Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Penicillin Discovery

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Penicillin Discovery: Bring nonfiction into your classroom with this comprehensive resource, designed to meet your informational text standards. Use the included presentation slides to guide this high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension lesson where students will read an article about Alexander Fleming, a scientist who accidentally founded the antibiotic penicillin. Students will then show their comprehension and analysis of the article with a ready-to-use response assignment, focusing on finding text evidence, analyzing cause and effect, using context to infer the meaning of idioms, making text connections, and evaluating the author’s writing. Also included is a fun and creative assignment where students must research and create a timeline for another accidental scientific discovery. This nonfiction reading comprehension lesson has everything you need to help your students be stronger at reading and analyzing informational texts.

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Included in This Alexander Fleming Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities Resource:

➡️ Presentation Slides: Use this PowerPoint presentation to guide you through every element of the lesson. From pre-reading discussion questions to activity prompts and answer keys, each slide is crafted to facilitate engaging classroom discussions. Additionally, the presentation includes a link to a related video and a video writing prompt, enabling students to make meaningful text-to-self connections.

➡️ Alexander Fleming Nonfiction Article: Engage your students in an original nonfiction article about Alexander Fleming, a scientist who accidentally founded the antibiotic penicillin. This informative piece provides a foundation for in-depth discussions, reading comprehension and critical analysis.

➡️ Alexander Fleming Reading Response Assignment: Challenge students to analyze the text and show comprehension with this reading response assignment. Designed to meet informational text curriculum standards, this assignment encourages students to analyze and reflect on key concepts like finding text evidence, analyzing cause and effect, using context to infer the meaning of idioms, making text connections, and evaluating the author’s writing. A detailed teacher answer key is provided for easy grading and review.

➡️ Accidental Inventions Creative Response Assignment: Foster creativity and critical thinking skills with this engaging assignment where students must research and create a timeline for another accidental scientific discovery. They will choose from 5 different accidental inventions and research to learn about how this invention came to be and the inventor behind the story. Students will complete a graphic organizer with the sequence of events that led to the invention coming to be.

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