Everyone Get On Board: A Tribute to Train Day Close Reading Packet
In honor of Train Day Tribute, this teaching packet talks about the history of train growth and how it affected Manifest Destiny and moving westward. It’s meant to be used in history or social studies classes to learn more about how important railroads were for connecting the country in the 1800s. The main part of the packet is historical tales, original source papers, and educational texts that talk about how railroads grew, what effects they had on society and the economy, and how important trains were in American culture. This resource is especially useful when talking about the history of transportation, American expansionism, or the Industrial Revolution. It gives students a full picture of how important trains were in forming the United States.
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:
Train Day Tribute
Manifest Destiny
Railroad Expansion
May Railway Remembrance
Westward Journey
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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