Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
History/Social Studies, US History, Criminal Justice
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
This is a US history passage with comprehension assessment on the Lizzie Borden murder case. Lizzie was accused of brutally killing her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts. While the brutal crime shocked the nation, Lizzie continually claimed she was innocent. After a famous trial, she was found not guilty due to a lack of evidence. Despite her acquittal, many believed Lizzie committed the murders, and her story became a legend still talked about today.
*No excessively graphic details or images are used in this resource.
This passage is written for Grade 5-8 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This resource includes:
1) An engaging 1050-word passage called 'Lizzie Borden: Innocent or Guilty?" The text explains what happened in Fall River in August of 1892 and the Lizzie Borden trial that followed.
2) A total of 30 questions, including vocabulary, close-reading comprehension, sequencing historical events, and cause and effect. These questions require a close reading and re-reading of text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.5, RI.5.1, and RI.5.4
3) A crossword puzzle for 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 and 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.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
*No excessively graphic details or images are used in this resource.
This passage is written for Grade 5-8 students and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homework, test prep, assessment, sub work, centers, etc).
This resource includes:
1) An engaging 1050-word passage called 'Lizzie Borden: Innocent or Guilty?" The text explains what happened in Fall River in August of 1892 and the Lizzie Borden trial that followed.
2) A total of 30 questions, including vocabulary, close-reading comprehension, sequencing historical events, and cause and effect. These questions require a close reading and re-reading of text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.5, RI.5.1, and RI.5.4
3) A crossword puzzle for 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 and 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.
Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.
This is a US history passage with comprehension assessment on the Lizzie Borden murder case. Lizzie was accused of brutally killing her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts. While the brutal crime shocked the... more