Learn about the lives of important women in history with this educational close reading packet.
This packet of learning materials is meant to introduce students to the amazing lives and accomplishments of important women in history, such as Malala Yousafzai, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, and others. It has interesting biographies of each leader that go into detail about their past, accomplishments, and long-lasting effects on society. This resource is great for Women’s History Month or any other time of the year because it helps students read more closely and think critically as they look at original sources, quotes, and historical situations. Students learn more about female equality, courage, and the power of one person’s actions to change history by studying these different leaders.
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:
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
RUTH BADER GINSBURG
COCO CHANEL
ANNE FRANK
FRIDA KAHLO
JANE GOODALL
J.K. ROWLING
AUDREY HEPBURN
MAYA ANGELOU
WANGARI MAATHAI
KATHERINE JOHNSON
SALLY RIDE
MARGARET HAMILTON
MAE JEMISON
MARGARET THATCHER
MARIE CURIE
MOTHER TERESA
OPRAH WINFREY
QUEEN ELIZABETH
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
SONIA SOTOMAYOR
WANG ZHENYI
ADA LOVELACE BYRON
GRACE HOPPER
HEDY LAMARR
HYPATIA
JULIA BOWMAN ROBINSON
LISE MEITNER
MARY SHERMAN MORGAN
VERA RUBIN
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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