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Students need to gain lots of practice working with nonfiction passages. This prepares them for more advanced course work. Here are some nonfiction reading passages, worksheets, and online practice activities to give students practice. I recommend using the online versions of the activities if you have access to technology in your classroom.

RL/RI.4.1 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL/RI.5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL/RI.6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL/RI.K.2 - With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RL/RI.1.2 - Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RL/RI.2.2 - Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. RL/RI.3.2 - Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the ...

RI.K.4 - With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. RI.1.4 - Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. RI.2.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. RI.3.4 - Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases ...