Siege of Charleston Printable Reading Comprehension

Grade Level: 6+ | Word Count: 397 | Lexile 1200
 
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss: Why was Charleston a strategic target for the British during the Southern Campaign? What were the short- and long-term impacts of the British victory at Charleston on the Revolutionary War?
Reading Groups - This is a great enrichment activity for your reading groups.
Morning Work - The passage and question set takes most students about 15-20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Revolutionary War-themed reading 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.