Are you looking for engaging informational articles about influential African American leaders who made an impact on our world? Students will love learning facts about these influential leaders and teachers will love how each passage come with comprehension questions that will assess reading comprehension.

This resource includes 6 different guided reading passages, at a guided reading level O, about 6 famous and influential African Americans, who made a difference in our world. Each passage includes 2 pages of comprehension questions, which serve as an excellent comprehension check or assessment. This resource also includes a graphic organizer, one for each person, so students can fill in and summarize the important contributions of each leader. There is also a cover page with the name, a famous quote, and a picture of the special person, that students can use a cover page or coloring sheet to the article. A level O is the equivalent of a third grade reading level.

This resource also includes a graphic organizer, one for each person, so students can fill in and summarize the important contributions of each leader. There is also a cover page with the name, a famous quote, and a picture of the special person, that students can use a cover page or coloring sheet to the article.

These passages teach about the important work that these African Americans did to help with the Civil Rights Movement, as well as how they taught acceptance for for ALL humans, and displayed inspiring character traits through through adversity.

If you are looking for excellent articles with content about the powerful African Americans who helped shape our country, non-fiction text features, and can be used in a variety of different activities, then this is the resource for you! These articles are excellent to read as part of your guided reading, reader's workshop, test prep, independent reading, even homework! These articles are the perfect way to incorporate social studies content into English Language Arts!

This resource is also part of a Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions BUNDLE. The bundle includes 42 different reading passages, with 2 pages of comprehension checks for each article.

This resource is part of my Reading Passages BUNDLE.

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Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions BUNDLE

Grade Level Equivalent: 3rd grade. Can be used as a read aloud for whole group reading lessons in second grade or used to work with your emerging fourth grade readers. If you still have questions about the readability, please check out the FREEBIE article, so you can determine if it is a good fit for your needs.

READING PASSAGE AND COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FREEBIE!

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: using text evidence and MLK timeline.

2. Ruby Bridges- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: responding to the text and Ruby Bridges timeline.

3 . Rosa Parks- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: key details of the text and finding text evidence.

4. Jackie Robinson- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: analyzing famous words and character traits of Jackie Robinson and questions about the text (multiple choice and short answer.)

5. Booker T. Washington- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: citing text evidence and matching statements about important parts of the text.

6. George Washington Carver- Includes a two page article (in black and white) and a graphic organizer. There are two comprehension checks: identifying facts and opinions about the content in the article and identifying cause and effect relationships with information in the article.

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Melissa :)