Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate their understanding of this historical fiction novel. Assign these questions as an in-class or homework assignment at the beginning of each section of the book, using them to guide discussions as the class moves through the story. 

Concepts

reading comprehension, responding to reading

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Additional Tags

george washington's socks, reading comprehension, reading response, comprehension questions, english language arts

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Pros

• Comprehension questions for the remaining chapters of the book are included as additional materials
• Questions thoroughly cover the characters, events, and setting of the book
• Resource is a Word document, which allows teachers to modify the questions as needed

Cons

• Reading response questions only address the knowledge and comprehension levels of Bloom's Taxonomy
• Requires class copies of the book George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RL.6.1 RL.6.3