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Endangered Animals Reading Passages Nonfiction Close Reading Strategies

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Description

Looking for endangered species nonfiction reading passages to celebrate animals this Earth Day or any day? Included in this print-and-go set are 6 nonfiction reading articles about animals that are close to extinction and what makes them at risk. All articles are related, so they can easily be used as paired passages, too!

Students will learn and think critically about the endangered species list, why animals are endangered and in jeopardy of becoming extinct, and about each of the four featured animals included.

Your students will practice gathering important information as they read nonfiction content within informational texts.

Close reading anchor charts are also included to help your students understand the text more deeply. Perfect for the whole group, small group, and literacy or science centers or stations.

Each article includes both colored photographs and BW photographs.

This set includes BOTH a printable and a digital Google Slides™ version.


CONTENTS:

Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™

✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes

✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer

✓6 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:

  • Endangered Species
  • Western Lowland Gorilla
  • Asian Elephant
  • Giant Panda
  • Great White Shark
  • Let's Save the Animals

✓Scientific Notebook Task

✓Compare and Contrast Species

✓Visualizing the Species

✓Answer Keys

Bonus Activities Include:

-Agree or Disagree Fact Check

-Vocabulary Word Organizer

-Endangered Animal Poster

-Cause and Effect

-Main Idea

-Snapshots of Endangered Species

Looking for more endangered animal work? Grab the bundle with the coordinating research pack!

Please see the preview for a more detailed look at all this product offers.

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"My students enjoyed learning about endangered species through the reading and interactive activities provided. Thanks again!"

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"This is a terrific resource along with the animal adaptations resource. We used it for research and reporting, and in preparation for our virtual zoo visit!"

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"My students loved these articles and were so interested in the information!"

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Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

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