Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - How Pearls are Made
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - How Pearls are Made: 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 how pearls are made in the ocean. Students will then show their comprehension and analysis of the article with a ready-to-use response assignment, focusing on finding text evidence, determining the meaning of words or idioms in context, comparing and contrasting, making connections, and defending a point of view. Also included is a fun and creative assignment where students must imagine that they are an oyster and write a story about their journey to form the perfect pearl. 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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➡️ How A Pearl Is Made 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.
➡️ How A Pearl Is Made Nonfiction Article: Engage your students in an original nonfiction article about how pearls are made in the ocean. This informative piece provides a foundation for in-depth discussions and critical analysis.
➡️ How A Pearl Is Made 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, determining the meaning of words or idioms in context, comparing and contrasting, making connections, and defending a point of view. A detailed teacher answer key is provided for easy grading and review.
➡️ The Life of an Oyster Creative Response Assignment: Foster creativity and critical thinking skills with this engaging assignment. Students must imagine that they are an oyster and write a story about their journey to form the perfect pearl. They will use relevant information from the article while also using creative writing to give their oyster a unique voice in their writing. Included is a pre-writing graphic organizer and good copy template.
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