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

All paired texts in this bundle are written on a 1st-2nd grade reading level.

These high-interest paired texts cover 10 of the world's most famous athletes, and 2 famous coaches. Please click the links to see which athletes are featured in the sets for football, basketball, soccer, summer athletics, and baseball.

This bundle includes the following products:

Basketball Paired Texts: LeBron James and Michael Jordan

Football Paired Texts: Tom Brady and Julio Jones

Soccer Paired Texts: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Olympics Paired Texts: Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps

Baseball Paired Texts: Kris Bryant and David Ortiz

Famous Coaches Paired Texts: Mike Kryzyzewski and Roy Williams

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 6 texts

The sets about LeBron, Jordan, Messi, Ronaldo, 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
Stretch Reading Level: Kindergarten
Struggling Reading Level: Grade 3 and above

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.

Note: The preview download will have watermarks and only shows part of one set of texts. Your actual product download will not have watermarks.

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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You may also be interested in another bundle of paired texts about other famous athletes that I've written for grades 1-2.

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

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