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Basketball Paired Texts: Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant: (Grades 5-6)

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Keith Geswein
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5th - 6th, Homeschool
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This resource was used with my more reluctant readers! When I told them we were reading about different basketball players, they were so engaged and got so much from this activity! Will be using again!
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This resource includes paired texts about two of the most famous players in basketball history -- Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.

** This resource has been updated to include information about Kobe's tragic death on Jan. 26, 2020. The final two paragraphs of the second passage contain this info.

Contents:

→ 6 Nonfiction Articles

→ 3 Quizzes

→ 1 Writing Prompt

→ 1 Answer Key

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Topics Covered:

→ The Childhood Years:

1 nonfiction text about Stephen's childhood

1 nonfiction text about Kobe's childhood

1 quiz to cover these texts

→ Pro Basketball Career:

1 nonfiction text about Stephen's pro basketball career (includes winning 2018 championship)

1 nonfiction text about Kobe's pro basketball career

1 quiz to cover these texts

→ Giving Back:

1 nonfiction text about Stephen's charity work

1 nonfiction text about Kobe's charity work

1 quiz to cover these texts

→ Tying It All Together:

1 writing prompt to cover all 6 texts

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Reading Level: Grades 5-6

Average Article Length: 711 words

Longest Article Length: 983 words

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Each quiz contains:

3 multiple choice questions

1 written response question

Quizzes are written to match the level of rigor required by CCSS while not being too confusing for students.

The questions assess many CCSS-ELA standards and elements of nonfiction, including vocabulary, cause and effect, citing evidence, summarizing, sequence of events, comparing and contrasting, and much more.

Note: The preview download will have watermarks and only shows the first set of texts. Your actual product download will not have watermarks.

Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please purchase an additional license if more than one teacher will be using it.

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Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

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