Close Reading Passages for Valentine's Day [Grades 4-8]

This close reading resource is designed to be used with students in grades 4-8 and provides many options for differentiation. This resource includes 4 different reading passages (3 fiction and 1 non-fiction). 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.

This Resource Includes:

Leveled Passages

♥The Bittersweet History of Chocolate (Grades 4-5)

♥The Bittersweet History of Chocolate (Grades 6-7)

♥The Bittersweet History of Chocolate (Grades 7-8)

♥A True American Love Story: John and Abigail Adams (Grades 4-5)

♥A True American Love Story: John and Abigail Adams (Grades 6-7)

♥A True American Love Story: John and Abigail Adams (Grades 7-8)

♥Valentine’s Day: How Did It All Begin? (Grades 4-5)

♥Valentine’s Day: How Did It All Begin? (Grades 6-7)

♥Valentine’s Day: How Did It All Begin? (Grades 7-8)

♥The Myth of Cupid and Psyche {Fiction} (Grade 5)

♥The Myth of Cupid and Psyche {Fiction} (Grade 6-7)

♥The Myth of Cupid and Psyche {Fiction} (Grade 8)

Leveled 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.)

Student Resources

♥Steps for Close Reading

♥Annotations for Close Reading

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