Christmas Traditions Reading Comprehension Christmas Around World Text Evidence

These Christmas Traditions Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions require students to use text evidence and the RACES writing strategy to answer constructive response questions. Each reading passage highlights a different country around the world and the Christmas traditions found there. Countries included: America, Mexico, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Australia, Sweden, France, and Russia.

These Christmas themed nonfiction reading passages include one constructive response question where students will use the RACES writing strategy to answer the question. Three more questions are included that require students to practice restating and answering questions about the passage.

This resource will enhance your students' understanding of text evidence and sharpen their skills in finding and citing it. Students will be guided through the RACES writing strategy, which is a valuable tool for teaching text evidence to students. The RACES Writing Strategy helps students respond to reading comprehension questions by providing evidence from the text to support their answers. 

Included in this download:

• RACES Writing Guide (Color and Black/White)
• RACES Writing Writing Strategy Bookmarks (Color and Black/White)
• 10 Christmas Traditions Around the World Reading Passages and Questions 
• Answer Keys

Countries included in this resource:

• America
• Mexico
• Canada
• England
• Germany
• Italy
• Australia
• Sweden
• France
• Russia

⭐Each Christmas themed nonfiction reading passage includes straightforward text-based questions relative to each passage. To ensure your students thoroughly comprehend the material, each passage includes one constructive response question that follows the RACES writing structure and three more questions that require students to restate and answer inquiries about the passage.

These activities are perfect for…

• whole group instruction
• small groups
• individual desk work
• literacy centers
• morning work
• homework
• assessments
• early finishers
• sub plans 

The best part?

This resource is NO PREP and is easy to use! Just print and go! You can easily teach and reinforce the RACES Writing Strategy with these anchor charts, writing guides, bookmarks, graphic organizers, and reading passages. Students will be able to practice responding to reading comprehension questions by providing evidence from the text to support their answers. These activities will also help your students answer common questions on standardized tests about text evidence.

More About the RACES Writing Strategy:

The RACES writing strategy is an acronym that stands for:

• RESTATE: Students begin by restating the question in their own words. This helps ensure they understand what is being asked of them.
• ANSWER: Next, students provide a clear and concise answer to the question. This should directly address the main point or question being asked.
• CITE EVIDENCE: This step requires students to provide examples from the text to support their answer. It's important for students to back up their responses by citing text evidence.
• EXPLAIN: After citing text evidence, students explain how the examples they provided supports their response. This step encourages them to think critically and demonstrate a deeper understanding of the topic.
• SUMMARIZE: Finally, students summarize their response by rephrasing their answer and briefly restating the key points. This reinforces the main point. 

The RACES strategy is a valuable tool for teaching text evidence to students. It helps students respond to reading comprehension questions by providing evidence from the text to support their answers. 

In this one convenient resource, you can…

• have ready-to-go activities that will provide your students with a meaningful learning experience as they learn how to find and cite text evidence in their writing
• use these pre-made activities as sub plans when you need to take a day (or week) off!
• print and go - includes everything you need to teach your students how to use the RACES Writing Strategy to respond to reading comprehension questions by providing evidence from the text to support their answers. 

These Christmas-themed reading passages are designed to help students better understand and incorporate text evidence into their writing. 

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RI.4.1, RI.4.8, W.4.1b, W.4.4, W.4.9

RI.5.1, RI.5.8, W.5.1b, W.5.4, W.5.9

RI.6.1, RI.6.8, W.6.1b, W.6.4, W.6.9