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Close Reading Strategy, National Pizza Month

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National Pizza Month differentiated close reading unit cover showing the margin-notes passage and Task 2 to 5 sheets
Overview of the week-long October reading packet
About this packet: two passage reading levels (circle 810-1000L, triangle 1010-1200L) and a 5-day task schedule
Teacher notes on leveling and pacing the five tasks
Suggested sequence for three readings: read and annotate alone, follow along for vocabulary, then reread to cite evidence
Teacher guide to planning each reading day
Annotating marks: circle powerful words, underline unknown ones, add ? and ! marks, arrows for connections, margin notes
Anchor chart to post before the first reading
Easier National Pizza Month passage to annotate: pizza's start in Naples, Italy and Jack DeLuca's 1952 frozen pizzas
Lower-level text for students who need more support
Harder pizza passage adding Gerry Durnell of Pizza Today magazine and pizza's 18th or 19th century Naples origin
Higher-level version of the same informational text
Task 1 Read and Annotate: students mark up the pizza passage, then answer five recall questions such as where pizza began
Day 1: first read with basic comprehension check
Task 2 Vocabulary: students choose 3 to 5 unfamiliar words from the pizza passage and give each a picture and a sentence
Day 2: word study during the second read
Task 3 Reread and Dig Deeper: text evidence questions on the holiday, pizza history and how pizza has changed over time
Day 3: citing evidence in written answers
Task 4 Reread and Respond: students write the passage's main idea in the center and four supporting details around it
Day 4: organizing ideas before the summary
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Subject

ELA, Reading

Grades

Grade 2, 3, 4, 5

File

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This is a National Pizza Month Close Reading.

Within this packet, students will have 5 tasks to complete.

As they read, they will dig deeper by annotating, finding powerful words, etc.

Students will complete graphic organizers and summarize through writing.

Answer key included.

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12-page PDF

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