Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Homework
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Homework: 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 whether or not students should do homework after school hours. Students will then show their comprehension and analysis of the article with a ready-to-use response assignment, focusing on main idea, evaluating arguments, text connections, and more! Also included is a fun and creative assignment where students write a persuasive letter to their principal to convince them to get rid of homework at their school. 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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➡️ Homework 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.
➡️ Homework Nonfiction Article: Engage your students in an original nonfiction article that explores whether or not students should do homework after school hours. This informative piece provides a foundation for in-depth discussions, reading comprehension, and critical analysis.
➡️ Homework 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 main idea, evaluating arguments, text connections, and more! A detailed teacher answer key is provided for easy grading and review.
➡️ Letter to the Principal Creative Response Assignment: Foster creativity and critical thinking skills with this engaging assignment. Students write a persuasive letter to their principal to convince them to get rid of homework at their school. They will use what they learned in the article and outside research to make their points. A planning graphic organizer and good copy template are provided.
What Teachers Are Saying About This Homework Nonfiction Article and Activities Resource:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These nonfiction articles are perfect to use for an article of the week! My 7th ELA students always love the discussion questions, video, reading, and the assignments. And I look forward to teaching these each week!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This topic REALLY gets the students going while allowing them to practice reading skills.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students are so engaged with the activities. Thanks!
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