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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Teacher Letter 4-5
Understanding the Standards Teacher Guide 6
Printables to Implement Close Reading

Printable Implementation Guide: Steps to Close Reading 7
Printable Implementation Guide: Steps to Close Reading (Earth theme) 8
Printable Annotation Guide: Mark Up the Text (beginner) 9
Printable Annotation Guide: Mark Up the Text (advanced) 10
Printable Close Reader Poster 11
Passages
Close Reading Passage: The Perfect Planet (960 Lexile) 12
Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompts

Key Ideas and Details Questions: The Perfect Planet 15
Craft and Structure Questions: The Perfect Planet 16
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Questions: The Perfect Planet 17
Writing Prompt: The Perfect Planet 18
Answer Key
Answer Key: The Perfect Planet 19 - 20
Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizer: Key Ideas and Details – Four Paragraphs (without lines) 21
Graphic Organizer: Key Ideas and Details – Four Paragraphs (with lines) 22
Graphic Organizer: Key Ideas and Details – Five Paragraphs (without lines) 23
Graphic Organizer: Key Ideas and Details – Five Paragraphs (with lines) 24
Graphic Organizer: Main Idea (without lines) 25
Graphic Organizer: Main Idea (with lines) 26
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary (without lines) 27
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary (with lines) 28
Credits
Credits 29 - 30
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of the other close reading resources I have in my store. I created it to help students
read complex texts independently and for a specific purpose. I’ve researched
several strategies for close reading and have developed a process that will make
your teaching more effective, and help your students develop skills to read for
deeper meaning. This resource contains everything you will need to implement
close reading in your classroom.
Included In This Resource:

A. Understanding the Standards Teacher Guide
This printable helps teachers understand the purpose of each reading and how
each reading ties into specific Common Core Anchor Standards. I've outlined what
each student should focus on, and the learning targets for each reading.
B. Printable Implementation Guide (Steps to Close Reading)

This printable gives step-by-step instructions for implementing close reading in your
classroom. It can be used as your own personal reference and/or can be handed
out to students prior to the first read. I've also included a version of this printable
with an Earth theme.
C. Printable Annotation Guides (Mark Up the Text)

These printable annotation guides help students quickly annotate or mark up the
text using symbols. I’ve included two different levels of this resource.
D. Printable Close Reader Poster (Earth theme)

This poster is a visual reminder to help students understand their role as a close
reader.
E. Passages
Included in this resource is one Earth-themed reading passage. This passage
contains text features that your students must analyze. There are three levels of the
passage so you can easily differentiate with your students. The levels are based on
word count and Lexile levels which can be found in the top left corner of each
passage.
Passage Lexile Levels

The Perfect Planet 960L 780L 660L

F. Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompts
The passage includes text-dependent questions for each of the three themes or
categories in the Common Core Anchor Standards (Key Ideas and Details, Craft
and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas). The anchor standard is
written in bold after each question.
The passage also includes one writing prompt that is to be completed after the
third read. This writing prompt requires students to synthesize or make connections
by combining their thinking and knowledge with evidence from the text. Answer
keys are included.
G. Graphic Organizers
In addition to the text-dependent questions, I've also included the following
graphic organizers:
• Key Ideas and Details Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)
• Main Idea Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)
• Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (with and without lines)
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Understanding the
Standards
Four Major Themes or Categories of Skills
Based on the Common Core Anchor Standards
Theme or Students should be
Category of Skills able to...
Key Ideas and • Determine what the text says
FIRST READ
RI.1 – RI.3
explicitly
Details • Summarize the text
• Find the main idea and key details
What did the text say? • Make logical inferences
• Cite textual evidence
Craft and Structure • Interpret the meaning of words and
SECOND READ
phrases
RI.4 – RI.6
• Understand text structure

How did the text say it? • Understand how text structure
affects meaning and tone
• Understand how point of view
affects content and tone
Integration of • Synthesize information
THIRD READ
• Compare information
RI.7 – RI.9
Knowledge and • Critically evaluate the reasoning of

a text
Ideas
What does the text mean?
Range and Level • Read challenging texts
of Text Complexity
RI.10
How challenging and

varied is the text?

