These five reading passages are guaranteed to spark a fascinating class conversation. Each passage includes five Common Core-aligned questions, testing your students’ ability to:
Use Context Clues • Interpret Figurative Language • Draw Inferences
Recall Supporting Facts • Identify the Main Idea • Analyze Perspective
Passage 1: A Virtual Field Trip
In this passage, students are introduced to teacher Cayne Letizia, who takes his students on a virtual field trip to a refugee camp in South Sudan. Letizia uses virtual reality goggles to help his students experience the lives of the refugees. View Resource…
Passage 2: Daily Bread
In Daily Bread, students meet photographer Gregg Segal. He takes photographs of kids around the world, surrounded by the food they eat. Segal’s photos are colorful, fun, and often funny, but they also carry a message about healthy eating habits. View Resource…
Passage 3: A High-Tech Scavenger Hunt
In A High-Tech Scavenger Hunt, students learn about the new outdoor sport of geocaching. Geocaching is a high-tech scavenger hunt, in which players explore new places in search of hidden treasure using the map software on their smartphones. View Resource…
Passage 4: A Sweet Miracle
It’s known as “miracle fruit”: a fruit with incredible taste-changing properties. This fruit makes sour foods taste sweet for a short time after eating it. Could miracle fruit make diets a thing of the past? View Resource…
Passage 5: Drone Builders
Are your students crazy about drones? In Drone Builders, students will learn how engineering and test-flying drones can become a career. View Resource…
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