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This United Nations reading comprehension with lesson plan includes:
Visualization (on the front cover)
Start your lesson by taking a minute to think and share something about the topic.
Read the script aloud (slowly), perhaps prepare some music or sound effects. Student close their eyes and let their imaginations wander.
Students open their eyes, read the question aloud and give them a few minutes to complete. Ask a few students to share or keep answers until the end to compare with what they learn in the passage.
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Pre-Reading Trivia
Students will write down one thing they already know about the subject and then read five more facts and discuss. These facts are fun, and the students will enjoy learning about the subject before reading more.
Give 1 minute for students to write what they already know (no pressure—best guess is fine).
Read the five facts together. After each fact, do ask a student for their opinion, was it surprising?
Set a purpose by asking students to highlight/underline one fact they want to learn more about during the reading.
Reading Passage
The text is a high-interest reading passage with set paragraphs, roughly three to four paragraphs long. It contains a variety of themes about the topic, anywhere from history to technology. The passage is between 250 and 350 words in length.
First, ask students to look at the headings and see what they’ll learn about today. What do they know about the topic/heading?
First read options:
Teacher read-aloud (best for support).
Partner reading (paragraph by paragraph).
While reading, students underline important details, and vocabulary words they think may come up in the questions section.
Mixed Questions
The first question page contains four multiple-choice questions, each with a choice of four answers, and three written response questions that require a sentence or two from the student.
Students complete the mcqs first independently, then review quickly as a class.
For the 3 written responses, try to get students giving the answer with some form of evidence:
“I think ___ because the text says ___.”
If students get stuck, send them back to check the passage.
Vocabulary Questions
Practice seven key words from the text in this section across two activities. First section is scrambled words where students will unscramble three words given a clue for each. The second section is a word to meaning matching activity.
Before starting, have some students read out words they underlined in the passage. Ask students to say the word and read aloud the sentence(s) around each word.
Ask students to do scrambled words and the matching exercise in pairs then go through answers as a class.
For the scrambled spelling task, get four pairs to come up to the board and write the words for extra practice with the other student reading out the clue.
For the matching task, prompt students to give full sentences: “I matched ___ with ___ because ___.”
Creative Writing
In this question, the student will be required to write a five to eight sentence paragraph on a question related to the topic.
Before starting, ask students write down 3 key ideas they are going to include in their piece. Ask students for ideas to share around the class to help those struggling.
Pro writing expectations:
5–8 sentences
At least 2 facts or details from the passage
At least 2 vocabulary words from the previous page
Students read their paragraphs while classmates listen for facts and vocabulary words.
Extension Activities
This page is optional for fast finishers or to take home. There are several activities, each one requiring a different skill. Do some, do none, do all, completely optional - but you will feel reassured knowing every possibility is planned for. Includes summary writting question.
Answer Key
There are answers for the multiple-choice questions, written response questions have sample answers, vocabulary answers and if there is a summary question then a sample summary will be provided as well.
Lesson Plan Included
Customized lesson plan for this lesson is included.
Lesson Snapshot
Title: United Nations
Genre: Nonfiction (Informational text)
Subject: Social Studies (Civics/Global Studies)
Primary Topic: How the UN began and works for peace
Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): P
What This Lesson Teaches Best
Origins and purpose of the UN: Explains that delegates from 50 countries met in San Francisco in 1945 and signed the United Nations Charter, leading to the UN officially beginning on October 24, 1945.
How countries work together in the UN: Describes the UN headquarters in New York City and how member countries speak and vote in the General Assembly, while a smaller group (the Security Council) votes on steps meant to protect peace.
Peacekeeping basics: Introduces UN peacekeeping observers (UNTSO) and explains that peacekeepers watch, report, and help keep ceasefires from breaking (and are not there to conquer).
Communication across languages: Shows why interpreters matter by explaining that leaders use interpreters in six official languages so the same message can travel across the room.
UN help beyond meetings: Notes that UN groups like UNICEF and the World Health Organization work on children’s needs, health, and bringing supplies after earthquakes, floods, or wars.
Learning Goals
Students will identify key dates and events that led to the UN officially beginning in 1945.
Students will describe how the General Assembly and the Security Council are different, using details from the text.
Students will explain what the United Nations Charter is and what it was meant to help countries do.
Students will summarize what peacekeepers do and why peacekeeping can be hard when countries won’t cooperate.
Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of key words such as interpreters and ceasefires.
Key Vocabulary From the Text
delegates — people chosen to represent a country at a meeting.
Charter — a written promise that explains a group’s goals.
headquarters — the main building where an organization works.
interpreters — people who change speech into another language.
ceasefires — times when fighting stops for a while.
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