The History of Cotton in America Online Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 460 |
| This activity gives a printable score report. |
Use this Activity: |
| Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies. |
| Morning Work - This reading comprehension activity takes students about 15-20 minutes. |
| Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts. |
| Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the 13 Colonies, Georgia, or South Carolina? This activity serves as a great extension. |
| Whiteboard- Students can take turns coming to the whiteboard to answer the multiple choice questions or annotate the passage. |
| Discuss - How did the invention of the cotton gin change the cotton industry? How did it change slavery in America? How did the cotton industry contribute to the onset of the Civil War? |
| Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |