American Colonies: Passages (Vol. 1) - Print & Interactive Digital

With this resource, students will learn about the American Colonies through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to multiple choice or short answer questions after reading. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally.

» The content in this resource was reviewed by an AP United States History teacher.

What is included?

+ Printable and interactive digital versions

• 8 engaging reading passages – (See topics below.)
• 5 differentiated reading levels for each passage (40 total passages)
• CCSS-aligned question set and answer key for each passage
  - Short answer and multiple choice format included for each question set
• 3-day lesson plan for using these passages during small group reading instruction
• 1-day lesson plan for assigning these passages as independent work in class or at home

Check out the preview file to see what is included in further detail.

How can I access and use the digital version?

Assign, read, interact, and respond digitally.

→ This resource is ready to use in Google Classroom™.

• The teaching notes and lesson plans are Google Slides™.
• The passages are interactive Google Slides™. Students can highlight text evidence with colored bars. Video tutorials are included.
• The question sets are interactive Google Slides™. For multiple choice questions, students can mark their answers with moveable colored circles. For short answer questions, students can type directly in colored text boxes.

→ This resource can be used with Easel by TpT™.

• You can create custom interactive digital activities then assign them to your students in Google Classroom™.

→ Directions are included for using this resource with Microsoft OneDrive™, Jamboard™, and Seesaw™.

→ This resource can be shared directly with students through password-protected and secure educational platforms, like Google Drive™ and Microsoft OneDrive™.

How can I use this resource?

• To teach new information

• To supplement and enhance your textbook

• During science instruction, for close reading, and in guided reading groups

• For homework, classwork, morning work, center rotations, and research projects

• For assessment, review, and test prep

How will this resource help me?

• Easily and instantly differentiate your instruction

• Share the same rich information with every reader on every level in your class

• Integrate Social Studies and reading by practicing reading skills while learning about Social Studies content

• Fit everything into your busy schedule through integration

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Differentiated Passage Topics Included:

→ History of the New England Colonies - summary of the history of each colony

→ About the New England Colonies - climate, geography, economy

→ History of the Middle Colonies - summary of the history of each colony

→ About the Middle Colonies - climate, geography, economy

→ History of the Southern Colonies - summary of the history of each colony

→ About the Southern Colonies - climate, geography, economy

→ The Atlantic Slave Trade

→ Enslaved People in the Colonies

Want more American Colonies resources?

• American Colonies Passage Set Vol. 2

• American Colonies Passage Set Vol. 3

• American Colonies Complete Unit Plan

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Differentiated Reading Levels Included:

Each passage is included on 5 levels, covering 3rd - 8th grade reading levels.

Passage levels are discretely labeled with a shape indicator.

LEVEL ONE → 3rd Grade Reading Level - +

LEVEL TWO → 4th Grade Reading Level - ○

LEVEL THREE → 5th Grade Reading Level - ◻︎

LEVEL FOUR → 6th - 8th Grade Reading Level - ◇

LEVEL FIVE → Advanced Reader - ⭐︎

Passage levels are digitally analyzed to ensure that they fall within the Common Core reading level bands for each grade level. You can learn more about the differentiated levels by downloading the preview file.

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» Each passage was carefully researched, and a complete list of sources is included.

» A+ Precision Review edited this resource.

FIRST TIME BUYER? Or want to know more about the levels?

Take a look at the FREE Differentiated Passage Snapshot to find out more about what is included, how the passages are organized, how the levels are differentiated, and determine if the levels are a good fit for your students.

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