Christmas Markets
Students read a nonfiction passage about Christmas markets in Germany and around the world, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas markets and find key details about how one began.
- Explain how the author organizes information about a market's history over time.
- Find the meaning of words such as striezel and stalls using clues in the text.
- Explain how details about Vienna and Chicago support the idea that markets have spread.