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Little Men: Starting School WorksheetLittle Men: Starting School Worksheet
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K12 Reader
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3rd - 8th
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Little Men: Starting School

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Jo March is all grown up in Louisa May Alcott's Little Men, and a new generation of children is benefitting from her tutelage. Young learners read a passage from the novel before answering four comprehension questions about plot details and contextual vocabulary. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

little women, louisa may alcott, reading comprehension

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Include in a reading assessment packet or assign as homework 

Classroom Considerations

  • Language and characters from the excerpt may make more sense if learners are already reading Little Men or have previously read Little Women
  • Background of the worksheet is in color, and printing in black and white may affect readability

Pros

  • Includes an answer key
  • One-page format makes the resource easy to copy and distribute

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.5.1

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