Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
History/Social Studies, Criminal Justice, US History
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
This is a U.S. history reading passage and comprehension assessment on the famous Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Eight Chicago White Sox players were accused of taking money from gamblers to lose the World Series on purpose. The players were banned from baseball for life, even though they were found not guilty in court. It shocked fans and hurt the sport's reputation for many years. This passage explains the events and results of this major scandal.
This passage is written for Grade 5-9 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 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and engaging 1000-word passage called 'The Black Sox Scandal: Cheating America's Pastime." The passage is written at a middle school and lower high school reading level and tells the story of the Chicago White Sox and the conspiracy of eight players on the team to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series
2) A total of 31 questions, including vocabulary, reading comprehension, sequencing events, and cause and effect. The questions require a close reading and re-reading of the text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.1, RI.4.5, 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 passage is written for Grade 5-9 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 'printable/no prep" resource includes:
1) An informative and engaging 1000-word passage called 'The Black Sox Scandal: Cheating America's Pastime." The passage is written at a middle school and lower high school reading level and tells the story of the Chicago White Sox and the conspiracy of eight players on the team to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series
2) A total of 31 questions, including vocabulary, reading comprehension, sequencing events, and cause and effect. The questions require a close reading and re-reading of the text and were written to align with these Common Core Informational Text Standards: RI.4.1, RI.4.5, 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 U.S. history reading passage and comprehension assessment on the famous Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Eight Chicago White Sox players were accused of taking money from gamblers to lose the World Series on purpose. The players were... more