An Educational Close Reading Packet on Democracy at Work
With a focus on Election Day in November, this educational close reading packet offers a thorough resource for civics, government, and social studies students. It also examines the significance and procedures of Election Day in the United States. This packet’s primary contents cover voting day significance, election campaigns and process leading up to Election Day (November Election), democracy in action via citizen participation (Democracy in Action), the function of polling places and voting practices (Polling Stations), voting rights history and significance (Voting Rights), and the influence of elections on selecting leaders (Choosing Leaders). This packet is especially pertinent for Election Day conversations and civic education throughout the academic year since each section includes thought-provoking questions and engaging texts that help students better grasp democratic concepts and their civic obligations.
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:
Election Day (USA)}
Voting Day
November Election
Democracy in Action
Polling Stations
Voting Rights
Choosing Leaders
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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