Steps to Close Reading
1
First Read: Key Ideas and Details (Determine What the Text Says)
Read the text to yourself. Focus on what the text says, the main ideas and key details,
and how ideas in the text are related. You should annotate or mark up the text while
reading. Use the Mark Up the Text printable to help you.
2
Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions or Graphic Organizers
Go back to the text to answer the Key Ideas and Details Text-Dependent Questions or
fill out the graphic organizers. Make sure you cite evidence from the text to support
your answers.
3
Discuss: Partner Talk / Check Understanding
Discuss your understanding of the text with a partner. Use a graphic organizer or the
Key Ideas and Details Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions.
Second Read: Craft and Structure (Determine How the Text Says It)
4 Re-read the text to yourself. Now that you know what the text says, focus on how the
text says it. Think about the vocabulary the author included, the text structure the
author used, and how the author's point of view affects the text. You should annotate
or mark up the text while reading. Use the Mark Up the Text printable to help you.
5
Go back to the text to answer the Craft and Structure Text-Dependent Questions or
your answers.
6
Craft and Structure Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions.
Third Read: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Determine What the Text Means)

7
Re-read the text to yourself. Now that you know what the text says and how the text
says it, focus on what the text means. Think about how text features add to the text,
how the author uses reasons to support a point, and how the text connects to your
own thoughts and experiences. You should annotate or mark up the text while
8 Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompt

Go back to the text to answer the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text-
Dependent Questions and writing prompt. Make sure you cite evidence from the
text to support your answers.
9
Discuss your understanding of the text with a partner. Use the writing prompt and the
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions. 7
First Read: Key Ideas and Details (Determine What the Text Says)
Read the text to yourself. Focus on what the text says, the main ideas and key details,
and how ideas in the text are related. You should annotate or mark up the text while

Go back to the text to answer the Key Ideas and Details Text-Dependent Questions or
your answers.

Key Ideas and Details Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions.
Second Read: Craft and Structure (Determine How the Text Says It)
Re-read the text to yourself. Now that you know what the text says, focus on how the
text says it. Think about the vocabulary the author included, the text structure the
author used, and how the author's point of view affects the text. You should annotate
or mark up the text while reading. Use the Mark Up the Text printable to help you.

Go back to the text to answer the Craft and Structure Text-Dependent Questions or
your answers.

Craft and Structure Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions.

Third Read: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Determine What the Text Means)
Re-read the text to yourself. Now that you know what the text says and how the text
says it, focus on what the text means. Think about how text features add to the text,
how the author uses reasons to support a point, and how the text connects to your
own thoughts and experiences. You should annotate or mark up the text while
Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompt

Go back to the text to answer the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text-
Dependent Questions and writing prompt. Make sure you cite evidence from the
text to support your answers.

Discuss your understanding of the text with a partner. Use the writing prompt and the
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text-Dependent Questions to guide your discussions. 8
** Something Important
A Key Word or Detail
X I Don't Understand
? I Have a Question
An Unfamiliar Word
! Something Interesting
I Made a Connection
12 Number each paragraph.
** Double star important facts.
Circle key words or details you want

to remember.
X Put an X over things you don't

understand.
? Put a question mark over things you

find confusing or have questions
about.
Underline unfamiliar words.
! Put an exclamation mark over

