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Close Reading and Fluency Practice FDR & The Great Depression

4.9 (83 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 (Franklin Delano Roosevelt and The Great Depression). Each passage is written at 3 different reading leve

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Grade
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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 (Franklin Delano Roosevelt and The Great Depression). 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

Primary Source Analysis:

•A captioned video of an excerpt from FDR’s 8th “Fireside Chat”.

Leveled Passages

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 4-5)

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 6-7)

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 7-8)

•The Great Depression (Grades 4-5)

•The Great Depression (Grades 6-7)

•The Great Depression (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:

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 4-5)

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 6-7)

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Grades 7-8)

•The Great Depression (Grades 4-5)

•The Great Depression (Grades 6-7)

•The Great Depression (Grades 7-8)

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Thank you for one of the best "feedbacks" EVER. I really do appreciate the time and care you took to leave your response. And, yes, TOTALLY appropriate for middle school and beyond; there are actually some pretty "deep" elements to fairytales that older students can really dive into.

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Ann S.

Probably too complex for my students, but they look great for older elementary.

Teacher Thrive

Oh that's too bad! I'm sorry to hear this. I wouldn't recommend these to grades lower than 4. Please feel free to email me for possible ways to adapt these for your kiddos.

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