Marco Polo Close Reading & Biography Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

Teach your students about Marco Polo while building essential reading comprehension and informational writing skills! This engaging World History bundle includes both a close reading activity and a biography writing unit—perfect for integrating ELA and World History in Grades 5–6.

Students will read, analyze, and write about one of history's most famous explorers through interactive lessons, paragraph organizers, and fun extension tasks. A complete print-and-teach literacy and history resource for upper elementary classrooms!

Included in the close reading activity:

• A teacher presentation to introduce the subject
• An informational text
• A comprehension activity with ten questions
• Two grammar questions about the text
• An extension writing activity
• A multiple choice quiz with seven questions
• An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
• A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
• A wordsearch puzzle

Included in the biography writing unit:

• Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
• Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
• Two prompt sheets for students to write their introduction and conclusion
• A template for students to write up their neat biography text
• A crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity

This resource is great for:

• In class learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Creative writing sessions
• Guided reading sessions
• Reading & writing interventions
• Assessment practice
• Emergency sub plans

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