October Bundle Nonfiction Reading and Comprehension (differentiated)

31 Nonfiction Topics, 3 Differentiated Levels for Each, 465 Questions

Check out the 31 nonfiction passages, differentiated for the students in your classroom! These high-interest passages build important background information and give practice with standardized testing questions and important reading skills.

What is special about this bundle?

Nonfiction passages are based on events that occurred on this day in history. Although the topic was selected to correspond to a historical event, the passage is completely stand-alone and appropriate for any day of the year. Mix and match by purchasing the topics you want or save with monthly bundles and give your students daily opportunities to develop background knowledge and improve their comprehension. The passages are designed to help students build background knowledge while reading and understanding nonfiction texts. One passage for the class with differentiated versions allows the teacher to discuss, develop background knowledge, show a video clip, or engage the full class yet provide for individual differences. Passages have been evaluated using a minimum of 5 different readability formulas. The first passage is the most challenging, with an average reading level of 9th-10th grade. The second passage has an average readability of 8th grade. The third passage averages a 6th-7th grade level. With a teacher introduction and background information, the passages have been used successfully with younger readers. Please note the basic passage is the same, with differences in vocabulary and sentence structure to accommodate varying levels.

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The following titles are included in the resource:

October 1, Watergate Scandal

October 2, Gandhi

October 3, Berlin Wall

October 4, Henrietta Lacks

October 5, Steve Jobs

October 6, Bomb Shelter and the Cuban Missile Crisis

October 7, Edgar Allan Poe

October 8, Department of Homeland Security

October 9, Washington Monument

October 10, Susan B. Anthony

October 11, Hillary Clinton

October 12, Christopher Columbus

October 13, Margaret Thatcher

October 14, Dwight D. Eisenhower

October 15, Thomas Edison

October 16, John Brown

October 17, Mother Teresa

October 18, Alaska Purchase

October 19, Surrender at Yorktown

October 20, Calico Jack

October 21, Florence Nightingale

October 22, Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey

October 23, New Orleans Mint

October 24, Black Thursday and the Great Depression

October 25, China and the United Nations

October 26, Patriot Act

October 27, New York City Subway

October 28, Statue of Liberty

October 29, Genghis Khan

October 30, Anne Frank

October 31, Halloween History Around the World

Types of Questions

Questions for each passage appear in standardized test format, helping students to prepare for high-stakes testing. Each passage contains these types of questions

 Main idea

 Vocabulary

 Organizational patterns

 Inference

 Summarizing

Progress Monitoring

A chart is provided so students can easily track their progress and teachers, students (and parents too) can see any pattern of errors or areas of strength at a glance. This is great for data collection and easy for students to maintain! Students and teachers using multiple passages can assess student progress. Diagnostic charting shows both teachers and students the patterns of errors with main idea, vocabulary, organizational patterns, inference, and summarization. Compiling data is easy and motivating with student-completed charts.