Shootout at the OK Corral Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 + | Lexile: 1080 | Word Count: 537
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration and customization
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Discussion Questions
  1. Why did Tombstone, Arizona, become such a violent and unstable place in the late 1800s?
  2. How did the roles of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday reflect both law enforcement and personal conflict?
  3. In what ways did newspapers, dime novels, and Hollywood change how people remember the O.K. Corral gunfight?
  4. Do you think the shootout was more about enforcing justice or personal revenge? Why?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 15 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to click fact or fiction next to each statement.