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Thanksgiving Close Reading

Thanksgiving Close Reading

This a great Thanksgiving-themed resource to promote reading comprehension in your classroom. I provide passages, questions, and a step-by-step close-reading strategy to help students develop skills to read for deeper meaning.

Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
File Type: ZIP, PDF, Google Apps
Number of Pages: 45

$6.00

Product Description

This a great resource to promote reading comprehension in your classroom. I provided a step-by-step close-reading strategy to help students develop skills to read for deeper meaning.

This resource contains everything you will need to implement close reading in your classroom! I’ve included THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EACH PASSAGE for you to easily differentiate in your classroom! There are also text-dependent questions and writing prompts for your students to cite evidence from the text.

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**A digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom.**
With the digital version, you have the option to go 100% paperless.
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Included in this resource:

Leveled Passages:
Included in this resource are four fall and Thanksgiving-themed reading passages. Each passage contains text features that your students must analyze. There are three levels of each passage so you can easily differentiate with your students. The levels are based on word count and Lexile levels which can be found in the top left corner of each passage.
•Why Leaves Change Color – Lexile: 930L
•Why Leaves Change Color – Lexile: 750L
•Why Leaves Change Color – Lexile: 610L
•Growing Pumpkins – Lexile: 980L
•Growing Pumpkins – Lexile: 780L
•Growing Pumpkins – Lexile: 660L
•There’s More Than One Way – Lexile: 930L
•There’s More Than One Way – Lexile: 770L
•There’s More Than One Way – Lexile: 670L
•The First Thanksgiving – Lexile: 960L
•The First Thanksgiving – Lexile: 780L
•The First Thanksgiving – Lexile: 660L

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 reading.

Printable Implementation Guide
This printable gives step-by-step instructions for implementing close reading in your classroom. It can be used as your own personal reference and/or can be handed out to students prior to the first read. I’ve also included these printables with a Fall/Thanksgiving theme.

Printable Annotation Guides (Mark Up the Text)
These printable annotation guides help students quickly annotate or mark up the text using symbols. I’ve included two different levels of this resource.

Printable Close Reader Poster
This poster is a visual reminder to help students understand their role as a close reader.

Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompts
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). 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. Answer keys are included.

Graphic Organizers
In addition to the text-dependent questions, I’ve also included the following graphic organizers:
•Key Ideas and Details Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)
•Main Idea Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)
•Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)

Standards Addressed:
RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.8, RI.9, RI.10

Perfect for grades 3 through 6!

As always, please ask ANY and ALL questions before purchasing. Thank you so much!

Thank you, and enjoy!

Copyright© 2014 Kristine Nannini
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

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Thanksgiving Close Reading
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