Literary Passages for Text Marking & Close Reading: Grade 3: 20 Reproducible Passages With Text-Marking Activities That Guide Students to Read Strategically for Deep Comprehension

By Marcia Miller and Martin Lee

The higher standards expected today call for literacy instruction that focuses on the close reading of complex texts. In this book, twenty literary text passages are organized around high-interest topics connected to the curriculum and to key comprehension skills. Each reading is specially formatted to provide practice with text marking-a proven, powerful tool for building comprehension skills, such as describing characters, settings, key events and details, and story structure; identifying points of view; determining the meaning of key vocabulary and figurative language; and making inferences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545793866
• ISBN13: 9780545793865
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3