: A visually engaging presentation to introduce or reinforce each literacy skill. These slides are interactive and tailored for upper middle school learners, perfect for both classroom and remote instruction.
• Targeted Skill Development: This resource is crafted to bolster students' abilities in identifying text structures, understanding authorial intent, drawing inferences, summarizing, and engaging with text-dependent analysis.
• Interactive Annotation and Reading Experience: Encourage active reading with annotation prompts, fostering deeper comprehension and critical thinking.

Benefits:

• Enhances Critical Thinking: Cultivates analytical skills essential for upper middle school ELA.
• Captivating Content: The mysterious and intriguing subject of Krampus keeps students engaged and curious.
• Facilitates Deeper Understanding: Helps students grasp complex concepts like text structure and author's purpose in an engaging context.
• Ready for Classroom Use: A complete, ready-to-use package that saves preparation time for busy educators.

Ideal For:

• Upper Middle School ELA Teachers
• Reading and Literacy Coaches
• Homeschool Educators
• Tutors Specializing in Advanced Literacy

Step into the captivating folklore of Krampus and transform your ELA lessons into an exciting and educational exploration. "Unraveling Krampus" not only offers a deep dive into a unique cultural phenomenon but also arms students with critical literacy skills. Add this rich, engaging resource to your educational toolkit and elevate your teaching approach today!

For lower level readers, try this resource: St. Nick: Informational Text Structures, Main Idea, Author's Purpose 5 text sets (TeachShare.com)

This POWER OF PROPER PUNCTUATION [P3] UNIT 3 product highlights 4 PUNCTUATIONS. In this packet, you will find 70+ Pages, 4 Assignments, TASK CARDS/2-A-DAYS, multiple choice quizzes, answer keys, notes, Suggested Uses, and 2 PROJECTS. This product will lighten your load in covering some grammar in your classroom. 6 - 12th Graders will love The Angry Grammar Series because it'll make your class GREAT! Check it out!

PUNCTUATION FOCUS IN THIS PRODUCT:

1. The QUOTATION MARK

2. The APOSTROPHE

3. ITALICS

4. PARENTHESES

This Product Includes:

1. 4 practice worksheets

2. Easy to Comprehend PUNCTUATION Notes

3. TASK CARDS/2-A-DAYS

4. 4 Multiple Choice Quizzes and assignments

5. Suggested Uses

6. 2 MAJOR PROJECTS to make your classroom GREAT!

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This POWER OF PROPER PUNCTUATION [P3] UNIT 2 product highlights 5 PUNCTUATIONS. In this packet, you will find 70+ Pages, 4 Assignments, TASK CARDS/2-A-DAYS, multiple choice quizzes, answer keys, notes, Suggested Uses, and 2 PROJECTS. This product will lighten your load in covering some grammar in your classroom. 6 - 12th Graders will love The Angry Grammar Series because it'll make your class GREAT! Check it out!

PUNCTUATION FOCUS IN THIS PRODUCT:

1. The DASH

2. The HYPHEN

3. The QUESTION MARK

4. The EXCLAMATION MARK

This Product Includes:

1. 4 practice worksheets

2. Easy to Comprehend PUNCTUATION Notes

3. TASK CARDS/2-A-DAYS

4. 4 Multiple Choice Quizzes and assignments

5. Suggested Uses

6. 2 MAJOR PROJECTS to make your classroom GREAT!

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This Martin Luther King, Jr. "I HAVE A DREAM" product [Suggested Uses, Posters, Discussion Questions, exams/quizzes, Assignments, and more] provides students a chance to experience what happens when we fight for the betterment of everyone. This SPEECH allows students to read and analyze this canonized work about fighting for one's rights. 11th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!

SUMMARY:

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" Speech before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes to depict the struggles of African Americans before closing with an improvised riff on his dreams of equality. The eloquent speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.

This 11th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to understand the need for standing up for equality and what you believe is right.

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This BLACK HISTORY MONTH [Worksheets & Handouts] product provides [4+ handouts/worksheets and 2 major projects] students a chance to experience what happens when we become challenge leadership, question status quo, and see the vital role BLACK AMERICANS play in our society. 6th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!

This Product Includes:

1. Two Bio-Maps

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This WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH [Worksheets & Handouts] product provides [4+ handouts/worksheets and 2 major projects] students a chance to experience what happens when we become challenge leadership, question status quo, and see the vital role women play in our society. 6th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!

This Product Includes:

1. Two Bio-Maps

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3. 1 Handout

4. 2 Major Projects

5. Black&White Versions

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This LETTER WRITING[SAMPLES & ACTIVITIES] product highlights the different types of letters, including EMAILS. In this product, you will find 70+ Pages, 2 Assignments, TASK CARDS, a multiple choice quiz, answer key, SEVERAL NOTES, Suggested Uses, and 8 PROJECTS. This product will lighten your load in covering some letter writing in your classroom. 6 - 12th Graders will love The Angry Grammar Series because it'll make your class GREAT! Check it out!

This Product Includes:

1. 2 practice worksheets

2. Easy to Comprehend TYPES OF LETTER Notes

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This LETTER WRITING[SAMPLES & ACTIVITIES] product highlights the different types of letters, including EMAILS. In this product, you will find 70+ Pages, 2 Assignments, TASK CARDS, a multiple choice quiz, answer key, SEVERAL NOTES, Suggested Uses, and 8 PROJECTS. This product will lighten your load in covering some letter writing in your classroom. 6 - 12th Graders will love The Angry Grammar Series because it'll make your class GREAT! Check it out!

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Engage your students with this set of five informative reading passages about animal adaptations! Each passage is accompanied by comprehension questions designed to test understanding and encourage critical thinking. Perfect for upper elementary or middle school students, this resource aligns with reading and science standards.

What’s Included:

• 5 Informative Passages about various animal adaptations, including:

  • Camouflage in Chameleons
  • The Migration of Monarch Butterflies
  • The Adaptations of Arctic Foxes
  • The Unique Feet of Tree Frogs
  • The Hunting Strategy of Cheetahs

• 5 Comprehension Questions for each passage to assess understanding and promote discussion.

• Answer Key for all questions, making it easy to facilitate assessments.

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Pearl Harbor Comic Book and Pearl Harbor 25 Activities

Pearl Harbor Comic Book

Use cause and effect, inferencing and critical thinking skills to complete this 39 page ready-to-make, fact based Pearl Harbor Day comic book. Uses American dates.

Includes:

easy to follow World War II Facts Sheet

title page

dedication page

ending page

basic facts about attack and deaths at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona memorial

US presidential speech

black and white images

ready to fill in dialogue and speech boxes

Great for assessment, cause and effect practice, inferencing skills, introduction to unit, reinforcement of background information for World War II, and project based learning. Fun and engaging yet educationa ELA/history/social studies learning activity!

Pearl Harbor 25 Activities Packet

Basic facts about Pearl Harbor Day that include 25 critical thinking activities for ELA and History/Social Studies. Illustrated black and white images for coloring and decorating.

Includes:

KWL Chart

Where is Pearl Harbor?

What is the distance between California and Japan?

What prompted the attack?

Timeline of Events (to build)

When was the attack?

Time Zones activity

Surprise attack! What would you have been doing at...?

Ships unguarded--what would the captain do?

Planes unsecured--what is your suggestion?

Compare and contrast a sailor and soldier

Flying at night in 1941

Paper airplane building, decorating, and flying game

A vital resource not destroyed--oil

Decorate a fallen soldier's tombstone

A General's orders...

Presidential speech translation and analysis

Write your own presidential speech

If you were President...

Jeanette Rankin and Thoughts on War

Make a war poster

Write a Pearl Harbor acrostic poem

Create a Pearl Harbor Memorial

Design a newspaper front page

2 Pearl Harbor Day coloring sheets

Answer and Suggestions for Use sheet

Excellent for cause and effect, inferencing, test prep and review for History/SS, for ELA expository writing, fact-based text accompaniment, and understanding Pearl Harbor Day's importance in American history.Use with AP/GT, flipped, homeschool, project based, etc...Fun, educational, and thought provoking!

15 World War posters with ELA/SS/History writing activities or discussion starters for secondary students. Use as individual assignments or with small/whole group settings. Excellent graphics with 3 thought provoking prompts per each page.Includes: use: Propaganda (Definitions, Activity for defining, and application of) Critical thinking skills Analysis Explanation Illustrating Inferencing Designing Problem Solving Segregation and much more! Excellent for teaching fact-based, textual evidence with inferencing and critical thinking, as well as for standardized testing practice.

Use cause and effect, inferencing and critical thinking skills to complete this 39 page ready-to-make, fact based Pearl Harbor Day comic book. Uses American dates. Includes: easy to follow World War II Facts Sheet title page dedication page ending page basic facts about attack and deaths at Pearl Harbor USS Arizona memorial US presidential speech black and white images ready to fill in dialogue and speech boxes Great for assessment, cause and effect practice, inferencing skills, introduction to unit, reinforcement of background information for World War II, and project based learning. Fun and engaging yet educationa ELA/history/social studies learning activity!

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Have your students create a trading card for historical figures! Research a famous person and create a trading card to share important information about what they learn! A quick and free activity!

