Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Medusa

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Grade Levels

3rd - 5th

Subjects

Ancient History, Literature, Close Reading

Resource Type

Printables, Independent Work Packet

Standards

CCSSRL.2.10

CCSSRL.3.10

CCSSRL.4.10

CCSSRL.5.10

CCSSRL.6.10

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Pages

7 pages

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While reading Percy Jackson with my class, my students started having questions about other myths discussed during the novel. This was the perfect extra credit assignment I could have given! It answered some of their questions that I wasn’t able to answer off the top of my head.

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Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
This pack contains five Greek myths to help incorporate valuable close reading strategies in your classroom. Passages can be used during whole group or small group reading. This pack is perfect for a unit study on myths or ancient Greece!Each passage offers a one-page, informational passage with ten
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Practice valuable close reading strategies with this fun Greek myth based on Medusa and Perseus.

Students will read a one page story about the adventures of Medusa and Perseus. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.

Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as finding character traits, figurative language, cause and effect relationships, synonyms, identifying genre, text structure, identifying theme, and main idea. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one part. An answer key is provided.

★ This passage is able to be printed or added to your Google Classroom with the click of a button. Students will complete the activity in Google Forms, which will automatically provide a grade and deliver feedback to students when they have finished the assignment. Google Forms will also compile data so teachers can track their students' progress.

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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

★ Point of View Passages

★ Sequencing Skill Passages

★ Analyzing Comprehension: Big Skill Bundle

Passages by Month:

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - January

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - February

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - March

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - April

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - May

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - September

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - October

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - November

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - December

★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - Year Long Bundle

More ELA Activities:

★ Close Reading Passages – Greek Myth Bundle

★ The Legend of Hercules

★ The Legend of King Midas

★ The Legend of Pandora’s Box

★ The Legend of Achilles

★ Magic Tree House Hour of the Olympics Comprehension Guide

★ Applying Context Clues Pack

★ Paired Passages Set

★ Pourquoi Tales - Origin Stories Reading & Activities

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Total Pages

7 pages

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Teaching Duration

45 minutes

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CCSSRL.2.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

CCSSRL.3.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSSRL.4.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

CCSSRL.5.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSSRL.6.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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