Description
“The History of Pizza” close reading passage includes three days of response pages with answer sheets; day 1 focuses on main idea and details, day 2 focuses on vocabulary and text structure, and day 3 focuses on theme, author craft and inferencing.
No prep materials make it easy to implement close reading in your upper elementary classroom.
This passage is also part of the September Close Reading Pack. You can find close reading for the entire year here:
You may also like close reading anchor charts, posters, a flip book, and bookmarks. You can find these reference materials here: Close Reading Reference Materials
You may also be interested in the whole close reading bundle that includes passages for each month of the year and more. You can find this bundle here: Close Reading-A Bundle for the Whole Year
If you have any questions, please email me at jen@twolittlebirdsteaching.com.
Yadira B. –
This package was a great way to reinforce our lessons in class
Carrie W. –
This was a great additional to my current curriculums/interventions
Brenda O. –
This resource was interesting. It was not on grade level for my 6th graders, but good with small group. Thanks!
Amy Fletcher –
These materials are absolutely wonderful! My students remained highly engaged throughout, and the academic rigor truly challenged them to think critically. A fantastic resource!
Hannah Orlowski –
My students loved the simple layout and the practice that they were able to have.
Ilona G. –
My students loved the pizza article! I loved not having to search for an interesting article.
Brooke S. –
A great resource for my third grade class! 🙂
Stephanie Prince –
Great resource used with the students in small groups
Kiana Lee –
I used this last year with my class. This year, now that I have a better understanding of a close read, this will help me even more with this year’s students.
Jennifer B. –
This is such a wonderful resource! My students are really benefiting from it. I look forward to purchasing more from this seller in the future!
Lacey P. –
This was great to leave for sub plans! It kept students busy while allowing me to assess their comprehension when I had to be gone unexpectedly at the beginning of the year. Students also enjoyed the pizza theme!
Cassie E. –
Good resource. I use it this past spring with my resource classes.
Hannah W. –
This was a nice resource to review close reading strategies before state testing.
Teacher’s Treasure Box –
Great way to practice close and careful reading in a cooperative group setting.
Jennifer J. –
I used this with 2 of my small groups for analyzing texts in depth. I was also able to pair this passage with a book from Epic so that we could compare and contrast the two texts.
heather R. –
I used this activity for reading comprehension practice. The students like the topics and found it engaging.
Rachelle H. –
My fourth grade students really enjoyed the text used to teach close reading.
Christine Roque –
I loved this resource for National pizza day. My students found it interesting to read and learn about the origin of pizza!
Amy B. –
My students loved the activity! They were all engaged and it was perfect for fourth graders.
YVETTE R. –
My students enjoyed this resource and were engaged.