This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea and textual support.

This is an excerpt from "Tomb Robbers" a story based on Ch’in Shih Huang Ti, the first emperor of China. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.

This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea and characterization.

In this lesson students do a close reading of “Learning to Read,” a poem by Francis Watkins Harper about an elderly former slave which conveys the value of literacy to blacks during and after slavery. The activities also prompt students to examine the nature of literacy in the 21st century and the value they put upon it.

This resource is a Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea and characterization.

The students will view the video of two students who chose different schools and the impact it had on their careers.

This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea, characterization and inferences.

In this lesson, students will read and compare two different informational texts. After reading, students will work in groups to determine facts and opinions from each text. Groups will discuss and defend their choices using textual evidence in a whole class discussion.

This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea.

A nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage, Barack Obama gave this speech on August 24th, 2008 in Billings, Montana. Handout contains textual analysis and inference questions.

Students will read a passage and write to answer questions about the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage and write to answer questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage, write answers to questions based on the passage, and write to explain and justify their position. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read and cite examples that support ideas about the text. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage and write answers to questions based on the passage and the student's point of view. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage and write answers to questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage and write to answer questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage and write answers to questions based on the passage. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read a passage, write to answer questions about the passage, and write to justify an response to an opinion question. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

This fun Web site is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they take a close-up look at biodiversity in a city park. The site opens by telling kids that, despite appearances, a great deal of biodiversity exists in cities. From tiny mites to mighty trees, thousands of species thrive there. It then takes them to a slice of life from a thriving city park, where they are asked to find 10 hidden critters living alongside the trees, plants, and insects. Each time they locate one of the tiny critters, they are rewarded with a quick look at its importance to the habitat.