Columbus Day & Indigenous Peoples Day Close Reading Comprehension Passage Center
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Looking for a way to bring social studiesĀ into your literacy block while you teach about Indigenous People Day and Columbus Day? Students will do a close read about Columbus Day – newly named Indigenous People Day, answer 10 multiple choice questions, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
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Looking for a way to bring social studiesĀ into your literacy block while you teach about Indigenous People Day and Columbus Day? Students will do a close read about Columbus Day – newly named Indigenous People Day, answer 10 multiple choice questions, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
This Columbus Day and Indigenous People Day reading comprehension passage, questions, and graphic organizers are the perfect way to connect social studies and literacy. This passage is a high-interest, non-fiction passage and is a great way to teach all about the history of Columbus Day. Students will read about a national holiday while practicing reading skills, too!
Students can read the passage during social studies and/or reading time! Read to learn about the national holiday of Columbus Day or as a reader to practice reading skills!
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Columbus Day & Indigenous People Day Reading Comprehension Text Activities Includes:
- Non-Fiction Text on Columbus Day and Indigenous People Day
- 10 Multiple Choice Questions with Answer Key
- Teacher Tips
- Questions to Ask Students
- Close Reading Steps on a Bookmark
Version with “Annotate the Text” and Version with “Mark the Text”
- How to Mark the Text Bookmark
- How to Annotate the Text Bookmark
- 7 Graphic Organizers:
1. Main Ideas with Text Evidence
2. Ideas with Text Evidence
3. Central Ideas with Details
4. Main Idea with Details, Main Idea, Details, Conclusion
5. KWL
6. Overview: Topic, Author’s Purpose, Key Vocabulary, Most Important Thing,
I wonder, Important Facts, Illustration
7. Context Clues (3 versions: 3 words, 4 words, 5 words)
Spark a love of science with this high-interest, social studies-based reading passage.Ā A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
Ideas for Use:
- Whole Group Instruction
- Partner Practice
- Guided Reading Groups
- Substitute Plans
- Send Home to Practice
- ELA Work Stations or Centers
- Assessment
Close Reading:Ā A reading strategy that is used to comprehend and analyze a text closely. Students will typically read the text at least twice for comprehension, details, analysis, and deep questioning of the textās purpose and meaning.
Steps for Close Reading:
- Read the Text
- Mark Up the Text or Annotate the Text
- Read the Text Again
- Define Unknown Words
- Read the Text Again
- Respond to Reading
Copyright Ā© Chloe Campbell
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
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Lori Poston –
I used this on Columbus Day and ended up with a very upset parent. This particular parent is a social studies professor, and he blasted me on how inacurrate the information in the article was. It made for a stressful day for me.
(Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)
Chloe Campbell Education –
Oh, my! I worked very hard on researching the information in this article. I used extremely reputable sources and had it edited by social studies teachers. Can you let me know what he said specifically? I want to make this right! Please email me at [email protected].
Thank you!
Kristen N. –
This was a great resource to teach students about Indigenous People Day. Thank you.
(Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)
Katelynn R. –
This was absolutely amazing! Thank you!
(Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)