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In this lesson from Smuggling Writing students learn to gather information from video and audio through structured note taking and collaborative discussion.

Taken from Grammar Keepers these two-page lesson plans on they're, their, and there will help your students learn once and for all how to avoid misusing these homonyms.

This lesson from Teaching the Social Skills of Academic Interaction, Grades 4-12, shows how to explicitly teach active listening skills, crucial for classroom and life interactions. 

The first part of this lesson from The Common Core Companion Booster Lessons, Grades K-2, explores reading mentor texts for parts of a letter; the second part shows how to use interactive writing to inform about and present knowledge. 

Use this lesson from The Common Core Companion Booster Lessons, Grades 3-5, to explain to students how an author uses reasons and evidence in informational text.

This lesson from 30-Big Idea Lessons for Small Groups helps students practice summarizing, analyzing, illustrations, and meaning, as well as discussing biases.

In this lesson from Text Structures from the Masters, students use the mentor text A Modern Day Devil Baby by Jane Addams to create their own piece on why text goes viral. 

Students learn about digital citizenship and responsibilities related to posting work online in this lesson from Research Writing Rewired. 

This inquiry unit, excerpted from Uncommon Core and built around essential questions addressing Martin Luther King's A Letter from Birmingham Jail, not only develops students' reading and writing skills, but also helps students grapple with important social issues.

This close reading lesson from Lessons & Units for Closer Reading, Grades K-2, helps students better understand the text; includes Activity Cards.

In this exerpt from These 6 Things, you'll learn to address the common student hang-up of public speaking and find strategies for how to address and prevent fear of public speaking in the classroom. 

Informational texts facilitate reading development, help shape students’ understanding of the world, and build their habits of inquiry. Use this chapter from Text Complexity to learn more about selecting informational texts for your students.