MEGA BUNDLE High School LITERACY Unit | OLC / OSSLT Prep Lessons, Worksheets

This middle and high school ELA literacy unit includes a full semester's worth of lessons, activities and projects for informational, narrative, expository, argumentative and graphic texts. Literacy passages with comprehension questions and relative, engaging and invigorating materials have been provided to support in developing the several literacy skills included in this mega bundle.

38 HANDOUTS, WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES + ASSESSMENTS

14 LESSONS FOR POWERPOINT® OR GOOGLE SLIDES

11 LITERACY PASSAGES + INFOGRAPHICS + INFORMATIONAL TEXTS

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This mega bundle resource includes everything you need to cover the basics of secondary literacy in the secondary classroom, including:

W5-H Method: Reading and Writing News Articles (Information Text)

- Newspaper Article Summary Lesson

- News Article Summary Outline and Graphic Organizer

- Newspaper Headlines and Leads Interactive Lesson

- Headlines and Leads Creative Writing Practice Worksheets

- Newspaper Article Writing Lesson, Template + Scaffolding Worksheets

- Community-based News Report Project Assessment + Rubric

Multi-Paragraph Pieces

- Main Points and Evidence Lesson, Worksheets + Handouts

- Types of Evidence: Developing Arguments Lesson + Word Wall Activity

- Lincoln-Douglas Format Debate Outline + Rubric

Narrative Texts

- Parts of a Narrative Text Lesson, Summarizing Frameworks + Worksheets

Reading and Writing Informational Texts

- Making Inferences Literacy Mini-Lesson + Greta Thunberg Article, Worksheets

- Making Predictions Literacy Mini-Lesson + Information Pamphlet on Substance Abuse

- Summarizing Non-Fiction Texts Lesson + Writing Framework

- Set of 3 Non-Fiction Literacy Passages + Summarizing Worksheets

- Writing an Informational Paragraph Lesson + Guided Handout, Worksheets

- Writing Information Texts Assessment + Rubric ft. Lesson on the 5-Step Writing Process

- Reading Graphic Texts ft. 2 Lessons in Infographics, Worksheets, Activities

This bundle is a great foundation or addition to the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC) or preparation for the Ontario Literacy Test (OSSLT), but can be used in any middle school or secondary language arts classroom!

The mandated evaluations of reading and writing skills from the OLC Course included in this resource are:

Reading

2 Narrative Texts

• "Lather and Nothing Else" (Lesson + Narrative Summary Framework)
• "Real Food" (Lesson + Narrative Summary Framework)

4 Graphic Texts:

• "The Ultra-Wealthy by Country" (Data / Statistical)
• "A Clearer Picture of Plastics" (Visual Article)
• "Spring Recreational Swimming Schedule" (Flowchart)
• "The Hub" (Map / Floorplan)

5 Informational Texts:

• Making INFERENCES Literacy Mini-Lesson ft. Greta Thunberg Article and Worksheets
  Making PREDICTIONS Literacy Mini Lesson ft. Pamphlet on Substance Abuse
• NONFICTION SUMMARY Passage and Worksheet | The Harmful Effects of PLASTIC
• "The Science of Meditation"
• "2019 NBA Championships: A Historic Win For Canada"

Writing

1 Summary (Choice Between):

• "Akita Inu"
• "The Science of Meditation"
• "2019 NBA Championships: A Historic Win For Canada"

1 Information Paragraph (Choice Between):

• "Avoiding Meat and Dairy Can Improve Your Environmental Impact"
• "Rehabilitation in Correctional Facilities"
• "A Comparison Between Venus and Earth"

Two News Reports:

• Newspaper HEADLINES AND LEADS Interactive Lesson w/ Writing Worksheets
• Community Interview Project | HUMANS OF MY HIGH SCHOOL Assessment w/ Rubric

2 Multi-Paragraph Pieces:

* I use the Lincoln-Douglas Format | DEBATE OUTLINE, along with the Developing Main Points BUNDLE to teach this mandated skill. Please note that this bundle does not include an assessment or rubric for a physical written multi-paragraph assignment.

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