ELAR 5.9
Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate knowledge of
distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's
literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales;
- (A) explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
- (B) explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions;
- (C) recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
- (D) the central idea with supporting evidence;
- (i) features such as insets, timelines, and sidebars to support understanding; and
- (ii) organizational patterns such as logical order and order of importance;
- (iii) recognize characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:
- (E) identifying the claim;
- (i) explaining how the author has used facts for or against an argument; and
- (ii) identifying the intended audience or reader; and
- (iii) recognize characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.
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Paired Passage Worksheets-Mammals vs. Reptiles
Compare mammals vs. reptiles and add to your reading instruction with leveled nonfiction, compare and contrast passages and worksheets.
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Amelia Earhart Constructed Response Worksheet
Use this passage, second grade writing prompt, and worksheet to help students write a constructed response paragraph about Amelia Earhart.
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Poetry and Figurative Language Workbook – Poems for Middle School
Print a pack of poems with figurative language worksheets to practice poetry analysis.
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Exploring Figurative Language in Poetry Workbook
Teach your upper elementary and middle school students to read, analyze, and discuss poetry with a printable and digital poetry workbook.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
Practice identify examples of figurative language with this flip book template for kids.
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Simile and Metaphor Self-Portrait Worksheet
Teach students about similes and metaphors by asking them to describe... themselves!
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Poetry Analysis Worksheet Pack
Analyze and comprehend a variety of poetry types with these printable poetry analysis worksheets.
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The History of Electricity - Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read to learn about the history of electricity with a pack of printable Reading Comprehension worksheets.
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Readers Theater – Play Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing their own Readers Theater script.
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Comparing Narrative and Informational Text Worksheets
Use this set of comparing narrative and informational text worksheets to examine the purpose and features of these two common genres.
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Should Smartphones Be Allowed in Class? Comprehension Worksheets
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Finding the Main Idea - Graphic Organizer Templates
Teach students how to find the main idea of a text using one of these one-page graphic organizers.
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Types of Figurative Language - Worksheet
Practice identifying and creating examples of figurative language with this printable worksheet.
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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Biography Anchor Chart with Annotations
Use this biography anchor chart to introduce your students to the structure and language features of biography writing through an annotated example.
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Summarizing Poster Set
Learn about how to effectively summarize a piece of text with this classroom poster set.
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction - Interactive Activity
Help your students easily find the main idea and support details in a nonfiction text with this interactive activity.
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Finding the Main Idea - Comprehension Task (Thunderstorms)
Explore thunderstorms and consolidate knowledge of the main idea and supporting details of a text with this comprehension task.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Finding The Main Idea
A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.
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Prose, Poetry, and Drama Teaching Presentation
Teach your students the difference between poetry, prose, and drama with an interactive Google Slides teaching presentation.
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Earth Day Close Read Worksheets
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
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Text Features Flashcards
Teach students the definitions of text features such as headings, sidebars, captions and many more with this set of flashcards for elementary students.
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K-9ine the Robot Dog - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a persuasive magazine advertisement.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Worksheet Pack - Comprehension
Use this Franklin D. Roosevelt Worksheet Pack to seamlessly blend your U.S. History and reading comprehension lessons.
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Opinion Writing Examples and Analysis Worksheet
Use these opinion writing examples to teach your students how purpose, structure and language features work together in strong persuasive texts.
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Review Writing Templates Pack
Use these review writing templates when reviewing a variety of genres with your students.
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Color-Coding Summarizing Nonfiction Text Worksheets
Practice summarizing small nonfiction texts with this fun color-coding set of worksheets.
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Summarizing Nonfiction Task Cards
Guide students along their summarizing journey with this set of nonfiction texts on task cards for students to summarize.
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Label the Nonfiction Text Features Worksheets
Have your students label text features in nonfiction texts with this set of three differentiation text features worksheets for elementary students.
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Main Idea Kettle Writing Template
Create a cute kettle template to help students understands the main idea and supporting detail while reading.
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Finding the Main Idea in Fiction Texts Interactive Activity
Help your students easily find the main idea and support details in a fiction text with this interactive activity.
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy Sources Worksheets
Discover the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources with a comprehension passage and worksheet.