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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
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Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."
Incorporate nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game."

"The First Basketball Game" Close Reading Questions (Historical Nonfiction)

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Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game." The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport's gradual evolution. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

By completing this close reading activity, students will do the following:

  • Make active reading visible by annotating text

  • Accurately restate what the text says explicitly

  • Analyze a passage to determine tone

  • Make sense of unfamiliar phrases and idiomatic expressions

  • Make and support a claim using relevant and compelling textual evidence

  • Compare and contrast

  • Discern author's purpose

  • Apply a literary device to the text (situational irony)

  • Discern meaning from nonfiction text features including graphs and charts

Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:

  • A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - Google and printable

  • Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat - Google and printable

  • Sojourner Truth's Speech to the American Equal Rights Association - Google and printable

  • "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros - Google and printable

  • The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery - Google and printable

  • "The Loophole of Retreat" by Harriet Jacobs - Google and printable

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Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game." The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport's gradual evolution. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

By completing this close reading activity, students will do the following:

  • Make active reading visible by annotating text

  • Accurately restate what the text says explicitly

  • Analyze a passage to determine tone

  • Make sense of unfamiliar phrases and idiomatic expressions

  • Make and support a claim using relevant and compelling textual evidence

  • Compare and contrast

  • Discern author's purpose

  • Apply a literary device to the text (situational irony)

  • Discern meaning from nonfiction text features including graphs and charts

Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:

  • A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - Google and printable

  • Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat - Google and printable

  • Sojourner Truth's Speech to the American Equal Rights Association - Google and printable

  • "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros - Google and printable

  • The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery - Google and printable

  • "The Loophole of Retreat" by Harriet Jacobs - Google and printable

Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game." The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport's gradual evolution. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

By completing this close reading activity, students will do the following:

  • Make active reading visible by annotating text

  • Accurately restate what the text says explicitly

  • Analyze a passage to determine tone

  • Make sense of unfamiliar phrases and idiomatic expressions

  • Make and support a claim using relevant and compelling textual evidence

  • Compare and contrast

  • Discern author's purpose

  • Apply a literary device to the text (situational irony)

  • Discern meaning from nonfiction text features including graphs and charts

Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:

  • A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - Google and printable

  • Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat - Google and printable

  • Sojourner Truth's Speech to the American Equal Rights Association - Google and printable

  • "Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros - Google and printable

  • The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery - Google and printable

  • "The Loophole of Retreat" by Harriet Jacobs - Google and printable

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Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering "The First Basketball Game." The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport's gradual evolution. An answer key is provided.

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