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 January. 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 – New Year’s Resolutions (Lexile 660)
Analyzing Character Traits
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Characters and Setting
Central Message
Text – Martin Luther King Jr. (Lexile 760)
Non-Fiction Note Taking
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
3-2-1 Graphic Organizer
Making Connections
Text – Snow Day! (Lexile 820)
Visualization
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Sequencing
Summarizing
Text – The Beginnings of Braille (Lexile 840)
Asking Questions Before Reading
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Facts and Opinions
Pictures with Captions
- Total Pages 29 pages
- Answer Key N/A
- Teaching Duration N/A
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