Close Reading – May

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 May. 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 – C Minus (Lexile 690) Story Elements Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Making Visualizations Theme Text – Mother’s Day (Lexile 820) Facts and Opinions Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Details and Author’s Purpose Pictures with Captions Text – To the Ocean (Lexile 860) Story Elements Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Dialogue with Feelings Character Traits Text – Cinco de Mayo (Lexile 760) Compare and Contrast Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Series of Events 5W Graphic Organizer Total Pages 29 pagesAnswer Key N/ATeaching Duration N/A