Ensure understanding with this Manifest Destiny Close Reading Comprehension Challenge. Students will examine the reading passage multiple times to complete each of the six tasks using the non-fiction, informational text. The best part…NO PREP for teachers. Just Print and Go! Topics include: Westward Expansion, Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Louisiana Purchase, John L. O’Sullivan Students will work in pairs (or individually) to complete 6 tasks. Students will use reading comprehension skills to complete each task. As students complete each task, they will bring you their answers for you to quickly check. After checking, they can color in the box on the completion sheet. They will repeat the process until all 6 boxes are colored in. This activity can be used for partner activities, anticipatory sets, unit review, sub plans, extension activities, early-finishers, stations, or independent work. How you choose to set it up in your classroom is up to you. You my also choose to do one task per day or complete them all in one or two class periods. What’s Included? ✔️ Task 1: Fill in the Blank Reading Passage ✔️ Task 2: Vocabulary Practice ✔️ Task 3: Crossword Puzzle ✔️ Task 4: Text Marking ✔️ Task 5: True or False Word Scramble ✔️ Task 6: Summary and Supporting Details Graphic Organizer ✔️ Student Completion Sheet ✔️ Teacher Answer Key (when applicable) ✔️ Teacher Directions What do students need? ✏️ Highlighters or Color Pencils (Green, Blue, Pink, Yellow) Click HERE to join my newsletter and get a FREE Escape Room! »»» Comprehension Challenge: Click HERE »»» Printable ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Interactive Google Slides™: Click HERE »»» Digital Secret Message Activities: Click HERE »»» Digital ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Color by Number - Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Digital Reading Passages: Click HERE »»» Interactive Game Boards: Click HERE »»» Reading Passages and Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Back to School: Click HERE »»» Collaborative Posters: Click HERE »»» Scavenger Hunts: Click HERE How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits you can use to lower the cost of future purchases. I truly value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom. :-) Copyright Information : © Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.
