Enjoying Diwali: A Pedagogical Close Reading Guide
This instructional close reading packet examines the religious and cultural meaning of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. It is a great tool for social studies, cultural studies, and global religions classes, especially when Diwali is being observed. The packet’s primary contents cover the meaning and customs of lighting lamps on Diwali (also known as the Festival of Lights or Diwali Lamps), the celebration of light defeating darkness (also known as the Light Celebration), and the joyous events and traditions connected to Diwali (also known as Diwali Fest). This package is especially useful for examining Diwali and multicultural celebrations in both classroom and home learning situations since each component offers thought-provoking texts and insightful questions to help students better understand and appreciate this important Hindu holiday.
These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students’ close reading skills!
Short on time to teach? This print and go packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.
This Close reading set features:
Diwali
Festival Lights
Diwali Lamps
Light Celebration
Diwali Fest
As they complete the close reading process, students will build comprehension by answering text-dependent questions.
Skills align with both the RI (Reading Informational Texts) and RL (Reading Literature) Common Core Standards
These passages can be used in the morning, at centers, as part of homework, with small groups, for extra learning with smart students, to help struggling students, or to get ready for tests.
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