Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Communication
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - Communication: 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 the challenges of overusing the phone instead of in-person communication. Students will then show their comprehension and analysis of the article with a ready-to-use response assignment, focusing on evaluating the author, bias, sharing opinions, figurative language, providing solutions, making predictions, and forming counterarguments. Also included is a fun and creative assignment where students must decide whether specific scenarios warrant a phone discussion or an in-person conversation. 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 Communication Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities Resource:
➡️ In Person Vs. Phone Communication 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.
➡️ In Person Vs. Phone Communication Nonfiction Article: Engage your students in an original nonfiction article that explores the challenges of overusing the phone instead of in-person communication. This informative piece provides a foundation for in-depth discussions, reading comprehension, and critical analysis.
➡️ In Person Vs. Phone Communication 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 evaluating the author, bias, sharing opinions, figurative language, providing solutions, making predictions, and forming counterarguments. A detailed teacher answer key is provided for easy grading and review.
➡️ Phone or In-Person Creative Response Assignment: Foster creativity and critical thinking skills with this engaging assignment. Students must decide whether specific scenarios warrant a phone discussion or an in-person conversion. This makes for an excellent conversation starter with teens.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another great non-fiction resource from this seller! Love this series for middle schoolers because these are topics they want to know more about.
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