Reading Skills Passage: The Mysterious Giant Squid
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Grade Levels
4th - 6th, Homeschool
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Standards
CCSSRI.5.3
CCSSRI.5.4
CCSSRI.5.5
CCSSRI.5.8
CCSSRI.5.10
Formats Included
- PDF
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Description
Maximize your instruction time by covering a lot with a little! Your students will love this reading passage about the mysterious goliath of the deep: the giant squid. Students can interact with the text in several ways; you choose how and how much. Here is what's included:
- 450-word reading passage about mysterious creatures of the deep, focusing primarily on the giant squid
- Main idea and supporting detail graphic organizer
- Text structure question and graphic organizer sheet
- Fact and opinion sheet
- Questioning sheet to spur student questions and further research
- A word study sheet hones in on questions about specific words in the article
Use one sheet to focus on a specific skill or use as a packet for self-guided close reading. Either way, this passage will engage students and maximize instruction.
Reading Grade Level: middle 5th
Keywords: oceans, reading, main idea, supporting details, text structure, questioning, graphic organizers, fact and opinion, word study, science
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.5.3
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
CCSSRI.5.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
CCSSRI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
CCSSRI.5.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
CCSSRI.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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