Middle School Reading Comprehension | TikTok + Dance Assignment | Updated!

Boost reading comprehension with this middle school TikTok-themed reading comprehension resource. Explore the social media giant's risks, mental health implications, and its surge in the 21st century. This comprehensive package includes an engaging article, in-depth comprehension questions, a mini dance assignment, and an answer key. A perfect blend of literacy and creativity, students will delve deep into text analysis, reinforce answers with text evidence and personal experiences, and create social media trends using Canva. Enhance spelling, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in an exciting, relevant context for today's learners. A must-have for middle school educators looking for cross-curricular activities.

This article is about the effects of TikTok, the social media phenomenon that surprised the world in the early 21st century. Students will learn about the risks of using social media platforms, including safety concerns and mental health. This resource includes a cross-curricular resource dance assignment. Students will have to create their own social media trends using Canva.

Enhance your students' reading comprehension skills with this engaging and interactive resource on the social media phenomenon TikTok. Students will learn about the risks and concerns of using social media platforms and have the opportunity to apply their critical thinking and analytical skills by answering reading comprehension questions and creating their own social media trends using Canva.

This resource includes a guide, an article, comprehension questions, a mini dance assignment, and an answer key. By working through this resource, students will develop higher academic self-confidence, improve their spelling and writing skills, and hone their problem-solving abilities. Whether you're a teacher or a student, this resource is a great way to spark interest and support learning in your classroom.

Reading comprehension skills are essential for students, professionals, and anyone wanting to read for pleasure or information. If you're interested in the following outcomes, this resource may be for you. 

• Develop higher academic self-confidence. Developing their reading will lead to more comprehension. 
• Improve spelling and writing and exposure to different writing styles
• Develop critical thinking and analytical skills. Trying to understand a text forces you to decipher the author's intent. 
• Improve problem-solving skills. We are taking information from the text and applying it to a cross-curricular activity.

This resource includes: 

• A guide to using the resource 
• An article tailored to their interests (TikTok) 
• Reading comprehension questions 
• Mini dance assignment 
• Answer Key
• Update Nov.2023 - report card comments and dance activities added!

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Compréhension de Lecture, Numéro 1: Tik-Tok, French, Français

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