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Reading and Writing Skills Activities ActivityReading and Writing Skills Activities Activity
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6th - 8th
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Reading and Writing Skills Activities

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A straightforward and thorough packet of reading exercises would be a solid addition to any reading unit. With worksheets that address various writing and reading skills, including word roots, narrative writing, evaluating text, and interpreting data, the packet is a surefire way to improve your class's language arts skills.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading comprehension, opinion writing, writing organization, informational texts, evaluating claims, Narrative Writing, roots, latin roots, greek roots, Vocabulary

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Include in a reading comprehension packet, or for homework for language arts
  • Use when assessing particular reading or writing skills
  • Pair worksheets with a research unit for science projects

Classroom Considerations

  • The last eight pages of the packet are blank
  • Each exercise is linked to the California state standards, but are adaptable to the Common Core standards as well

Pros

  • Provides rubrics for assessing writing
  • Great for a unit on informational reading and writing

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.6.5 RL.6.10 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.7.5 RL.7.10 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.5 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.6.4 RI.6.5 RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.4 RI.7.5 RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.3 RI.8.4 RI.8.5 W.6.3.a W.7.3.a W.8.3.a L.6.1.a L.6.2.a L.6.3.a L.7.3.a L.7.4.a

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