Biography Bundle: Reading Passages & Questions Pack

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This pack contains eight nonfiction biography passages to help incorporate close reading strategies in your classroom. Passages can be used during whole group or small group reading. This pack is perfect to use throughout the school year or as part of a biography unit.

Each passage offers a one page biography with ten multiple choice, text dependent close reading comprehension questions. Included in this pack are...

~ Harriet Tubman

~ Barack Obama

~ Dr. Seuss

~ Walt Disney

~ Rosa Parks

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

~ Ruby Bridges

~ Milton Hershey

Each passage and question set are aligned to meet Common Core standards and can also be used as standardized test prep. An answer key is provided for each passage. Critical reading skills addressed in this pack include..

~ author's purpose / genre identification / point of view

~ figurative language

~ nonfiction text features

~ nonfiction text structure

~ making inferences

~ analyzing character traits

~ analyzing cause and effect relationships

~ comparing and contrasting

~ determining main idea

~ summarizing

~ vocabulary / affixes

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Need more reading practice? Check out these ready to go resources…

Need more practice with nonfiction skills? Try these nonfiction units to teach main idea, text features, text structure, author’s point of view, and more…

★ The Orphan Train Nonfiction Unit

★ The USS Indianapolis Nonfiction Unit

★ The Poison Squad Nonfiction Unit

Passages to Teach Specific Skills:

★ Identifying Problem and Solution Passages

★ Analyzing Nonfiction Text Features Passages

★ Analyzing Character Traits Skill Passages

★ Compare and Contrast Reading Skill Passages

★ Analyzing Cause and Effect Skill Passages

★ Teaching Theme Skill Passages

★ Main Idea and Details Skill Passages

★ Author’s Point of View Passages