Abe's Honest Words: Text-Dependent Questions and More!

Celebrate the life and accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln with a more in-depth approach for older students. This read aloud and the contents of this product are best suited to Grades 2-3 or as a mentor text for Grades 3-5. Use your copy of “Abe’s Honest Words” by Doreen Rappaport and our Common Core aligned text-dependent questions to help students learn the CCSS for Informational text 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Model close reading as you demonstrate returning to the text for the answers. Then have students complete our Close Reading fact sheet as a scaffold for writing an opinion paragraph (CCSS W1) or informational paragraph (CCSS W2). Also included are differentiated vocabulary challenges (CCSS L4) and a discussion scaffold that will help you teach the meaning of the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address, including two math problems (2.NBT.B.5)! Answer keys and sample paragraphs are included for teacher reference but may also be used as modified work. Close reading is fun for everyone with Max Learner Book Detective! See the preview!

Included in this packet:
• Text-dependent Question card
• Close Reading Fact Sheet
• Paragraph Writing Activities – informational and opinion
• Differentiated Vocabulary Challenges
• Gettysburg Address Discussion Guide w/math problems
• Optional student pages for older students who are using this book as a mentor text
• Terms of use and acknowledgements

The Text-Dependent Question Card…
• Cites the Common Core State Standards used (RI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7)
• Includes pair-sharing prompts
• Helps you model close reading by guiding students back into the text for answers
• Provides sample correct answers for teacher reference

The Close Reading Worksheet…
• Flows naturally from your class discussion
• Reinforces close reading by guiding students to the exact pages in the text where answers can be found
• Can be used for guided instruction, independent , or partner work
• When completed, provides a fact sheet for writing

The Writing and Language Activities include…
• A First Draft scaffold, Final Copy page, and sample paragraphs for writing an informational (CCSS W2) or opinion paragraph (CCSS W1)
• Sample paragraphs may be used as handwriting practice pages or alternate assignment pages for students needing modified work
• Vocabulary Challenges (L 4) are differentiated and include instructions to reread the text along with using a dictionary
• The “Gettysburg Address” Discussion Guide helps clarify the meaning of the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address. Students take notes on their copy, then re-write the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address in language they can understand.

Two Math Problems are Included in the Gettysburg Discussion Guide!
• Students solve for how much “four score and seven years” is, then find out why Lincoln would bring it up. (2.NBT.B.5)