Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Activities PRINTABLE and DIGITAL

Your students will enjoy learning all about incredible hurricanes with this high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Now includes a digital version for Google Classroom. Perfect for a fun extreme weather reading passage and mini unit on hurricanes, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the science behind these powerful storms. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!

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If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.

This extreme weather reading packet includes:

• Hurricanes Informational Passage (2 Differentiated Levels)
• 5 Days of Close Reading Activities
• Text Dependent Questions
• Written Response
• Teacher Guide Sheet
• Annotation Guide (full page and ½ page)
• Printable B/W Pages
• Color, Interactive Digital Slides for Google Classroom
• Answer Keys

The digital version of this packet includes ready-made, visually-appealing Google slides for you to share with your class. It includes interactive drag and drop annotation marks and fillable text dependent activities.

The informational passage included in this resource is provided in two differentiated reading levels. One is in the fifth-sixth grade reading range, and the other is in the third-fourth grade reading level range. I've taken all the guesswork out of differentiating and leveling of passages for you!

This packet is perfect for learning about these huge snowstorms, a mini science reading unit, or a fun informational reading unit! It has been a great hit with many teachers and reluctant readers.

This packet is both rigorous and Common-Core aligned. Questions have been carefully crafted to move readers from basic, recall questions to higher-level questions where students must cite evidence from the text to support their answers. There are 5 tasks/activities for the passage, moving from easier tasks to more challenging activities.

Click HERE to see the complete CLOSE READING TOOLKIT, which includes a video, posters, annotation guide, differentiated passage, Close Reading printables, and more!

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