Pizza Month: A Tasty Piece of History – An Educational Packet for Close Reading
This close reading packet is meant to teach for Pizza Month, which happens in October. It has interesting and useful information about where pizza came from, how it has changed over time, and Italian customs connected to it. The main feature has parts that talk about how pizza got from its roots in Italy to its current fame around the world. During Pizza Month, this resource is great for history, cultural studies, or cooking lessons to get students interested in and excited about this popular dish.
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:
Pizza Month
Slice of History
Pizza Origins
Italian Tradition
Pizza Evolution
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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