What Happened to Amelia Earhart: The Gardner Island Theory Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1120 | Word Count:441
Read the passage and answer the questions.
 
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Discussion Questions
  1. What evidence supports the Gardner Island Theory about Amelia Earhart's disappearance?
  2. Why do you think there are still so many competing theories about what happened to Earhart and Noonan?
  3. How does the work of TIGHAR contribute to our understanding of the Earhart mystery?
  4. Do you think circumstantial evidence is enough to support the Gardner Island Theory? Why or why not?
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 25 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 circle the correct answers.