things you find interesting.
Draw an arrow next to parts you

made connections to.
A Close Reader...
Understands the
Is an active reader
purpose for his
(not a passive
or her reading
reader)
Thinks, listens,
and shares Comprehends
and analyzes
the text
Reads and
re-reads
Annotates
or codes
the text
Looks for text
evidence to
support his or Understands the
her thinking author's purpose
for writing
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Lexile: 960L
Word Count: 489 The Perfect Planet
Have you ever thought about why life exists on Earth? Scientists have
studied other planets throughout the universe, but haven’t found any that can
support life. Earth’s unique ability to support life is due to its rare combination of
features. These features include water, a livable climate, and a protective,
breathable atmosphere. Scientists might find life on other planets one day, but
they have yet to find any planet with features quite like Earth.
Without water, there would be almost no life on Earth. Luckily, our planet
can support a variety of living things because water is abundant, covering more
than 70% of Earth’s surface. Most living things, including humans, need water to
function. Humans can survive more than a month without food, but only a week
or so without water. Water is also important because almost all living things are
made up of it. For example, a human body is about 60% water, an animal’s body
is about 75% water, and a plant is about 90% water. Because living things are
made up of mostly water, life on Earth wouldn’t exist without it.
In addition to having water, Earth also has a climate that is perfectly suited
to support life. Earth’s climate is ideal to support life because Earth is just the right
distance from the Sun. It’s close enough to receive sunlight, but far enough that
we don’t burn up. If Earth were farther from the Sun, like Mars, people would
freeze to death from the cold. Temperatures on Mars can drop to -220 degrees
Fahrenheit. At that temperature, plants and animals would die, and people
would need to wear protective suits to keep from freezing. If Earth were closer to
the Sun, like Venus, it would be much too hot. The temperature on Venus is around
900 degrees Fahrenheit. In that extreme heat, all the water on Earth would dry up,
and no living things could survive.
Another reason there is life on Earth is
because of its atmosphere, which is the air that
surrounds Earth. The atmosphere is essential for two
reasons. It contains helpful gases, and it also
protects living things from the Sun’s harmful rays.
Earth’s atmosphere is rich in oxygen, which is a gas
that most living things need to breathe. It also
contains a tiny amount of carbon dioxide, a gas
that regulates the temperature. It keeps Earth from
getting too hot or too cold. The atmosphere also
protects us from the Sun’s harmful rays. The gases in
the atmosphere create a screen that’s over 6,000
miles thick. This screen blocks most of the poisonous
radiation from the Sun’s rays, but lets helpful heat
and light through.
Without water, a livable climate, and a
Impacts from large asteroids and comets
protective, breathable atmosphere, Earth would be could harm life on Earth. Luckily, Earth’s
a lifeless rock. Life can’t exist without this unique atmosphere protects against them.
combination of features. Scientists have studied According to NASA, an automobile-sized
and observed many planets. However, they asteroid hits the atmosphere about once
a year but burns up before reaching
haven’t found any that can support life quite like Earth’s surface.
Earth.
Lexile: 780L
Have you ever wondered why there is life on Earth? Scientists haven’t
found any other planet that can support life. Earth can support life because of its
unique features. These features include water, a livable climate, and a
protective, breathable atmosphere. No other planet that we know of has
features quite like Earth.
Without water, there would be almost no life on Earth. Luckily, water is
abundant on our planet, covering more than half of Earth’s surface. Most living
things, including humans, need water to live. Humans can only survive about a
week without water. Water is also important because almost all living things are
made up of it. For example, a human body is about 60% water. An animal’s
body is about 75% water. Plants are about 90% water. Without water, life on Earth
wouldn’t exist.
Besides water, Earth also has a climate that supports life. Earth’s climate is
ideal for living things because Earth is just the right distance from the Sun. It’s
close enough to receive sunlight, but far enough that we don’t burn up. If Earth
were farther from the Sun, like Mars, people would freeze to death. Temperatures
there can drop to -220 degrees Fahrenheit. Plants and animals would die, and
people would need protective suits. If Earth were closer to the Sun, like Venus, it
would be much too hot. The temperature on Venus is around 900 degrees
Fahrenheit. In that heat, Earth’s water would dry up, and no living things could
survive.
Another reason there is life on Earth is because
of its atmosphere, which is the air that surrounds
Earth. Living things depend on the atmosphere for
two reasons. It contains helpful gases, and it also
protects living things. Earth’s atmosphere contains
oxygen, a gas that most living things need to
breathe. It also contains carbon dioxide, a gas that
regulates the temperature. It keeps Earth from
getting too hot or too cold. The atmosphere also
protects us from the Sun’s harmful rays. The gases in
the atmosphere create a screen over 6,000 miles
thick. The screen blocks most of the Sun’s dangerous
rays, but lets helpful heat and light through.
Without water, a livable climate, and a
Impacts from large asteroids and comets
protective, breathable atmosphere, Earth would be could harm life on Earth. Luckily, Earth’s
a lifeless rock. Life can’t exist without this unique mix atmosphere protects against them.
According to NASA, an automobile-sized
of features. Scientists have studied many planets. asteroid hits the atmosphere about once
However, they haven’t found any that can support a year but burns up before reaching
life quite like Earth. Earth’s surface.

