Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons
Help your students purposely engage with non-fiction texts using this Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons four-lesson bundle. This no-prep, print-and-go resource can be used in any content area or English Language Arts classroom to help students gain background knowledge, practice their reading, writing, and analysis skills, as well as keep classroom engagement high.
- This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning, i.e. Google Classroom as well as Google Slides formatted lessons for 1:1 schools.
Each week assign an article for students to read and respond to. Keep the assignment relevant by using current articles that match your course content.
This resource contains four different article of the week assignments that can be used to add variety to the traditional essay response. Each lesson is differentiated by difficulty level and assignment type (i.e. short answer, graphic organizer, essay response, peer-selected).
This Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons resource is also included in the Article of the Week Full Year Mega Bundle, the Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1, and the Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 2.
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NOTES:
- Articles are not provided in this Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons resource. Teachers must find suitable articles for their classes.
This Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons 40-Page Resource Includes:
- Year-Long Implementation Plan
- 4 Differentiated Article of the Week Assignments {short answer, graphic organizer, essay response, peer selected}
- 3 Types of Assessment Rubrics {Levels 1 – 4, Holistic and Points Based}
- 7 Different Graphic Organizers
- Individual PDFs of student pages for uploading to Google Classroom or other online learning management systems
Article of the Week Differentiated Lessons – Teacher Feedback:
- “I have used this resource in both grade 5/6 and 7/8. It is a great way to get students engaged in current events, as well as thinking critically about what they are reading. Students are also given the opportunity to infer/predict what they think the article will be about, as well as demonstrate their ability to provide a brief summary of the article.”
- “We are currently using this a weekly basis in the classroom. Students find it straightfoward which allows them to work more independently. I can see them using the techniques taught in a variety of ways in their other reading.”
- “This is an excellent resource – engaging and well organized. I enjoyed the planning sheets, differentiation options, and rubrics included.”
- “I liked this resource because I can use it for students with learning disabilities and demonstrate my thinking step by step. The graphic organizers are easy to use and well organized.”
- “Can’t wait to continue using the Article of the Week in my classroom. Students were highly engaged this week, and I love the digital access. Makes using a breeze! Also love that they can be used for any article, as my board as different subscriptions to online resources. Thanks!”
- “Such a well-made resource! I used this as a weekly or bi-weekly literacy center in a grade 7 class. Started with the simpler graphic organizers, and slowly worked out way up to more complex as the year went on. Students found the activity easy-to-follow and engaging. I sometimes assigned an article, and sometimes let them choose. Used this in a distance-learning classroom and it was perfect!”
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