You’ve given students a rigorous passage to read, and they breeze right through it. It’s frustrating! Students need to practice close reading and annotating the text - these Close Reading Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions in a wide variety of themes are the perfect way to give students a concrete process for reading complex texts, making note of important text features, and answering text-dependent questions. With three differentiated levels of each passage, graphic organizers, and an annotation guide in hand, students will develop stronger reading skills and be better equipped to tackle text-dependent questions. Your students will be reading and comprehending a deeper meaning from texts in no time! You’ll Love: ● A clear, concrete close reading process for students to follow every single time they read an informational text  ● Visual and organizational supports to scaffold the close reading process for students ● Feeling confident with your implementation of complex reading standards  ● Meeting students where they are - with 3 differentiated levels of reading passages, everyone feels challenged What You Get: For 7 Different Season or Holiday Themes: Printable Understanding the Standards Teacher Guide ● States the purpose of each reading ● Explains how each reading ties to the specific standard ● Details what students should focus on ● Provides a learning targets for each reading Printable Implementation Guide ● Step-by-step instructions for implementing close reading ● Use as teacher reference or print and hand out to students Leveled Passages ● 4 themed passages per set ● 3 levels of differentiation per passage (that’s a grand total of 84 passages!) ● Word count and Lexile levels recorded in the top-left corner of each passage Text-Dependent Questions ● Questions covering each category in the standards ● Categories include: Key Ideas & Details, Craft & Structure, Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Writing Prompts ● 1 writing prompt to complete after the third read of each passage ● Requires students to synthesize or make connections between their knowledge and evidence from the text Printable Annotation Guide ● "Mark Up the Text" ● Use as a guide for students to mark up the text and annotate with symbols ● 2 levels included Graphic Organizers ● Key Ideas & Details (with and without lines) ● Main Idea (with and without lines) ● Vocabulary (with and without lines) Printable Close Reader Posters ● Visual reminders for students to understand their role as a close reader ● Uses stem “A close reader…” Answer Keys ● Detailed exemplar responses for all questions included Digital Option for Use With Google ●Option to go 100% paperless with this resource Ideas for Use: ● Whole-group instruction followed by independent reading of passages ● Small-group instruction and intervention ● Independent reading during your rotations ● Morning work ● Early finisher work ● Homework Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource: “Yes, yes and YES!! The resource is OUTSTANDING! Worth every penny. The passages are high interest and the questioning is fantastic. This will get your kids thinking and responding well to what they are reading. Do yourself a favor and add these to your teaching tool belt!” - Beth A. “Worth every penny! The differentiation on this resource is outstanding! I love that there are passages for all different times throughout the year. Even my principal asked me about this resource, and was impressed! Thank you!” -Marleigh B. ⭐️Download the preview to see more!⭐️ ........................................................................................... Give Students More Close Reading Practice ➜ Check Out My Other Close Reading Sets ●Close Reading: Back to School Passages and Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Fall and Halloween Passages and Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Fall and Thanksgiving Passages and Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Christmas Differentiated Passages and Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Winter Differentiated Reading Passages | Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Presidents Day Differentiated Passages | Text-Dependent Questions ●Close Reading: Spring Differentiated Reading Passages | Text-Dependent Questions ........................................................................................... And a BONUS topic ➜ Close Reading: Plants Differentiated Reading Passages | Text-Dependent Questions ........................................................................................... 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