Reading Chicago
An African American Poet: Grades 3-4 / Grades 5-6 / Grades 7-8
Bold Plans, Big Dreams, City Progress
Chicago Changer, Jane Addams: identify the main idea and write an extended response (8th grade)
Chicago Changes: support the main idea in nonfiction texts (3rd grade)
Chicago is a City of Possibilities: Deval Patrick, Leader for Chicago
Chicago Fire: sequence events, infer motive, and write about nonfiction (3rd grade)
Chicago's First Leader (3rd Grade Text)
Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan
Chicago Legacy: DuSable's Choices and Changes
Grant Park Extended Response (3rd grade)
Guided Reading for Nonfiction Learning with Chicago Connections
How do Individuals Make Progress in their Communities?
How Have Students Made Community Progress?
Illinois Pioneers and Prairies: infer while reading a history (4th grade)
People Working Together to Make Great Progress
Prairie Changing the Ecosystem
Prairie Changing the Ecosystem
Reversing the Chicago River: identify cause-effect relations and make predictions (upper grades)
What is Your Own Big Plan? (Barack Obama speech)
What Values Have Shaped Chicago?
Why is Community Service Important?