Earth Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Differentiated

This Earth Science Close Reading Bundle comes with ELEVEN engaging close reading passages on high interest Earth Science topics. These reading passages are the perfect way to tie together your science and literacy instruction this year. Your students will love using these fun passages for the middle grades to learn about topics like the water cycle, weathering, climate, oceans, air movement, Earth's layers and more.

In addition to the differentiated Close Reading Passages, you will also receive an accompanying set of differentiated text dependent questions for each passage that will drive students back to the text to gain deeper understanding. Also included is 1 week of rigorous close reading activities, suggested pacing and lesson plans, teacher notes, and more!

This close reading bundle is a fantastic resource for upper elementary or middle school students. It is an excellent way to integrate ELA and is great for daily review, centers, mini-lessons, morning work, early finishers, or even whole class instruction.

CLOSE READING PASSAGES INCLUDED

• The Rock Cycle
• Weathering and Erosion
• The Water Cycle
• Climate
• Air Masses
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• Oceans of the World
• Fresh Water
• Air Movement
• Layers of the Earth
• Severe Weather

Each of the ELEVEN Close Reading passages includes:

• 1 Informational Close Reading Passage (3 differentiated versions)
• 1 Text Dependent Question Assessment (3 differentiated versions)
• Suggested Lesson Plans and Pacing
• 1 Annotating Text Poster
• 1 What is Close Reading Page
• 1 3 Levels of Close Reading Page
• 1 Week of Close Reading Activities

1. KWL Pre-Read
2. What's The Main Idea?
3. Cause and Effect or Sequence
4. Read Between the Lines (inferencing)
5. The Most Important Things (summarization)
6. Opinion Writing Task
7. Final Thoughts (personal text response)

• 1 TDQ Answer Key
• 1 Writing Rubric for Opinion Writing

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