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Christmas Close Reading | Differentiated Reading Passages Comprehension

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Kristine Nannini
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I absolutely love these texts! They are wonderful. I have used the fall ones before and had to have the Christmas. I love how the kids enjoy the topics and I can differentiate so easily. I had a wide range of Reading levels in my room so this was perfect.
This was the perfect reading activity for the week of Christmas! My students were busy learning and it kept them focused. Thank you!
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  1. You’ve given students a rigorous passage to read, and they breeze right through it. It’s frustrating! Students need to practice close reading and annotating the text - these Close Reading Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions in a wide variety of themes are the perfect way to
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You’ve given students a rigorous passage to read, and they breeze right through it. It’s frustrating! Students need to practice close reading and annotating the text. These Close Reading Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions in a Christmas-theme are the perfect way to give students a concrete process for reading complex texts, making note of important text features, and answering text-dependent questions. With three differentiated levels of each passage, graphic organizers, and an annotation guide in hand, students will develop stronger reading skills and be better equipped to tackle text-dependent questions. Your students will be reading and comprehending a deeper meaning from texts in no time!

You’ll Love:

● A clear, concrete close reading process for students to follow every single time they read an informational text 

● Visual and organizational supports to scaffold the close reading process for students

● Feeling confident with your implementation of complex reading standards 

● Meeting students where they are - with 3 differentiated levels of reading passages, everyone feels challenged

What You Get:

Printable Understanding the Standards Teacher Guide

● States the purpose of each reading

● Explains how each reading ties to the specific standard

● Details what students should focus on

● Provides a learning targets for each reading

Printable Implementation Guide

● Step-by-step instructions for implementing close reading

● Use as teacher reference or print and hand out to students

Leveled Passages

● 4 Christmas-themed passages

● 3 levels of differentiation per passage

● Word count and Lexile levels recorded in the top-left corner of each passage

Text-Dependent Questions

● Questions covering each category in the standards

● Categories include: Key Ideas & Details, Craft & Structure, Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

Writing Prompts

● 1 writing prompt to complete after the third read of each passage

● Requires students to synthesize or make connections between their knowledge and evidence from the text

Printable Annotation Guide

● "Mark Up the Text"

● Use as a guide for students to mark up the text and annotate with symbols

● 2 levels included

Graphic Organizers

● Key Ideas & Details (with and without lines)

● Main Idea (with and without lines)

● Vocabulary (with and without lines)

Printable Close Reader Posters

● Visual reminders for students to understand their role as a close reader

● Uses stem “A close reader…”

Answer Keys

● Detailed exemplar responses for all questions included

Digital Option for Use With Google

●Option to go 100% paperless with this resource

Ideas for Use:

● Whole-group instruction followed by independent reading of passages

● Small-group instruction and intervention

● Independent reading during your rotations

● Morning work

● Early finisher work

● Homework

Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource:

“Wonderful resource for practicing reading skills with my students. I love that Kristine always includes questions based on standards, and she labels them. We needed additional reading practice and these include great information, and are a great way to motivate the students since they are Christmas themed. Thank you so much!", - Stevie O.

“I love the varied level of complexities with your stories in these sets! My students always find the stories interesting and engaging! I love the text-based evidence questions on a variety of skill sets like the main idea, text structure, writing prompts, etc. Wonderful product hands down! :) Thank you!” - Miss Artz's Awesome Apples

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Give Students More Close Reading Practice ➜ Check Out My Other Close Reading Sets

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Close Reading: Christmas Differentiated Passages and Text-Dependent Questions

Close Reading: Winter Differentiated Reading Passages | Text-Dependent Questions

Close Reading: Presidents Day Differentiated Passages | Text-Dependent Questions

Close Reading: Spring Differentiated Reading Passages | Text-Dependent Questions

Check Out the Complete Bundle Here ➜ Close Reading - Differentiated Reading Passages - Text-Dependent Questions

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