Reading Comprehension: Paired Text

Prepare your students to succeed on state tests! Test-prep made easy! Reading Comprehension: Paired Text grade 5 is an easy-to-use resource that includes 8 paired text units with everything you need to practice reading comprehension skills with your fifth-grade students. This resource alignes to Science of Reading.These grade 5 paired text units provide students with opportunities to compare multiple viewpoints and to integrate information. Each unit contains two thematically related selections that are focused around an essential question.Each selection includes:vocabulary development in contextan oral close reading discussioncomprehension questionsa writing promptThe unit assessment includes discussion of the topic, texts, and essential question, as well as a pre-writing graphic organizer and culminating writing prompt.Additional features:student objectivestopic introductionslesson plansan answer keyGrade 5 paired text social studies units:Taking Sides: "e;One Land, Two Views"e; Level T "e;The Troll and the Billy Goats Gruff"e; Level SThose Who Moved Us Forward: "e;Newspaper Archives"e; Level U "e;Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies"e; Level TA View from All Sides: "e;An Unsettling Argument"e; Level V "e;No Room at the Inn"e; Level UUnsung Heroes: "e;Deborah Samson, Soldier of the Revolution"e; Level T "e;Two Poems from the Underground Railroad"e; Level WGrade 5 paired text science units:Amusement in the Air: "e;How to Make a Kite"e; Level T "e;Airborne"e; Level TUsing Resources Wisely: "e;Hydroelectricity"e; Level U "e;True Riches"e; Level TSolving Mysteries of the Past: "e;Otzi: A Window to the Past"e; Level V "e;Oma Frieda's Trunk"e; Level SBecoming Ourselves: "e;Nature versus Nurture"e; Level W "e;Dear Diary"e; Level URevised edition! This resource replaces Reading Paired Text and includes updates to the content.About Evan-MoorIgniting young minds to help every child learn and succeedEvan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK-8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.