Close Reading – April

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 April. 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 ____________________________________________________________________ CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A FREE SAMPLE PASSAGE WITH ACTIVITIES HERE ____________________________________________________________________ For more Weekly Readings click HERE ____________________________________________________________________ For my WHOLE YEAR BUNDLE of Weekly Readings HERE ____________________________________________________________________ Included Pages Text – Rainy Day (Lexile 720) Central Message Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Adding Meaning Through Words Summarizing the Text Text – Earth Day (Lexile 740) Making Inferences Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Sequence of Events Figurative Language Text – Passover (Lexile 820) 3-2-1 Graphic Organier Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Nonfiction Text Features Illustrating the Text Text – An Easter Celebration (Lexile 760) Analyzing Character Feelings Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Connecting to the Text Character Influences Total Pages 29 pages Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A