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Read Works: Passages: Grade 2: A Brush With History Unit PlanRead Works: Passages: Grade 2: A Brush With History Unit Plan
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Read Works: Passages: Grade 2: A Brush With History

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a non-fiction article about the history of a toothbrush and answer questions in comprehension, sequencing, inferences, main idea, transitions, and more. A link to paired text questions is provided.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading comprehension, compare and contrast

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paired text, toothbrush, readworks, readworks: passages: grade 2: a brush with history, informational text

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Common Core

RI.2.9 RI.2.4 RI.2.1 SL.2.2 RI.2.10 W.2.2 W.2.7 SL.2.1.c W.2.8 RI.2.2 RL.2.1 RI.2.7 SL.2.1.b SL.2.1.a

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