John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry: Non-Fiction Reading Passage 4th
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John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Close Reading Passage for UPPER ELEMENTARY
Before you check out this passage on the historical event of John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry and the role it played in history, have you checked out my social studies interactive reading response journal bundled pack. The bundled pack comes with 25 close reading passages and an interactive response journal activity for each passage. The passages take you through history. Also included in the pack are interactive activities for maps/globes and government.
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About this passage.....
This is the second passage in a series of passages that pick up in history where my second notebook ended.
This paragraph passage is about the events surrounding John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry. It focuses on John Brown as an abolitionist, his desire to end slavery, and his plan to achieve that. It summarizes the events of the raid, as well as touches on how it changed views on slavery preceding the Civil War, most likely helping to stir mixed feelings among the north and south.
Click the links below to purchase the other articles related to the Civil War
Get the entire BUNDLED Civil War and New Nation Notebook Click HERE for all of the details.When you buy the bundled pack, you get an interactive activity with each passage. Those are not included when purchasing passages separately.
1.) Civil War – Uncle Tom’s Cabin
2.) Civil War – John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
3.) Civil War – States’ Rights and Tensions Before the Civil War
4.) Civil War – Fort Sumter – First Battle of Civil War
5.) Civil War – The Battle of Gettysburg
7.) Civil War - Effects on the North and South
8.) Following the Civil War (The Changing Nation)– The Cattle Drive Era
9.) Following the Civil War (The Changing Nation) – The Spanish American War
10.) Following the Civil War (The Changing Nation) – The Panama Canal
11.) Following the Civil War (The Changing Nation) – Immigration to the US in late 1800's-early 1900's
Please note..... when I write my passages, I try to sum up the major events surrounding the topic of the passage. There may be other details you would like to include that I did not include, so you can pull other resources for that. My goal is to write an article about the topic that is not as overwhelming as the often wordy textbooks. Textbooks can sometimes provide so much information that fourth and fifth graders can not even figure out what the important event is.
This passage was written with 4th-5th graders in mind. The majority of the passages in this third series follow the social studies curriculum for the state of Georgia for 5th graders. Keep in mind though that they are non-fiction, so even older kids or kids from all states could benefit from the historical material.
The push today in the elementary classroom is to teach the kids the skills of close reading. Focus on and analyze a shorter passage. Hold the details of the passage under a microscope to really examine it.
Teach a reading lesson while also introducing a social studies topic... it makes covering the social studies content so much easier.
I did not use any clipart on this because I wanted the focus to be on the words and not images.
There are no written student questions, but suggested teacher discussion questions are included.
Click the link below to see all of my close reading passages.
As a gentle reminder.....Please, I am human and can make editing mistakes. If you come across anything that needs to be corrected, please just send me a message. I can then upload the fixed passage before you rate it:-) Thank you.
For more creative lesson ideas, click on 'elementary lesson plans' by my picture above.
