High School Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages and questions, plus writing

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Grade Levels

9th - 12th

Subjects

Writing-Expository, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text

Resource Type

Worksheets, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Standards

CCSSRI.11-12.2

CCSSRI.11-12.3

CCSSW.11-12.1

CCSSW.11-12.1b

CCSSW.11-12.5

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10 pages

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Used this the week before Christmas. It was a good break from the curriculum and kept students engaged.

— Monica B.

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My students enjoyed debating this topic. I used the discussion questions at the beginning of the lesson. They were great in helping set up the lesson.

— Julie W.

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Description

This Christmas Informational Text lesson for high school students includes an engaging 3 page text passage: "Anti-Claus? Confessions of a Santa Dissenter"

A one page handout that can be printed or projected includes:

--discussion starters/free write prompts about students' background and opinions on the cultural impact of Santa or "The Santa Myth."

--reading and vocabulary questions that lead students to identify the author's claim and reasoning for his stance on Christmas.

A fully printable writing prompt page for students to consider their own position and address their stance on the argument made by the author can be printed for students or projected for students to respond on their own paper.

There is a bonus printable page of the famous Christmas letter "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus".

This lesson is engaging and thought provoking for students and provides a variety of opportunities for discussion, analysis, reflection, and writing!

Total Pages

10 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

2 days

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRI.11-12.2

Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSSRI.11-12.3

Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.

CCSSW.11-12.1

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSSW.11-12.1b

Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

CCSSW.11-12.5

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

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