W.8.9.B Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.B
:"Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced”)."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Central Ideas
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Central Ideas
Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.
6th Grade
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Evaluating Sources Checklist
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Evaluating Sources Checklist
Use this Evaluating Sources Checklist to help students evaluate their sources for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability.
6th Grade
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Word Choice
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Word Choice
Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.
6th Grade
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Organization
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Organization
Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.
6th Grade
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Author’s Purpose
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Author’s Purpose
Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.
6th Grade
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
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Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Argument and Claims
Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.
6th Grade
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Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Post-Reading Response Prompts
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Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.
8th Grade
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Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Role of Resistance
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Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Role of Resistance
After finishing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students explore the role that resistance played in the Holocaust.
7th Grade
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: Post-Reading Response Prompts
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: Post-Reading Response Prompts
After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.
7th Grade
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: Read All About It!
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: Read All About It!
After finishing Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, give readers a chance to act as a reporter in order to share the story with the public!
7th Grade
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: A Maritime Memorial
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Book Study: A Night to Remember: A Maritime Memorial
Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.
7th Grade
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Post-Reading Questions
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Post-Reading Questions
After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.
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Newspaper Article Template
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Newspaper Article Template
Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!
4th Grade
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