Basketball Reading Passages Giannis Antetokounmpo (Grades 1-6) Distance Learning

This resource includes differentiated reading passages about pro basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

If you have a class of students who are on a wide range of reading levels, this is the perfect product for you!

Included in this resource:

1 nonfiction text written on a 5th-6th-grade reading level (1,044 words)

1 nonfiction text written on a 3rd-4th-grade reading level (823 words)

1 nonfiction text written on a 1st-2nd-grade reading level (398 words)

** All passages contain information about Antetokounmpo's childhood and basketball career.

There is a quiz and a writing prompt for each passage.

Each quiz contains:

3 multiple-choice questions

1 written response question

Quizzes are written to match the level of rigor required by CCSS while not being too confusing for students.

Each writing prompt asks students to write about Antetokounmpo using information from the text and relate it to their own lives.

Passages and Quizzes for Google Classroom

In addition to being in paper form, the passages and quizzes are available for Google Classroom. When you purchase this resource, page 2 will contain links for you to make copies to your Google Classroom account. The self-grading quizzes were created in Google Forms. The passages were made using Google Slides.

**You must have a Google Classroom account to use these digital files. Otherwise, just print from the PDF file.

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