Discover Nevada Day: A Learning Close Reading Packet
This close reading packet is meant to teach you about Nevada Day, which is a time to honor the state’s past, local heroes, sites, and cultural importance. It’s meant to be used during Nevada Day events, which happen on the last Friday of October every year. The main feature has interesting text about Nevada’s past, famous people who lived there, famous sites like Lake Tahoe and Hoover Dam, and the state’s unique culture. There are comprehension questions and tasks to help you learn more about Nevada’s past and how it has contributed to American history. This packet is great for social studies or history classes because it lets students learn about Nevada’s rich past and cultural identity while also enjoying its 150th anniversary as a state.
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:
Nevada Day
State Celebration
Nevada History
Local Heroes
Nevada Landmarks
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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