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$2.00Add to CartPart of understanding any written text is being able to determine an author’s purpose. Was the piece written to persuade, to inform or to entertain?
This Language Arts / Reading worksheet provides a place for students to ask themselves important questions about the text to help them determine what the purpose of the text is. They will also be asked to support their conclusion with clue’s from within the passage.
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This Alamo Reading Comprehension will give students a good understanding of the historic battle and have students answer questions after reading the passage. Students will learn the following about the Alamo: What is it? Where is it? What happened there? What is it today?
Cross-curricular (Reading / History) – As students read for understanding they will be learning about an important landmark and event in U.S. History. After reading, students will answer multiple choice, short answer and short essay questions.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.9
Grade level: Fifth Grade -
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This informational article will teach students about the sand dollar. They will learn that the little round, coin-shaped shell found on the beach is actually part of a marine animal, related to sea urchins and sea stars. They will also learn how living sand dollars move, that they aren’t ‘white’, how and what they eat and much more. After reading, students will complete two worksheets (multiple choice and short answer) to assess their comprehension / understanding of the material. Answer Key is provided.
Automated Readability Index: 4.8
Grade level: 8-9 yrs. old (Fourth and Fifth graders)
Linsear Write Formula : 5.6
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This is a free downloadable book: The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
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A cross-curricular (Reading/Language Arts – Math – Geography – Writing – Art) resource that students will enjoy, specifically in the Spring just before Easter. The unit begins with a fictional story called, “The Enchanted Egg” The story begins as a boy named, Neil is visiting an art museum with his parents and for the first time sees a Fabergé egg. It is a fun, delightful story as Neil ‘blacks out’ and ends up in 1910 Russia! Along the way, he learns about Easter traditions in Russia, France, Austria, Italy, Bermuda and other countries!
Includes the following activities for students to complete after reading:
1. Reading comprehension (short answer)
2. Math word problems
3. Synonyms for the following words: lightheaded, squabble, scintillate, intricate, enchanting, banquet, bejeweled, mystified, encrust, trelliswork, mourning, figurine
4. Timed writing with 9 given prompts (example prompt: Imagine that you are a craftsman at the Fabergé company and have to make a beautiful egg for the Tsar. Write about it!)
5. Story vocabulary (sentence writing)
6. Geography: Europe – map work
7. Art
8. ColoringAnswer keys provided
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This engaging and fun Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (by Judy Blume) book study is filled with reading, vocabulary and extended activities.
Includes:
- Daily reading journal – Students will be asked to journal new or important words, characters in that day’s reading, a summary of what happened, to make a prediction of what will happen next and additional notes.
- Vocabulary word wall (60 Words)
- Vocabulary definitions worksheet
- Crossword puzzle
- 2 Analogy worksheets
- 2 Different comprehension assessments (can use one or both)
– The first assessment is all multiple choice and covers basic story details.
– The second assessment is more extensive and includes multiple choice, short and extended answer questions, an essay question, a character match and a fill-in the blanks! - Answer keys
About the book: Fourth grader Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem – his little brother Fudge! The first in a very funny five book series.
“Will bring a chorus of laughter from sympathetic readers.” –Publishers Weekly
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This informational text article is all about seals, where they live, their physical characteristics and about several different types of this cold-water mammal. After reading, students will complete a reading comprehension worksheet and (optional) write a story! Answer key provided.
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This book unit (Holes by Lousi Sachar) provides reading comprehension questions, vocabulary work and discussion questions in which students will be tasked with writing their answers.
There are 22 pages and split into groups of chapters for ease of assignment/use:
- Chapters 1-5
- Chapters 6-10
- Chapters 11-16
- Chapters 17-22
- Chapters 23-28
- Chapters 29-33
- Chapters 34-39
- Chapters 40-45
- Chapters 46-50
Also included: Extended activity ideas and answer keys
About the book:
Holes is a 1998 novel written by Louis Sachar. It won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year’s “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”. The story centers on an unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft. The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected Stanley’s life in the present. These interconnecting stories touch on themes such as racism, homelessness, illiteracy, and arranged marriage.Interest level:
Grades 4 – 8Reading level:
Grades 3 – 8
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