Close Reading Packet for Honoring Veterans
“Honoring Veterans,” an educational packet, is meant to teach students about the importance of Veterans Day, remembering military service, and showing thanks to our country’s soldiers. It has exercises and pieces that talk about the past of soldiers Day, stories of military heroes, how to honor and support soldiers, and the value of pride. This resource is great for use around Veterans Day in November because it makes people think about the sacrifices made by service members and helps people understand how important military service is to our country.
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:
Veterans Day
Honoring Heroes
Military Service
Thanking Veterans
Patriotic Remembrance
National Gratitude
Veteran Appreciation
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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