Nathan Hale Online Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 900 | Word Count: 245 |
| This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration |
Use this Activity: |
| Discuss - Why do you think Nathan Hale chose to volunteer for such a dangerous mission as spying on the British? How do Hale’s final words reflect the values and spirit of the American Revolution? What role do education and personal relationships (like his friendship with Benjamin Tallmadge) seem to play in Hale’s story? |
| Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies. |
| Debate - Were Hale's actions heroic or reckless? |
| Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Revolutionary War-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 click the correct answers. |