By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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.
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.
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
Identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government by educating oneself about the issues, respectfully holding public ...
Identify important individuals who have participated voluntarily in civic affairs at state and local levels such as Adina de Zavala and Clara Driscoll;
Identify the importance of historical figures and important individuals who modeled active participation in the democratic process such as Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, Lorenzo de Zavala, Ann Richards, Henry B. González, Wallace Jefferson, and other ...
Identify past and present leaders in the national government, including the president and various members of Congress, and their political parties; and
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Get to Know Kamala Harris through Our Reading Comprehension Passage
Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom with this resource about Kamala Harris, the first person of color and the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.
In this 4-page worksheet, students will read an informational passage about Vice President Harris. They’ll practice word recognition and decode unknown words and phrases through context clues. To secure their reading comprehension, they’ll answer 4 questions about VP Harris and place her most important life events on a timeline.
An answer key is included with this resource for easy grading.
Ways to Use This Reading Comprehension Passage
This download is more than a worksheet!
In addition to being an inspiring historical figure to study during Black History Month and Women’s History Month, use this worksheet as a:
Fast finisher activity
Reading center activity
Post-lesson exit ticket
Homework assignment
Whole-class review (via smartboard)
Sustainability Tips: Print on cardstock and slip the pages into dry-erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry-erase marker, then erase and reuse. You can also project the worksheet and work through it as a class, having students record their answers in their notebooks.
Before You Download
Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the Google Slides version or 3 different color resolutions of the PDF. Depending on your lesson, you can also opt to:
Print the poster on tabloid paper and display it as a poster in your classroom during Black History Month.
Print the poster and comprehension questions on letter-size paper for your students to use independently.
Download the Google Slides version and print it as in-class worksheets or assign it virtually to your remote learning students.
Give your students an enriching learning experience with even more activities and lesson-planning tools!
Print a Black History poster pack for the classroom, to introduce your students to revered Black icons and the impacts their contributions have made to American history.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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.
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.
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency.
The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student
is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
Developing and sustaining foundational language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained
reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student
is expected to self-select text and rea...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as
re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when
understanding breaks down.
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
Identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government by educating oneself about the issues, respectfully holding public ...
Identify important individuals who have participated voluntarily in civic affairs at state and local levels such as Adina de Zavala and Clara Driscoll;
Identify the importance of historical figures and important individuals who modeled active participation in the democratic process such as Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, Lorenzo de Zavala, Ann Richards, Henry B. González, Wallace Jefferson, and other ...
Identify past and present leaders in the national government, including the president and various members of Congress, and their political parties; and
Organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps; and
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