Poinsettias
Students read a nonfiction passage about the poinsettia and how it became a Christmas flower, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about the poinsettia and its journey from Mexico to the United States.
- Find details that explain why the red bracts appear in December.
- Explain the meaning of domain words such as bracts and flor de Nochebuena using context.
- Explain how the author uses a named source to support a claim.