The Hessians Printable Reading Comprehension |
| Grade Level: 5 | Word Count: 379 | Lexile 900 |
Use this Activity: |
| Discuss: Why did the British hire Hessians? What did the Americans think of the Hessians? What did the British think of the Hessians? What happened to the Hessian soldiers after 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. |