Derby Day Delights: A Pedagogical Guide to Close Reading
This instructive close reading package honors the history and thrills of the Kentucky Derby, a renowned horse race that takes place on the first Saturday in May every year. It’s a great resource for history, cultural studies, and sports studies classrooms, especially while getting ready for or thinking back on the Derby. Sections on the history and origins of the Kentucky Derby (Derby Day), the exciting environment of horse racing (Horse Race), the celebrations and customs surrounding the Derby (Derby Fun), and the thrill and anticipation of race day (Race Day) comprise the packet’s major feature. This packet explores the cultural significance of the Derby, the place of thoroughbred racing in American sports, and the feeling of community surrounding Derby celebrations through interesting texts, photographs, discussion questions, and activities. It is especially pertinent at Derby time, while teaching about sports events in the classroom, or when talking about American customs and sports heritage all year long.
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:
Kentucky Derby
Derby Day
Horse Race
Derby Fun
Race Day
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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