Details
Pages
7 Pages
Subject
Film & Theater, Reading Skills, History/Social Studies
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Resource Type
Activities, Printables, Worksheets
Standard
Not standard specific
Description
Students will enjoy this informational passage and assessment on the great Walt Disney and his film making career. Disney is the most important and popular figure in the history of cartoons and his name lives on today in his Disneyland amusement parks and the The Walt Disney Company, an American mass media and entertainment corporation. The passage focuses on Disney's great ideas to use sound, color, and the character of Mickey Mouse to begin and then expand upon his film empire.
This passage is written for Grade 4-7 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). Please see the Preview for an idea of the passage style and to view all the assessment questions.
This resource includes:
1) An engaging and carefully-written 1000-word biographical passage called 'Walt Disney: Moviemaking Pioneer." The passage is at an upper elementary and lower middle school reading level and tells the story of Disney's film making efforts and innovations.
2) A total of 26 questions, including vocabulary, comprehension, and short-answer, requiring close reading and re-reading of text.
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. 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 passage is written for Grade 4-7 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). Please see the Preview for an idea of the passage style and to view all the assessment questions.
This resource includes:
1) An engaging and carefully-written 1000-word biographical passage called 'Walt Disney: Moviemaking Pioneer." The passage is at an upper elementary and lower middle school reading level and tells the story of Disney's film making efforts and innovations.
2) A total of 26 questions, including vocabulary, comprehension, and short-answer, requiring close reading and re-reading of text.
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. 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.
Students will enjoy this informational passage and assessment on the great Walt Disney and his film making career. Disney is the most important and popular figure in the history of cartoons and his name lives on today in his Disneyland... more
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