Paired Texts: Basketball Stars Bundle
Keith Geswein
7k Followers
Grade Levels
5th - 6th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.5.1
CCSSRI.5.5
CCSSRI.5.9
CCSSRI.6.1
CCSSRI.6.2
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
117 pages
Keith Geswein
7k Followers
Products in this Bundle (9)
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Description
These high-interest paired texts cover 16 of the most famous players in basketball history.
***Save $9.05 by purchasing all of these paired texts together!***
Contents:
→ 44 Nonfiction Articles
→ 22 Quizzes
→ 8 Writing Prompts
→ Answer Keys for all quizzes
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Topics Covered:
→ The Childhood Years:
1 informational text about each player's childhood
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Pro Basketball Career:
1 informational text about each player's professional basketball career
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Giving Back:
1 informational text about each player's charity work
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Tying It All Together:
1 writing prompt to cover 6 texts
**Please note: The set for Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard includes one passage about each player, not three.
***
Reading Level: Grades 5-6
Most of the articles are between 600-1,000 words.
***
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.
Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please purchase an additional license for each teacher if more than one teacher will be using it.
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You may also be interested in my other paired texts about famous athletes! Click below for more info!
Football Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Soccer Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Baseball Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Summer Athletes Legends Paired Texts
Famous Stadiums Paired Texts
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Save big by purchasing all of my paired texts about famous athletes together!
108 Sets of Paired Texts About Famous Athletes
***Save $9.05 by purchasing all of these paired texts together!***
Contents:
→ 44 Nonfiction Articles
→ 22 Quizzes
→ 8 Writing Prompts
→ Answer Keys for all quizzes
***
Topics Covered:
→ The Childhood Years:
1 informational text about each player's childhood
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Pro Basketball Career:
1 informational text about each player's professional basketball career
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Giving Back:
1 informational text about each player's charity work
1 quiz for every two texts
→ Tying It All Together:
1 writing prompt to cover 6 texts
**Please note: The set for Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard includes one passage about each player, not three.
***
Reading Level: Grades 5-6
Most of the articles are between 600-1,000 words.
***
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.
Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please purchase an additional license for each teacher if more than one teacher will be using it.
*****************************************************************************
You may also be interested in my other paired texts about famous athletes! Click below for more info!
Football Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Soccer Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Baseball Legends Paired Texts Bundle
Summer Athletes Legends Paired Texts
Famous Stadiums Paired Texts
*****************************************************************************
Save big by purchasing all of my paired texts about famous athletes together!
108 Sets of Paired Texts About Famous Athletes
Total Pages
117 pages
Answer Key
Included
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Standards
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CCSSRI.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRI.5.5
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.
CCSSRI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
CCSSRI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.6.2
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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