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October and Halloween Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

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4th - 7th, Homeschool, Staff
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Thank you for interesting passages to practice close reading with my students. I also liked the variety of fiction and non fiction.
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Do your students need more close reading work to practice their reading comprehension skills? This bundle of October and Halloween close reading passages is the perfect tool to learn and implement close reading strategies.

Included in this 16-page resource:

• Inspiration and Directions for Use

• What is Close Reading?

• Close Reading Strategies

• The Harvest Moon: Fictional Narrative (1080L)

• Pumpkin Harvesting: Informational Text (1300L)

• Costume Shirts Made Easy: Expository Text (1000L)

• To the Bully: A Poem (690L)

• The Hen and the Wolf: Fable (780L)

• Answer Key

Estimated Lexile Measure: 690-1300L

Directions for Use…

• Use for weekly reading homework, center work, read-to-self, read-to-someone, whole class strategy work, small group, or one-on-one intervention. The uses are endless.

• Copy passages, questions, and organizers.

• Teach students the Close Reading Strategies-FRUIT

• Watch as your students become more engaged, independent readers capable of answering text dependent questions.

• Halloween is the perfect time to incorporate close reading into your ELA classroom.

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Happy Close Reading!

Erin

Common Core Standards: RL.4.1, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.5.1, RI.5.10, RI.6.1, RI.6.10

Total Pages
16 pages
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
Last updated Oct 9th, 2017
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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