Informational Texts: Common Core Resource
These are examples of informational text as shared during a collaborative workshop around the Common Core.
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1An Overview
This is the entire document as created in Google Docs during a workshop around Common Core.
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1FDQs78wWR9k3PWBOEz_RGZOOiIXaj61Yz9x25WcERGg
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2Here Comes Spiderlizard!
For grades 3-5. Great current news article with beautiful color photos.
http://www.dogonews.com/2012/7/18/move-over-spiderman-here-comes-spiderlizard
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3Virtual Field Trip: Ellis Island
Grades 3-5 This webcast takes viewers on a virtual tour of Ellis Island, explaining the experience of new immigrants to the U.S. - Mostly video but some reading. Will help students see the difference between immigration for those who came through Ellis Island vs. immigration today. This website will be useful for workshop on “Coming to America”. There are links on this website to “Meet young immigrants” where there are 5 young immigrants who share their stories.
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm
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4The Boy's Life of LIncoln
Grades K-12 Great website for classic literature,essays and memoirs. It also will give you the option to have it read to students.
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/index.htm
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5Tankers No Way to Fight Wildfires
Grades 3-5 This article is about the inability to use air tankers to put out forest fires this year. This will be useful for our workshop on “Fires Out of Control”.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-19/air-tankers-no-way-to-fight-wildfires
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6Goodbye, Bottled Water
Grades 4-6 This article at Scholastic dives into our changing views of plastic bottles. It connects nicely to inquiry around the environment and water.
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3746727
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7Streaming Chemistry
Grades 4-6 An article about water that is kid friendly
http://portal.acs.org:80/portal/PublicWebSite/education/whatischemistry/scienceforkids/articles/WPCP_011092
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8A Day in the Life in Egypt
Grades 5-8 This article at Time for Kids shows us a day in the life of a modern kid in Egypt. This would be valuable for our unit on Egypt and cultural research.
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/egypt/day-in-life
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9Teen Hoboes of the 1930s
Grades 5-8 Explores what life was like for young people during the Great Depression. Also includes video clips and a song. Great for the Out of the Dust Unit.
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755692
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10Great Depression Fast Facts
Grades 5-8 Gives 10 quick facts about the Great Depression. Also has a variety of links and visuals.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/267-great-depression.html
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11The Dust Bowl
Grades 5-8 Information about the dust storms and photos. Nice resource for Out of the Dust unit.
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water-02.html
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12Capitol Punishment is Dead Wrong
Grades 6-8 Teenage author argues against the death penalty. She uses several outside sources to support her argument. Good exemplar text.
http://teenink.com/opinon/social_issues_civic?articles/149841/capital-punishment-is-dead-wrong/
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13Global Warming
Grades 6-8 A teen author takes a close look at global warming she uses many primary sources to support. Good exemplar text!
http://teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/133528/global-warming/
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14The Significance of WW II
Grades 6-8 Discusses how the U.S got involved in the war.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/world-war-ii.cfm
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15The Danish Resistance
Grades 6-8 The article discusses how the Resistance came about and the success it had.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/danish-resistance.htm
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16Game to Learn
Grades 6-8 Stem video game challenge-students create video games about educational and social topics. This article can be used with our Hunger Games unit and with our STEM group.
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/game-learn/40751
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17Ten Myths About Choosing a Career
Grades 6-12 This article addresses questions about choosing a career. this will be valuable for our middle school Career counseling initiative.
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/careerchoicechan/a/myths_choice.htm
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18Georgia Company Exports Chopsticks to China
Grades 6-12 An overview of how American companies are finding new manufacturing homes in China.