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Close Reading Comprehension Passages Full Bundle - Grades 3-8

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Shoelace Learning
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Grade Levels
3rd - 8th, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
Formats Included
  • PDF
Pages
67 pages
Shoelace Learning
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Description

These close reading passages come directly from the game Dreamscape, where students can build critical thinking skills while having fun!

This resource reviews literacy skills in grades 3 - 8, explores different genres, and asks various writing prompts. Each grade level has a series of long and short passages that can be utilized at any given time throughout the school year.

This product includes 39 no-prep reading printables and 28 answer keys that you may print and use. These printables can be used for guided reading discussions, independent work stations, or to accompany students while they play Dreamscape. Each page includes higher order thinking questions addressing various reading skills at each grade level. Print this resource as a packet for your students to hold onto

or print and distribute each page as you assign them.

Pages included in this product:

  • Short Passages 
  • Long Passages 
  • Identifying Character Traits 
  • Summarizing Skills 
  • Figurative Language & Idioms 
  • Identifying Theme, Genre & Settings
  • Mood and Conflict 
  • Identifying Author’s Purpose 
  • Personification & Dialects 
  • Inferring & Summarizing 
  • Making Predictions 
  • Imagery and Visualization
  • Vocabulary Skills 
  • Direct Answer Writing Prompts 
  • Open-Ended Writing Prompts 

This is a great resource to support your students’ reading comprehension and deeper thinking skills while playing the game Dreamscape!

You may also be interested in these no-prep novel study resources:

Dreamscape is a FREE base-building digital game to help kids grades 2-8 master their reading comprehension skills.  It combines strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun, curriculum-aligned literacy game!  This platform can be utilized both in the classroom and at home,

with accounts personalized to be moderated by parents, teachers, administrators, and students themselves.  Click *HERE* to sign up today!

Follow our Teachers Pay Teachers store and our social media pages to stay informed about the Dreamscape game, company happenings, and more FREE resources!

Total Pages
67 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 months
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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