No Prep Close Reading Passages - Non-Fiction

20 *Non-Fiction* Close Reading Passages and Worksheets



- Diverse range of high-interest extracts from authentic texts

- Designed for close reading

- Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation.

- Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacation

assignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or any

other use

- Includes 3 levels of questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, author's purpose, and evaluation and personal-connection

- Vocabulary rich

- Includes questions on text structure, word-choice, and author's bias

- Common Core Aligned

- Answer key included

- Sample Difficulty Levels included



Topics Included:



Hieroglyphics

Foreign Languages

Weather and Climate

Biology and Medicine

Biography - Joan of Arc, Da Vinci, Ghandi

Zoology

Engineering

Botany

History and Culture

Music