Close Reading – September

Description

Close Reading – 4 Close Reading Passages with Daily Comprehension Activities
This Common Core aligned product contains 4 themed reading passages (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction) relating to the month of September Each passage contains 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic organizers that use text dependent questioning to encourage high level thinking in your students. Each passage also contains symbols to use for marking the text to encourage active reading.

*** Please note that the CCSS Lexile Levels for grades 2-4 are as follows. These passages may be a bit of a challenge for 2nd grade.***

2nd Grade 420-650
3rd Grade 520-820
4th Grade 740-940
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Included Pages

Text – First Day of School (Lexile 700)
Word Choice
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Inferring Character Traits
Illustrating Events

Text – Johnny Appleseed (Lexile 830)
Asking Questions Before Reading
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Adding Captions to Pictures
Nonfiction Text Features

Text – Apple Fun (Lexile 760)
Making Connections
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Story Elements
Author’s Purpose

Text – Autumn (Lexile 840)
Visualization
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Illustrating the Text
3-2-1 Graphic Organizer