Michael Jordan Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5+ | Lexile: 1050 | Word Count: 756
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why do you think Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time?
  2. What challenges did Jordan face in high school and how did he overcome them?
  3. How did Jordan’s success off the court (like with Nike and movies) help make him more famous?
  4. What do you think motivated Jordan to come out of retirement more than once?
Debate - Do you think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set 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. It can be part of a series of sports-themed comprehension activities offered to students as 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 annotate important information or to circle the correct answers.