Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
Reading Skills, US History, Physical Education
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
3rd, 4th, 5th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Not standard specific
Description
This is an informational passage and assessment on Jim Thorpe, the famous Native American Olympic champion. It focuses on his participation and success in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, where he amazed the world by winning both the pentathlon and decathlon, earning instant fame and recognition as the 'world's greatest athlete." The passage concludes with an explanation of how Thorpe soon after had his medals taken away for allegedly not being an 'amateur" athlete and then how his records and medals were reinstated in 1982, nearly thirty years after his death.
The text was written specifically for Grade 3-5 reading levels and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, centers, etc).
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and highly engaging 900-word historical passage called 'Bright Path: Jim Thorpe and the Olympics." Flesch Kincaid Reading Level = 4.7
2) A set of 20 questions, including sequencing, comprehension, and source-based work.
3) An additional crossword puzzle for your early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws. The redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The text was written specifically for Grade 3-5 reading levels and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, centers, etc).
This 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and highly engaging 900-word historical passage called 'Bright Path: Jim Thorpe and the Olympics." Flesch Kincaid Reading Level = 4.7
2) A set of 20 questions, including sequencing, comprehension, and source-based work.
3) An additional crossword puzzle for your early finishers or to use as another form of assessment.
4) Answers to every question.
This item is a digital download and is bound by copyright laws. The redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
This is an informational passage and assessment on Jim Thorpe, the famous Native American Olympic champion. It focuses on his participation and success in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, where he amazed the world by winning both the pentathlon and decathlon,... more
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