Lexile: 660L
Why is there life on Earth? Scientists haven’t found any other planet that
has life. Earth has living things because of its special features. These features
are water, the climate, and the atmosphere. No other planet that we know of
has features quite like Earth.
Without water, there would be almost no life on Earth. Luckily, water is
abundant. It covers more than half of the planet. Most living things, including
humans, need water to live. Humans can only live about a week without
water. Water is also important because almost all living things are made up of
it. Did you know that more than half of your body is made up of water? Plants
and animals are made up of even more water than humans. Without water,
life on Earth wouldn’t exist.
Besides water, Earth also has a climate that supports life. Earth’s climate
is ideal for living things. That’s because Earth is just the right distance from the
Sun. It’s close enough to receive sunlight, but far enough that we don’t burn
up. If Earth were farther from the Sun, like Mars, people would freeze to death.
If Earth were closer to the Sun, like Venus, it would be much too hot. Earth’s
place in space gives us just the right temperature for life to exist.
Another reason there is life on Earth is because of its atmosphere. That is
the air around Earth. Living things need the
atmosphere for two reasons. It contains helpful
gases and protects living things. One helpful gas
is oxygen, which most living things need to
breathe. It also contains carbon dioxide, a gas
that regulates the temperature. It keeps Earth
from getting too hot or too cold. The atmosphere
also protects us from the Sun’s harmful rays. The
gases in the atmosphere create a screen. The
screen blocks most of the Sun’s dangerous rays,
but lets helpful heat and light pass through.
Without Earth’s water, climate, and
atmosphere, the planet would be a lifeless rock. Impacts from large asteroids and comets
could harm life on Earth. Luckily, Earth’s
Life can’t exist without these special features. atmosphere protects against them.
Scientists have studied many planets. However, According to NASA, an automobile-sized
asteroid hits the atmosphere about once
they haven’t found any that can support life a year but burns up before reaching
Earth’s surface.
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Name: ______________________
Complete these questions after your first read. Use evidence from
the text to support your answers.
1.) According to the text, why does Earth have a better climate to support life compared
to Mars or Venus? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. RI.1
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2.) According to the text, why is water important to human life, animal life, and plant life?
Use evidence from the text to support your answer. RI.1
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3.) What is the main idea of the text? RI.2

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4.) How are carbon dioxide and oxygen gases similar? How are they different? Use
evidence from the text to support your answer. RI.3
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Name: ______________________
Complete these questions after your second read. Use evidence

from the text to support your answers.
1.) What does abundant mean as it’s used in the text? Which words or phrases from the
text help you understand the meaning? RI.4
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2.) What does ideal mean as it’s used in the text? Which words or phrases from the text
help you understand the meaning? RI.4
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3.) What does regulates mean as it’s used in the text? Which words or phrases from the text
help you understand the meaning? RI.4
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4.) What is the text structure of The Perfect Planet (compare and contrast, sequence,
problem and solution, cause and effect, or description)? Use evidence from the text to
support your answer. RI.5
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Name: ______________________
Complete these questions after your third read. Use evidence from
the text to support your answers.
1.) How do the picture and caption further support the author’s point that Earth’s
atmosphere protects us? Use evidence from the text and the text features to support
your answer. RI.7
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2.) The author believes that there wouldn’t be life on Earth without the atmosphere. What
details or evidence from the text did the author include to support this point? RI.8
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Name: ______________________
If you had to take away one of Earth’s features that supports life
(water, a livable climate, or a protective, breathable atmosphere),
which one would you remove? How could humans fix the problem
or adapt without that feature? Why would you choose to remove
that feature compared to the others? Combine your own thinking
with evidence from the text to support your answer.
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The Perfect Planet
Key Ideas and Details Questions
1.) Answers may vary. Example: Earth has a better climate to support life compared to Mars or
Venus because it is just the right distance from the Sun. The author wrote that if Earth were farther
away from the Sun, like Mars, people would freeze to death. The temperature on Mars can drop to
-220 degrees Fahrenheit. If Earth were closer to the Sun, like Venus, it would be much too hot. The
temperature on Venus can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. If Earth were that hot, there would be
no water, and no living things could survive.
2.) Answers may vary. Example: Water is important to human life, animal life, and plant life
because they all need water to survive. The author wrote that humans could only survive about a
week without water. Also, the author wrote that more than half of the human body is made up of
water, and plants and animals are made up of even more water than humans. Without water, life
on Earth wouldn’t exist.
3.) Answers may vary. Example: The main idea of the text is that Earth has a very special
combination of features that allow life to exist.
4.) Answers may vary. Example: One way that carbon dioxide and oxygen are similar is that they
are both gases in Earth’s atmosphere. One way they are different is that they do different things.
Oxygen is a gas that most living things need to breathe. Carbon dioxide is a gas that regulates
temperature and keeps Earth from getting too hot or too cold.
Craft and Structure Questions
1.) Answers may vary. Example: The word abundant means a large amount or having plenty of
something. The author wrote that water is abundant because it covers more than 70% of the
Earth’s surface or more than half of the Earth’s surface, which helps explain the meaning. This
phrase provides a clue that abundant means a large amount or having plenty of something.
2.) Answers may vary. Example: The word ideal means perfect or just right. The author wrote the
phrases “perfectly suited” and “just the right distance” to help explain the meaning. These phrases
provide clues that ideal means perfect or just right.
3.) Answers may vary. Example: The word regulates means to manage or keep something under
control. The author wrote the phrase “keeps Earth from getting too hot or too cold” to help define
the word. This phrase provides a clue that regulates means to manage or keep something under
control.
4.) Answers may vary. Example: The text structure of The Perfect Planet is cause and effect. The first
paragraph tells you that Earth supports life, which is the effect. It also tells you that the causes of
this are water, a livable climate, and a protective, breathable atmosphere. The remaining
paragraphs explain each cause in more detail.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Questions
1.) Answers may vary. Example: In the text, the author made the point that Earth’s atmosphere
protects us by blocking the Sun’s dangerous rays. The picture and caption further support this point
by explaining another way the atmosphere protects us from harm. The picture and caption
explain that the atmosphere also burns up large asteroids and comets that could otherwise harm
life on Earth.
2.) Answers may vary. Example: The author includes several details to support the point that there
wouldn’t be life on Earth without the atmosphere. First, the author explains that the atmosphere
contains helpful gases. These gases include oxygen, which people need to breathe, and carbon
dioxide, which regulates the temperature. Second, the author writes that the atmosphere acts like
a screen that protects us from the Sun. It blocks the Sun’s dangerous rays, but still lets helpful heat
and light pass through.
continued...

