De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Block Clubs [Pdf]

"Block Clubs" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about block clubs, which are groups of neighbors who work together to make rules and solve problems in their neighborhoods. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining the main idea and underlining five sentences that support it. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1, and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, central ideas/themes, and summarizing key ideas.