Tobacco in the Southern Colonies Printable Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 5+ | Lexile: 1050 | Word Count: 296 |
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, or North 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 - What role did tobacco play in the Virginia Colony? What was the difference between an enslaved person and an indentured servant? What was tobacco culture? |
| Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage. |