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If you are looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your students about American football and help them learn more about the Big Game and its history, rules, and values, this set of 3 Football Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions is perfect for you.

Each passage is about a different aspect of American football and is suitable for students in grades 4, 5, and 6. The passages are:

• The History of American Football: This passage traces the origins and evolution of American football, from its roots in rugby to its modern form as a popular sport and entertainment.
• Touchdown for Teamwork: This passage explains the importance of teamwork and cooperation in American football and how players and coaches work together to achieve their goals.
• Is Football More Than Just a Game?: This passage explores how football reflects and influences people's values.

Each passage is followed by 10 multiple-choice questions that test the student’s understanding of the passage. The questions cover various skills. Answer keys are also included for your convenience.

You can use this product as a whole-class activity, a small group discussion, or an independent assignment. It is a great way to integrate reading and social studies and to get your students interested in sports.

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These POWERPOINT templates have been designed to assist students in creating a well-organized nonfiction and fiction book projects. The editable slides are highly organized with slide titles needed for a thorough project. Questions and prompts are included so students will always include all critical information.

Teachers can adapt the templates to their needs and the needs of their students. The templates are perfect to support Special Education students, ESL students, struggling students, or guide the entire class!

Nonfiction design includes elements such as topic, main idea, factual details, paraphrasing, text structure and text features. The slides are logically organized and allow for adding photos or drawings . Slides can be deleted and others added where needed. The end product may be used as a Reading assessment.

Fictional story mapping includes elements such as exposition, rising action, character traits, climax, turning point……. The slides are logically organized and allow for adding photos or drawings. Slides can be deleted, and others added where needed.

These PowerPoint templates will allow all students to complete their NONFICTION AND FICTION Reading Projects and present an end product they are proud of!

This SUMMER READING bundle of POWERPOINT BOOK REPORT TEMPLATES includes editable presentations for fiction, nonfiction, biography, and historical fiction. Teachers can adapt the templates to their needs and the needs of their students.

The slideshow is perfect to support Special Education students, ESL students, struggling students, or guide the entire class! These POWERPOINT templates have been designed to assist students in creating a well-organized book project. The report outline is scaffolded to support the student with slide titles, subtitles, questions and prompts to ensure students include all critical information.

The digital slides are logically organized and allow for adding text, photos or drawing . Slides can be deleted and others added where needed. The end product may be used as a Reading assessment.

Help your students return to school next year with confidence in their Summer Reading Presentations. Pre-designed, editable slides provide the structure and organization needed to create a successful book report. This Digital POWERPOINT bundle will allow all students to complete their Book Project and present an end product they are proud no matter what genre.

This PREDESIGNED bundle of EDITABLE POWERPOINT BOOK REPORT TEMPLATES includes BEAUTIFUL presentations for fiction, nonfiction, biography, and historical fiction. Teachers can adapt the templates to their needs and the needs of their students.

The slideshow is perfect to support Special Education students, ESL students, struggling students, or guide the entire class! These POWERPOINT templates have been designed to assist students in creating a well-organized book project. The report outline is scaffolded to support the student with slide titles, subtitles, questions and prompts to ensure students include all critical information.

The digital slides are logically organized and allow for adding text, photos or drawing . Slides can be deleted and others added where needed. The end product may be used as a Reading assessment.

Help your students return to school next year with confidence in their Reading Presentations. Pre-designed, editable slides provide the structure and organization needed to create a successful book report. This Digital POWERPOINT bundle will allow all students to complete their Book Project and present an end product they are proud no matter what genre.

This POWERPOINT template has been designed to assist students in creating a well organized nonfiction book project. The editable slides are highly organized with slide titles needed for a thorough project. Questions and prompts are included so students will always include all critical information.

Teachers can adapt the template to their needs and the needs of their students. The template is perfect to support Special Education students, ESL students, struggling students, or guide the entire class!

Nonfiction design includes elements such as topic, main idea, factual details, paraphrasing, text structure and text features. The slides are logically organized and allow for adding photos or drawings . Slides can be deleted and others added where needed. The end product may be used as a Reading assessment.

This PowerPoint template will allow all students to complete their NONFICTION Reading Project and present an end product they are proud of!

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This resource has students examine 3 primary sources about slavery from varying perspectives. The primary sources are from Frederick Douglass, George McDuffie and Fanny Kemble and describe their views on slavery. Students then have to answer the guiding question in a complete well-structured paragraph using evidence from the primary sources. This resource includes a google slides AND PDF version of the primary sources for projecting or sharing to students as well as a worksheet/graphic organizer as both a PDF and google doc.

The worksheet/graphic organizer is 5 pages in total and includes copies of the primary sources with spaces for annotations.

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