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Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Introduction to Ancient Egypt

Introduction to Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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Categories: Activity Sheets, Year Five - Eight, Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension Activities
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Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Introduction to Ancient Egypt themed differentiated close reading activities. This activity pack includes one Grade Grade Five and Six (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passage with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Gain context with our bonus Ancient Egypt PowerPoint and Internet website links.

Save 30% with our FULL Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension Bundle here.

These activities are great for your guided reading program, or as homework tasks. Integrate these activities into your history and/or social studies projects!

These link closely to the CCSS and New Zealand’s Literacy Progressions and Curriculum.

What this resource is all about:

The purpose of this resource is to provide ready-to-go non-fiction passages and engaging higher order thinking questions.

This resource is full of exciting, thought-provoking activities to grab your students’ attention AND hold it. The activities begin at the lower levels of Blooms Taxonomy (Remember, Understand, Apply) and move through to the higher levels (Analyse, Evaluate, Create).

***When you download this resource, it comes in both US AND British English spellings and printing sizes.***

In this Introduction to Ancient Egypt pack you will receive:

1. One text – with an extended and scaffold version:

⭐ An Introduction to Ancient Egypt

2. SIX corresponding NO PREP Higher Order Thinking Activities

Each passage features different activities!

  • Remember
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Analyse
  • Evaluate
  • Create

Reading Comprehension Strategies included:

  • Use Prior Knowledge
  • Make Inferences
  • Identify the main idea
  • Vocabulary
  • Sequence
  • Summarise
  • Synthesise
  • Make Connections

3. One Graphic Organiser Example

  • Main Idea

4. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions.

5. Two ‘Tips For Use’ pages with ways to use this resource in your classroom.

6. Close Reading bookmarks.

7. An additional PowerPoint slideshow with context photos of Ancient Egypt.

 




Our resources are available as INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, no physical resources will be shipped! This file is in A4 PDF format.




 

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