ELA 4-5 Mt. Vesuvius

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: K-12 Close Reading Task

Essential and guiding questions:

How is the city of Pompeii similar to the city in which you live? Provide text evidence to support your comparison.
What were the possible signs that should have indicated to the people of Pompeii that they were in immediate danger?
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius led to what effects on Pompeii? Use text evidence to support your answer.
How does the author convey emotions during the actions at Pompeii?
Based on your reading, why would someone visit Pompeii today?

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Applying

Differentiation suggestions:

Scaffolding and support for special education students, English language learners, and struggling readers:

Some students can benefit from small group instruction by listening to a section of the story, pausing, and inviting them to discuss
what they heard. Encourage choral reading. Audio versions can aid in vocabulary development and the reader’s vocal expressions (i.e. fluency).
Struggling readers and ELL students can benefit from these audio versions.
On the website is also a copy of the text at a lower Lexile level which provides a bit less complex vocabulary for struggling students.
This less complex text should be used in addition to the original form of the text.

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