AGAINST ALL ODDS! Reading comprehensions on amazing survival stories.

This guided reading resource includes four epic stories of survival.

These include the pilot who crash landed in the Hudson River, the football team who got trapped for weeks in a flooded cave and the child who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the zoo.

Using the ‘LIMS’ approach, students work through Literal, Inference, Meaning and Summary questions to ensure that as your students find out about these captivating stories, they will also practise skills in reading right across the curriculum.

As answer scheme is provided, and the product is ready to print and go.

Here is a short sample taken from one of the stories:

But shortly after take off, disaster struck. As the plane climbed from the airport, the pilot’s view was filled with a huge flock of large birds. Passengers heard a series of loud bangs, and showers of flame coming from the engines followed by silence and a sickening smell of fuel. The plane had struck a flock of Canada Geese, and lost power in both of the aircraft’s engines. Now useless as a plane, Sully found himself in charge of a 75-tonne glider. He had to think quickly.

And examples of questions:

*What type of birds struck the engine of Flight 1549?

*Why is the plane described as a glider in the second paragraph? *

This is the second set of survival stories I have compiled. The other package can be found here:
Stories of Survival