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Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

detecting the authors purpose

Detecting the Author's Purpose

After reading a nonfiction text about the history, sights, and people of Vancouver, your student will create their own informational brochure about the city.

make a travel brochure for vancouver

Make a Travel Brochure for Vancouver

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

picture walk preview notes

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

historical perspectives westward expansion

Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

As your students read the nonfiction text in this travel brochure activity, they will learn about the many cultures that have enriched the diverse city of Lisbon.

make a travel brochure for lisbon

Make a Travel Brochure for Lisbon

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

paraphrasing the nile river

Paraphrasing: The Nile River

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

comparing texts separate traits of a subgenre

Comparing Texts: Separate Traits of a Sub-Genre

Students will read an excerpt from The Hound of the Baskervilles to discover the great mystery of Baskerville Hall, answering “Stop and Think” fiction comprehension questions throughout the text.

the hound of the baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Previewing text will never be the same! Students can use this resource to track key observations and revisit them to add new insights. Use this organizer with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

picture walk reflections

Picture Walk Reflections

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

a misty copeland biography

A Misty Copeland Biography

Use this lesson to help your ELs quickly find information on a specific topic by looking for a noun and its pronouns in a nonfiction text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Ecosystems Explained.

information from multiple sources

Information from Multiple Sources

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

biography of wangari maathai

Biography of Wangari Maathai

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

common themes between fiction texts

Common Themes Between Fiction Texts

Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

common topics between fiction texts

Common Topics Between Fiction Texts

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

topic  theme between fiction texts

Topic & Theme Between Fiction Texts

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

subgenre specific traits across texts

Sub-Genre Specific Traits Across Texts

Use this organizer to dig deep when comparing and contrasting texts within a genre.

compare and contrast texts same subgenre

Compare and Contrast Texts: Same Sub-Genre

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

reading between the lines

Reading Between the Lines

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

comparing two nonfiction texts a freedom fighter

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: A Freedom Fighter

This Halloween-themed worksheet is designed to help students understand the goal of the Teal Pumpkin Project while also providing practice reading nonfiction and citing evidence in nonfiction texts.

the teal pumpkin project promoting inclusivity

The Teal Pumpkin Project: Promoting Inclusivity

comparing two nonfiction texts we need clean water

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

Students will use sentence frames to cite quotes from nonfiction texts.

cite an author with introductory phrases

Cite an Author with Introductory Phrases

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

glossary main idea and details in nonfiction

Glossary: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

close reading checklist

Close Reading Checklist

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

vocabulary cards main idea and details in nonfiction

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

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Inferences & Evidence

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

making inferences to interpret fiction

Making Inferences to Interpret Fiction

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.

using a chart to compare books in a series

Using a Chart to Compare Books in a Series

Visual and multimedia elements in scripts and plays enhance the reader’s experience and give important directions for how to translate texts for an audience. Get your class analyzing scripts with such elements using this graphic organizer.

analyzing elements of fiction scripts and plays

Analyzing Elements of Fiction: Scripts and Plays

What&rsquo;s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

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