ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheet on Star Wars

- Grades
- Grades 7–9
- Pages
- 3
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading Comprehension, Writing
- Topic
- Star Wars, Informational reading
- Preparation
- Print ready
Product description
From the author
This three-page Star Wars resource supports intermediate ESL learners with a reading passage, thirteen comprehension and vocabulary questions, and three essay prompts.
Students use text evidence for true-or-false responses, then write about the franchise, a favorite character, or their favorite and least-favorite films. The franchise prompt includes an option for students who have not watched Star Wars; the other two draw on viewing familiarity. Supply extra writing paper.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Students answer factual recall questions about the Star Wars franchise's origin and history based on the passage.
Students identify synonyms for "acquire," "passionate" and "eager," and explain the meaning of "to envision" in context.
Students evaluate true/false statements and support their answer with evidence drawn from the text.
Teaching tips
Preview vocabulary like "envision," "acquire" and "franchise" before reading, since several questions test these words directly.
Use the true/false argue-from-text questions to model citing evidence, since each requires justification rather than a simple guess.
Provide extra writing paper. Students can use the non-viewer option for the franchise opinion prompt; favorite-character and film-comparison essays require familiarity with the films.
Skills covered
Reading comprehension — students answer questions about the Star Wars franchise's origin and history drawn directly from the passage.
Vocabulary in context — students supply synonyms for "acquire," "passionate" and "eager," and explain the meaning of "to envision."
Personal-opinion essay writing — students choose one of three prompts to write and justify an opinion about the franchise, a character, or specific films.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- RI.8.1
- W.8.1
Core concepts
Media/pop-culture reading
Text-based argumentation
Opinion essay writing
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