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Close Reading and Fluency Practice Albert Einstein & Stephen Hawking

4.9 (48 reviews)

This close reading and fluency resource is designed to be used with students in grades 4-8 and provides many options for differentiation. This resource includes 2 different nonfiction passages (Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking). Each passage is written at 3 different reading levels (approximate

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Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Subject
Reading
Pages
60
Answer key
Included
Teaching duration
2 Weeks
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Description

This close reading and fluency resource is designed to be used with students in grades 4-8 and provides many options for differentiation. This resource includes 2 different nonfiction passages (Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking). Each passage is written at 3 different reading levels (approximate grades 4-5, 6-7, and 7-8).

There are also 3 different reading response sheets with text-dependent questions for each passage. Each of the 3 reading response sheets is based on a specific Common Core Reading Domain: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, and Integrating Knowledge and Ideas. These reading response sheets are also differentiated! I have created two levels (A and B): Level A is based on the Common Core Standards for grades 4-5, and Level B is based on the Common Core Standards for grades 6-8.

In addition to the leveled passages and Reading Response Sheets, this resource also includes a fluency component. Each of the leveled close reading passages have been formatted into fluency passages that can be used with your students who struggle with reading expression and word recognition. These passages afford your students the valuable practice of repeated readings and progress monitoring.

Student Resources:

•Steps for Close Reading

•Annotations for Close Reading

Leveled Passages

•Albert Einstein (Grades 4-5)

•Albert Einstein (Grades 6-7)

•Albert Einstein (Grades 7-8)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 4-5)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 6-7)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 7-8)

Text-Dependent Questions:

•Response Page: Key Ideas and Details (Level A)

•Response Page: Key Ideas and Details (Level B)

•Response Page: Craft and Structure (Level A)

•Response Page: Craft and Structure (Level B)

•Response Page: Integrating Knowledge and Ideas (Level A)

•Response Page: Integrating Knowledge and Ideas (Level B)

(Answer keys are provided for all of the above pages.)

Fluency Passages:

•Albert Einstein (Grades 4-5)

•Albert Einstein (Grades 6-7)

•Albert Einstein (Grades 7-8)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 4-5)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 6-7)

•Stephen Hawking (Grades 7-8)

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Angela P.

Love these resources!

I used these when I taught 5th grade. Now I am teaching 8th grade and I knew what I was going to use for my bell work for the 8th graders.

Edit: I do love these however there are a lot of typos and mistakes that we have found. While I do know that there is an editable powerpoint for the students work there is no way to fix the teachers key. I have also noticed that on Wednesday number 1 the verb is never underlined on the answer keys and I have to make sure I make a note of it before I go over it with my students.

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Jennifer DeJesus

Excellent Supplement to our Tier 1 curriculum

I love how well-thought-out this resource is. I don't have a lot of wall space for anchor charts. So having these notes in student notebooks helps. It really helps drive home the point that notebooks are a tool to be used throughout a unit.
My only recommendation is to make a fill-in-the-blank option for the pages. This is a lot of writing, especially for students with accommodations.

Questions & Answers (2)

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Lynsey R.

Hi! Do you have copies of the Student Resources (Steps for Close Reading & Annotations for Close Reading) in a file somewhere? I see them in the example for Student Resources but do not have copies of the actual pages to make copies of. Thank you!

Teacher Thrive

Oops! Somehow those pages were deleted. I have added them back. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Debbie F.

Will you perhaps someday include all your close readings into a "Bundle"?

Teacher Thrive

Hi Debbie! I don’t have plans to bundle these resources at the moment. Thank you for your interest.

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