Your pupils may not know that school was not always required. Teach them a bit about the history of public education with a reading passage and related questions.

Concepts

education, reading comprehension, public education

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Since some of the questions are based on opinion, take a poll or hold a short discussion after reading the passage
• Use this during a unit on the history and importance of education
• Assign the worksheet for homework or as a starter

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of series with a cross-curricular focus

Pros

• An answer key is provided
• This cross-curricular exercise includes social studies content and requires reading skills

Cons

• There are some inconsistencies in how dates are punctuated in the reading passage

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.5.1