• To help you introduce and teach inferencing and text evidence, there are teaching notes with tips and ideas for each skill, 2 anchor charts, and a set of question stems included.

• To best help students learn and practice the skills, this resource includes 5 passages specifically targeted to work on making inferences and citing text evidence.

• To help you easily differentiate while students practice the skills, the passages are included on 5 reading levels that cover grades 3-8. Included in this resource are 5 original reading passages on 5 levels, totaling 25 passages.

• To help you assess student understanding of the skills, there is a question set with 5 questions for every passage included. Each question set is included in 2 formats: short answer and multiple choice. Every question focuses on practicing the reading skills. Each student, regardless of the reading level that is assigned, can complete the questions.

• To help you reach your students, 100% of this resource can be used digitally. Passages and questions can be shared with students digitally.

What reading skills are covered?

This resource is targeted to help students make inferences and use text evidence. This resource is aligned to Common Core Reading Informational Text Standard 1 (RI.1). If you don’t use Common Core, this resource is still perfect for practicing making inferences and using text evidence.

The passages in this set include…

• …a mix of historical, technical, and scientific texts to provide practice with a variety of text types.

• …a mix of text structures, including chronological order, compare and contrast, problem and solution, cause and effect, and description texts.

• …a mix of eye-catching text features, such as diagrams, photographs, drawings, maps, tables, timelines, and more.

What is included?

+ Printable and interactive digital versions of the following:

• 5 engaging reading passages loaded with text features – (See topics below.)

• 5 differentiated reading levels for each passage (25 total passages)

• CCSS-aligned question set and answer key for each passage
  - Short answer and multiple choice format included for each question set

• 2 anchor charts (1 for each skill)

• 1 set of question stems that can be used with any text

Check out the preview file to see what is included in further detail.

How can I access and use the interactive digital version?

Assign, read, interact, and respond digitally.

→ This resource is ready to use in Google Classroom™.

• The teaching notes and lesson plans are Google Slides™.

• The passages are interactive Google Slides™. Students can highlight text evidence with colored bars. Video tutorials are included.

• The question sets are interactive Google Slides™. For multiple choice questions, students can mark their answers with moveable colored circles. For short answer questions, students can type directly in colored text boxes.

→ Directions are included for using this resource with Microsoft OneDrive™, Jamboard™, and Seesaw™.

→ This resource can be shared directly with students through password-protected and secure educational platforms, like Google Drive™ and Microsoft OneDrive™.

How can I use this resource?

• to teach and practice drawing inferences and citing text evidence

• during whole-group reading instruction and in small groups

• for independent practice through homework, classwork, and morning work

• for assessment, skill review, and test prep

How will this resource help me?

• Target the specific nonfiction reading skills of making inferences and citing text evidence to practice with your students.

• Easily and instantly differentiate your reading instruction.

Differentiated Passage Topics Included:

1. 29 Years of Maximum Security

2. The Spread of a Virus

3. Ice Cream in a Bag

4. George Washington vs. Smallpox

5. The Case Against Cold-Water Swimming

Paired passages are passages that are connected in some way or share similarities. Passages 1 and 5 can be paired. Passages 2 and 4 can be paired.

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Differentiated Reading Levels Included:

Each passage is included on 5 levels, covering 3rd - 8th grade reading levels.

Passage levels are discretely labeled with a shape indicator.

LEVEL ONE → 3rd Grade Reading Level - +

LEVEL TWO → 4th Grade Reading Level - ○

LEVEL THREE → 5th Grade Reading Level - ◻︎

LEVEL FOUR → 6th - 8th Grade Reading Level - ◇

LEVEL FIVE → Advanced Reader - ⭐︎

Passage levels are digitally analyzed to ensure that they fall within the Common Core reading level bands for each grade level. You can learn more about the differentiated levels by downloading the preview file.

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» Each passage was carefully researched, and a complete list of sources is included.

» A+ Precision Review edited this resource.

Do you have a question?

Please ask any and all questions before purchasing by emailing me at teachingisthesweetest@gmail.com.