Paired Texts Bundle #1 (Grades 1-2): Paired Texts About Famous Athletes

This resource includes high-interest paired texts about 10 of the world's most famous athletes and 2 famous coaches. These passages will help your students learn how to analyze similarities and differences between two texts.

Contents:

→ 28 Nonfiction Articles

→ 14 Quizzes

→ 6 Writing Prompts

→ Answer Keys for all quizzes

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Topics Covered:

→ Professional Sports Career:

1 informational text about each athlete's pro career

1 quiz for every two texts

→ Tying It All Together:

1 writing prompt to cover all texts

The resources about LeBron, Jordan, Messi, Salah, Phelps, Bolt, Bryant, and Ortiz ALSO include passages about:

→ The Childhood Years:

1 informational text about each athlete's childhood

1 quiz for every two texts

→ Giving Back:

1 informational text about each athlete's charity work

1 quiz for every two texts

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Reading Level: Grades 1-2

Most of the articles are between 250-450 words.

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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.

The questions assess many CCSS-ELA standards and elements of nonfiction, including vocabulary, cause and effect, citing evidence, summarizing, sequence of events, comparing and contrasting, and much more.

Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please purchase an additional license for each teacher if more than one teacher will be using it.

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