Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - King Tut's Honey

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article and Activities - King Tut's Honey: Bring nonfiction into your classroom with this comprehensive resource, designed to meet your informational text standards. Use the included presentation slides to guide this high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension lesson where students will read an article about the oldest honey ever found (that was still edible) in the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh. Students will then show their comprehension and analysis of the article with a ready-to-use response assignment, focusing on finding text evidence, summarizing information, making inferences, using context to determine the meaning of new vocabulary, analyzing literary devices and text features, and making connections. Also included is a fun and creative assignment where students must write a narrative story about finding honey in King Tut’s tomb. This nonfiction reading comprehension lesson has everything you need to help your students be stronger at reading and analyzing informational texts.

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➡️ World's Oldest Honey Presentation Slides: Use this PowerPoint presentation to guide you through every element of the lesson. From pre-reading discussion questions to activity prompts and answer keys, each slide is crafted to facilitate engaging classroom discussions. Additionally, the presentation includes a link to a related video and a video writing prompt, enabling students to make meaningful text-to-self connections.

➡️ World's Oldest Honey Nonfiction Article: Engage your students in an original nonfiction article about the oldest honey ever found (that was still edible) in the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh. This informative piece provides a foundation for in-depth discussions, reading comprehension, and critical analysis.

➡️ World's Oldest Honey Reading Response Assignment: Challenge students to analyze the text and show comprehension with this reading response assignment. Designed to meet informational text curriculum standards, this assignment encourages students to analyze and reflect on key concepts like finding text evidence, summarizing information, making inferences, using context to determine the meaning of new vocabulary, analyzing literary devices and text features, and making connections. A detailed teacher answer key is provided for easy grading and review.

➡️ Discovering King Tut’s Honey Creative Response Assignment: Foster creativity and critical thinking skills with this engaging assignment where students must write a narrative story about finding honey in King Tut’s tomb. King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by archaeologists in 1922, and within the tomb, amongst the treasures found, was a jar of honey. The archaeologists bravely tasted the honey, and to their amazement, it was still sweet. Students will do some research on the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, and write a narrative from the perspective of the lead archeologist who discovered the tomb and found the honey.

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