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.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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...
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...
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 Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
What Did Shirley Chisholm Fight for?
Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom with this reading exercise about the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress!
Introduce your students to “Fighting Shirley,” a defender of racial and gender equality, educator, and a 7-term U.S. House of Representatives member. In addition to her many accomplishments, in 1972, Chisholm challenged the establishment to become the first-ever African American to seek nomination for president on the Democratic ticket. This resource is designed to fill your students’ brains with Shirley Chisholm facts and information!
In this 2-page worksheet, students will read an informational passage about Shirley Chisholm. They’ll practice word recognition, decode unknown words and phrases through context clues, and answer 4 reading comprehension questions to confirm they grasp Chisholm’s legacy.
An answer key is included with this resource for easy grading.
Ways to Use This Reading Comprehension Activity
This download is more than a worksheet!
In addition to being an inspiring 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 them. 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, full-color PDF, or black-and-white 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, 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 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.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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...
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...
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
Describe the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present.
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