March Close Reading – St. Patrick’s Day 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 March. 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 – Friends (Lexile 580) Key Details and Main Idea Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Character’s Feelings and Actions Events and Character Decisions Text – St. Patrick’s Day (Lexile 820) Compare and Contrast Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Nonfiction Note Taking Asking Questions After Reading Text – Journaling for Spring (Lexile 600) Characters and Setting Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Illustrations and Setting Visualizations Text – Daylight Savings Time (Lexile 680) Read to Learn Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Facts and Opinions Debate a Topic Total Pages 29 pagesAnswer Key N/ATeaching Duration N/A