Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions | EOC Prep

I love to celebrate holidays in the secondary classroom but still “stick” with the ELA standards. I use this article around Valentine’s Day to teach my students about the history of the holiday, objections to celebrating it, AND how we can spread love year around – not just on one day out of the whole year. This piece works well when you’re focusing on author’s argument, tone, text structure, and/or main idea. 

This could also be used as a sub-plan. Everything students need for vocabulary, critical thinking, and test prep are all included! 

I've included an article all about the history of Valentine's Day and many believe it is simply a "Hallmark Holiday" used to make money. I've also added some fun stories on the history of a popular Valentine's Day candy. Students will see 10 multiple choice questions and one constructed-response question. I've also added a vocabulary practice and 5 pre-reading questions to get your students thinking about the text as well as their own lives. If you'd prefer a digital version of the text + a self-grading quiz, I've also added that to the packet with the instructions on how to implement Google Quizzes in your classroom. 

Multiple Choice Questions + Constructed Response Cover the following topics:

- Arguments

- Central Idea

- Textual Evidence

- Rhetorical Questions

- Rhetorical Devices

- Text Structure

- Tone

- Inference

When you purchase this product you will receive:

- A Pre-reading activity for students

- 10 vocabulary words

- 5 reflective, essential questions for students

- A 3 page, original, informational text style article on Valentine's Day

- 10 printable multiple-choice questions

- 1 printable constructed response question

- Full answer Key

- Link to self-grading article + Google Quiz with all 10 MC + 1 Constructed Response

- Directions for self-grading article + Google Quiz