Earthquake Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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Earthquake Reading Comprehension Worksheet
🎯 Learning Goals
WALT: We Are Learning To identify plot structure and analyse character development using evidence from the text.
Success Criteria:
• I can identify the main events in the story's plot structure
• I can explain how characters change or develop throughout the story
• I can find evidence from the text to support my ideas
📚 Pre-Reading: Vocabulary Preview
Instructions: Write your own definition for each word, then use it in a sentence.
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🔮 Pre-Reading: Predictions
📖 During/After Reading: Plot Structure
Instructions: Fill in the main events from the story in order.
👥 Character Development
Instructions: Answer each question with evidence from the text.
🌟 Differentiation & Extension
Support Strategy: Work with a partner to discuss your answers before writing. Use the pictures to help understand the story.
Extension Activity: Research a real earthquake that happened in New Zealand. Compare the events in the story with the real earthquake. How are they similar or different?
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