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Comprehension - The Great Wall of China

Google Slide, PDF | 3 pages | Grades: 5 - 6

A comprehension activity about The Great Wall of China.

A comprehension activity with provided information sheet, questions, and suggested answers.

“The Great Wall of China is one of the most significant artificial structures in the world. Built more than 2,000 years ago, it is an architectural feat that is still standing. The Great Wall is actually made up of many smaller walls. Its official length is an impressive 13,170 mi, but today some 5,500 mi of wall still stands, stretching east to west and winding up and down across grasslands, mountains, deserts, and plateaus.”

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.A

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.9.B

Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]"").
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.10

By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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