The History of Popcorn: Reading Comprehension Passage/Assessment for Grades 5-8
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Ideal for independent, student-directed reading comprehension! This is the “Innovations and Inventions” collection! This bundle contains the TWELVE individual products listed and linked below (and a BONUS FILE) and is priced at an almost 40% discount compared to purchasing these individual resourcesPrice $24.00Original Price $36.00Save $12.00
This is the Innovations and Inventions Food and Drink collection and contains SIX individual resources explaining the invention and development of common and popular foods and drinks (pizza, popcorn, potato chips, soda pop, corn flakes, and coffee). Use these SIX informational text readings and assePrice $12.00Original Price $18.00Save $6.00
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Popcorn is one of America’s favorite snack foods, being regularly consumed both at home in front of the television and at the movie theater for over 70 years. A uniquely American food invention served by the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving, popcorn traces its history back to the native cultures of North and South America that lived 5,000 years ago. This informational reading passage clearly presents students with all the history of popping corn from ancient to modern times in a way they will enjoy and learn from.
This Common Core-aligned text is teacher and student-friendly and written for use in Grades 5-8. It can be implemented in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, absence work, homework, test prep, assessment, centers, etc). Please see the Preview for the first part of the text and all the assessment questions.
The product includes:
1) An engaging and student-friendly 800-word informational passage called “The Crispy and Delicious History of Popcorn.”
2) A total of 24 questions, from basic vocabulary and comprehension to deeper thinking, written to align with Common Core Standards RI.3.8, RI.5.3, RI.6.3, and L.4.5c
3) A bonus crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as another form of assessment
4) Answers to every question
Are you interested in more of this type of reading and assessment work for your middle grade students? Then have look at my other innovations and inventions resources! Each provides the origin and history of an important everyday object or food in an engaging and educational passage with follow-on close reading assessment work!
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Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
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