Presidents Day Close Reading Passages, Text-Dependent Questions & More
Implementation Printables
I’ve also included a step-by-step implementation guide. I’ve researched several strategies for close reading and have developed a process that will make your life easier, and help your students develop skills to read for deeper meaning.
In addition to the step-by-step implementation guide, I’ve included an Understanding the Standards Teacher Guide. This printable helps teachers understand the purpose of each reading, and how each reading ties into specific Common Core Anchor Standards. I’ve outlined what each student should focus on and the learning targets for each read.
Annotation Guides
These printable annotation guides are a resource to help students quickly annotate or mark up the text using symbols. I’ve included two different levels of the printables.
Close Reader Poster
This Close Reader Poster is a great visual reminder to help students understand their role as a close reader.
Text-Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, and Graphic Organizers
Each passage includes text-dependent questions for each of the three themes or categories in the Common Core Anchor Standards (Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas). The questions require students to cite evidence from the text to support their answers.
In addition to the text-dependent questions, I’ve also included graphic organizers for key ideas and details, vocabulary, main idea, and more!
In addition to the text-dependent questions, I’ve also included graphic organizers for key ideas and details, vocabulary, main idea, and more!
Each passage also includes one writing prompt that is to be completed after the third read. This writing prompt requires students to synthesize or make connections by combining their thinking and knowledge with evidence from the text.
Detailed answer keys are also included.
Like I said above, this is only a small preview of what’s included!
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You are amazing! We’ve been closely reading text for a few years now, but finding rigorous, interesting stories and articles is so hard. And your stuff is always so teacher friendly. I love it!!! I hope you’re enjoying your snow day today. We just got the call for day #2!! Woo hoo!!
Melissa
Wild About Fifth
Thank you SO much, Melissa! Your kind words mean so much to me. I agree, it’s extremely difficult to find complex texts for close reading. After researching all that goes into complex texts, my mind was seriously blown. It was such great information, which is why I started creating these packs! Enjoy that second snow day! ;)
Interesting products! I’ll be sure to check them out.
Tina
Miss Tina’s PreK
I can’t believe you can make such a comprehensive unit and teach (or vice versa). How many hours are in your day? I found some fun, simple activities that would complement your unit at http://monthbymonth.scholastic.com/teach.html in the Presidents Day pdf I especially like the 7 hats activity.
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