These mini nonfiction reading passages will help your students explain and understand important events and relationships in historical, scientific, and technical texts. These nonfiction task cards are perfect for independent practice, homework, literacy workstations, or to even use as part of your mini-lesson when discussing nonfiction texts.
Nonfiction Task Cards & Passages – Historical & Technical Texts RI.4.3 RI.5.3
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These mini nonfiction reading passages will help your students explain and understand important events and relationships in historical, scientific, and technical texts. These nonfiction task cards are perfect for independent practice, homework, literacy workstations, or to even use as part of your mini-lesson when discussing nonfiction texts.
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What’s Included?
This resource includes 20 nonfiction task cards. Each task card contains a short nonfiction reading passage (half a page) and includes a variety of printing options so you can find the exact format that will work for your students’ needs.
Option 1: Just the Text
- You can print the task cards with just the text. This is a great option if you want to use these reading passages to teach something other than explaining key events and relationships in nonfiction texts.
- There are all three different student response sheets included that you can pair with the task cards.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides.
Option 2: Text & Graphic Organizer
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One one side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the back there is a graphic organizer to help students identify and analyze the type of account the text is.
- This is a great option to help students organize their thinking about the text and help students understand key events and relationships in nonfiction texts.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides.
Option 3: Text & Reading Response Questions
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the other side there is a set of text-based comprehension questions and a space for a sticky note so they can “stop-and-jot” while they read the text.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides
*Each option also includes a digital version created using Google Slides so you can use this resource no matter what your teaching situation looks like.
How Can I Use This Resource?
There are TONS of ways you can use this resource in your classroom.
- Print the task cards on cardstock and use them in a literacy center to help your students practice understanding and explaining key events in nonfiction texts.
- Use the task card passages as part of your strategy group or small group instruction. They are short and focused and are the perfect small group teaching tool.
- Make a copy of 1-2 of the task cards and give to students are part of your warm-up, morning work, or homework.
- Use as a quick assessment at the end of your lesson or unit.
- Use for ANY READING COMPREHENSION instruction – while these task cards are perfect for teaching about the relationships and events in historical, scientific, and technical texts, you can also use them to teach a variety of comprehension skills
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