December Close Reading – Christmas & Hanukkah Reading Passages

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 December. 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. A page is included at the beginning of the document to align each activity with Common Core standards for second, third, and fourth grade.

*** 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 – Hanukkah and Christmas – What’s the Difference? (Lexile 700)
Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Non-Fiction Note Taking
Summary – Compare and Contrast

Text – Christmas Cookies (Lexile 500)
Analyzing Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Making Connections Graphic Organizer
Visualization Graphic Organizer

Text – Let’s Celebrate New Year’s Eve! (Lexile 690)
Asking Questions Before Reading
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Making Connections Graphic Organizer
Asking Questions After Reading Graphic Organizer

Text – The Hill that Almost Won (Lexile 630)
Sequencing Graphic Organizer
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Identifying Conflict Graphic Organizer
Central Message Graphic Organizer