Irish Tall Tales Nonfiction Comprehension Passages & Reading Strategies
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Grade Levels
3rd - 5th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.3.1
CCSSRI.3.2
CCSSRI.3.4
CCSSRI.4.1
CCSSRI.4.2
Formats Included
- PDF
- Easel Activity
Pages
33 pages
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Description
A collection of nonfiction passages explaining the origin of Irish myths and tall tales. Included are high interest passages on leprechauns, the horseshoe, the pot of gold, and the shamrock. Each passage has a corresponding printable that covers reading skills (CCSS). There is a semantic gradient activity to accompany two passages and SQ3R activity for a third passage. Lesson plans, suggestions and answer keys are also included. A week long unit designed to engage students while using strategies to improve students' comprehension and reading skills.
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Resources Included:
- 4 nonfiction passages
- Semantic Gradient (shades of meaning) printables
- SQ3R printable
- Synonym and Antonym printable
- Cause and Effect Chart
- Identify Facts Printables
- Comprehension Printable
- Text Dependent Questions for each passage
Passages:
- Leapin' Leprechauns
- Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
- The Luck of the Irish
- Luck of the Irish-2
Standards:
- RI 3.1, 4.1, 5.1- Make inferences; text dependent questions.
- RI 3.2, 4.2, 5.2- Identify main idea and supporting details
- RI 3.4, 4.4, 5.4 – Improve vocabulary skills
- RI 4.5, 5.5- Provide examples of cause and effect from text
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Total Pages
33 pages
Answer Key
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Standards
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CCSSRI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSSRI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSSRI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSSRI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
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