The Perfect Planet
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Writing Prompt
Answers may vary. Example:
If I had to take away one of Earth’s features, I would take away our climate because I think
that humans would still have a chance to survive without an ideal climate. On Earth, people,
plants, and animals have already adapted to living in extremely hot and cold climates. If the Earth
got extremely cold, people could build special houses and wear special suits to keep warm.
Another problem in an extremely cold climate is that liquid water would freeze into ice. In order to
survive, we could create heat to melt ice into water. On the other hand, if the Earth got extremely
hot, we would need to find a way to keep water from drying up. People on Earth might have to
figure out a way to block the Sun. In fact, I’ve read an article about scientists at Harvard who are
already developing a way to do this. Their plan is to fly a balloon 80,000 feet into the air and
release a massive amount of reflective particles. These particles will reflect sunlight and cool the
Earth. They got this idea by observing ash that spews from volcanoes and cools the Earth.
The reason I would not remove water is because living things would not survive without it. If I
removed water from Earth, we’d have to get it from another planet in order for life to exist. I know
that scientists have looked for water on other planets and haven’t found any yet. Because water is
rare, there would be no way to replace it. I also wouldn’t remove the atmosphere for two reasons.
First, if we didn’t have oxygen to breathe, life would end immediately. There are breathing tanks
with oxygen that could allow people to breathe, but I don’t know how long those tanks would last.
Second, even if we found a way to breathe with oxygen tanks, the Sun’s poisonous rays would
eventually kill us. Gases in the atmosphere create a protective screen that block most of the Sun’s
dangerous rays. Even with this protective screen, people still get bad sunburns and skin cancer
after being outside for short amounts of time. Without the atmosphere, I can’t even imagine how
we would protect ourselves.

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Printables to Implement Close Reading

Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompts

Included In This Resource:

B. Printable Implementation Guide (Steps to Close Reading)

C. Printable Annotation Guides (Mark Up the Text)

D. Printable Close Reader Poster (Earth theme)

Passage Lexile Levels

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Craft and Structure • Interpret the meaning of words and

• Understand text structure

Integration of • Synthesize information

Knowledge and • Critically evaluate the reasoning of

Range and Level • Read challenging texts

How challenging and

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8 Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompt

Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions or Graphic Organizers

Discuss: Partner Talk / Check Understanding

Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions or Graphic Organizers

Discuss: Partner Talk / Check Understanding

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Think and Write: Text-Dependent Questions and Writing Prompt

Discuss: Partner Talk / Check Understanding

A Key Word or Detail

** Double star important facts.

Circle key words or details you want

X Put an X over things you don't

? Put a question mark over things you

Underline unfamiliar words.

! Put an exclamation mark over

Draw an arrow next to parts you

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3.) What is the main idea of the text? RI.2

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Complete these questions after your second read. Use evidence

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