The History of eSports Reading Comprehension Passages – Video Games Activities
Description
ESports is an exciting part of popular culture. Explore the history of eSports further with this reading comprehension passage and set of follow-up questions. This activity pack includes a sequence text structure passage and a week of unique follow-up activities. THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES A FULL DIGITAL PACK.
The nonfiction reading passage is aimed at Year 5-8 students. It includes a range of text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks. Teach the sequence text structure with this passage and set of activities.
Included in this History of eSports reading pack:
1. A reading passage: The History of eSports (sequence text structure)
2. SEVEN corresponding NO PREP Higher-Order Thinking Activities
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Remember – reading comprehension text-dependent questions, including making inferences
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Understand – make connections and vocabulary/word work tasks (two pages)
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Analyse – a graphic organizer activity to focus on text structure
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Apply and Evaluate – weblinks to dig deeper into the topic, and questions to encourage critical thinking
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Create – design challenges for students to synthesize their knowledge
Reading Comprehension Strategies included:
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Find Facts and Details
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Make Inferences
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Use and Understand Vocabulary
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Summarise
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Synthesise
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Using Prior Knowledge
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Make Predictions
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Make Connections
3. A full digital set, great for Google Classrooms (Google Slides) and Microsoft One Drive.
4. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions.
5. Two ‘Tips For Use’ pages with ways to use this resource in your classroom.
