Engage your students with celebrity nonfiction reading comprehension and writing activities that actually make them want to read!

This middle school Taylor Swift nonfiction bundle for grades 6–8 includes three unique informational text passages, each focusing on a different chapter in Taylor’s life — with comprehension questions, scaffolded writing prompts, and SEL‑focused reflections.

Perfect for middle school ELA, test prep, and informational text analysis — and ideal for reluctant readers who love music or pop culture.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Celebrity Hook: Taylor Swift draws in even your most reluctant readers.

• Grade‑Specific Rigor: Each grade level has its own unique article, tailored comprehension, and writing tasks — no recycled content.

• Standards‑Aligned: Covers Common Core reading literature & informational text standards.

• Built‑In SEL Connection: Prompts spark authentic discussions about fitting in, perseverance, and staying true to yourself.

• No‑Prep Flexibility: Print‑and‑go PDFs (digital option if included) work for whole‑group, small‑group, or independent practice.

What’s Inside:

6th Grade — Taylor Swift: The Middle School Years That Shaped a Superstar

• Article Focus: Taylor’s early middle school years in Pennsylvania — facing teasing, feeling left out, and turning her passion for music into a strength.

• Skills: Main idea, supporting details, cause & effect, inference, chronological text structure.

• Writing Task: Personal narrative about what makes you unique.

7th Grade — Starting Over: Taylor Swift’s Journey to Belong in Nashville

• Article Focus: Moving to Nashville at age 14, starting fresh socially while chasing her music dreams.

• Skills: Theme, deeper inference, character resilience, problem–solution text structure, using text evidence.

• Writing Task: Opinion/argument piece on whether staying true to yourself is more important than fitting in.

8th Grade — Standing Out While the World Wanted Her to Blend In

• Article Focus: Balancing a professional music career with the pressures of high school life in Nashville.

• Skills: Author’s purpose, complex inference, multiple text structures, evaluating cause‑and‑effect relationships.

• Writing Task: Multi‑paragraph essay on whether the benefits of pursuing a passion outweigh the sacrifices.

Bundle Highlights

• 3 Unique Nonfiction Articles — one per grade level, no overlap

• Full Comprehension Quizzes — 10 multiple‑choice + 2 short‑answer questions for each article

• Scaffolded Writing Prompts with sentence stems for support

• SEL Reflection Questions to connect the text to students’ own lives

• Detailed Teacher Keys with explanations for every answer

Grades: 6–8
Format: Printable PDF (Google Forms option if included)
Student Pages: 20

Perfect For

• Celebrity nonfiction reading comprehension

• Pop culture ELA lessons

• Middle school informational text & biography units

• Test prep & reading skills review

• SEL‑integrated literacy instruction

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