About This Lesson
The Measles: A Reading Comprehension - Disciplinary Literacy - Resource For Everyone
This resource covers the following topics:
- What are the Measles?
- History and Prevalence
- Signs and Symptoms
- Mode of Transmission
- How the Measles Virus Works
- Tests and Diagnosis
- Treatments
- Complications
- Prevention
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The Problem You Face - Not having the time to properly teach scientific literacy (disciplinary literacy) or improve your students reading comprehension and analysis skills.
The Solution
This fully editable, NO PREP reading comprehension article is composed of relevant, applicable and engaging reading activities which can be used to:
• introduce your topic
• improve your students reading comprehension and scientific literacy skills
• improve your students analysis skills
• provide an extension activity to students who move at a faster pace
• provide extra credit to students in need
• measure your students literacy skills
Furthermore, this resource works very well as an emergency substitute plan as it will keep your students on task and focused while you are away.
This resource will take your students between 50-75 minutes to complete and includes some open-ended questions. An answer key is also included for your reference.
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You might also be interested in the following individual reading comprehension articles:
Health:
• Exercise and its Importance for Health
• Stem Cell Therapy: The Future of Medicine?
• HIV/AIDS - Informing the Public and Dispelling the Misconceptions
• The Effect of Stress on the Brain
• The Effect of Sugar on the Body
• Farming: Organic vs. Conventional
• Protective Equipment - Keeping you safe
• Tinnitus – Ringing in the Ears
• The Effects Of Binge Drinking On Teenagers
• Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Health
Earth and Space:
• The Northern and Southern Lights
• The Limitations of Space Travel
• Why is the Sky Blue? An application of light waves
• Stars - The Element Factories of the Universe
• The Different Types of Clouds
Energy:
• Nuclear Energy: Fission and Fusion
• Hydroelectric Energy Production
• Hydraulic Fracturing - Fracking
Physics:
• Roller Coasters - History, Design, and Function
• The Effects of Everyday Forces
Chemistry:
• Plastics: A Marvel Of Innovation
• Water Softeners and Hard Water
• The Accumulation of Plastic in the Ocean
• Blood Analysis and Forensics
• Desalination for Drinking Water
Biology:
• Genetically Modified Organisms
• Mosquitoes And The Diseases They Spread
• GERD and Acid Reflux - A Digestive System Disease
• Bats – Misconceptions, Importance, and Facts
• Superbugs - The Super Villains of Modern Medicine
• Why Leaves Change Color In The Fall
Ecology and the Environment:
• Coral Reef Ecosystems and their Future
• Hydraulic Fracturing - Fracking
• Farming: Organic vs. Conventional
• Oil Spills and Their Consequences
• Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
• RuBisCO - Earth's Most Important Protein
• Symbiotic relationships between plants and insects
• Smog - Its Causes and Dangers
Natural Disasters:
• Volcanoes: The Benefits and Devastation
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Each summary is rich with age-appropriate content (grades 8 and up) and is 2.5-3 pages long (13-font). Following each is a list of 8-13 questions along with the answer key, which will help guide your students understanding.
How this product will help your students:
- Improve their scientific and disciplinary literacy skills
- Improve their reading comprehension and scientific knowledge
- Give them insights into important scientific concepts
- Provide an extension activity for your faster moving/more gifted students
How this product will help you:
- Allow you to meet the NGSS, TEKS and Common Core Standards
- Provide you with a concise introduction to your topic
- Provide you with an engaging and easy to leave substitute plan which will keep your students engaged and on task
- Prove you a means of measuring your students' literacy skills
We don't spend enough time teaching scientific literacy to our students. This is either because we don't have the resources to do so effectively or we don't have the time. However, teaching our students to become scientifically literate is vital if we want them to succeed in life. We need them to know about the world they live in and about the issues they face. Even issues as simple as the common cold are misunderstood and can lead to the misuse of antibacterial drugs eventually rendering them ineffective.
It can be used as a tool in your teaching arsenal on a regular basis, an extension activity for your faster learners, left for a substitute in an emergency or planned absence or as an extra bit of information for a topic.
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