Daily Comprehension MAY REM 1110 WRITTEN BY: Anne Sattler A TEACHING RESOURCE FROM ©2019, 2015, 2009, 1996 Copyright by Remedia Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. The purchase of this product entitles the individual teacher to reproduce copies for classroom use. The reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. REMEDIA PUBLICATIONS, INC. SCOTTSDALE, AZ This product utilizes innovative strategies and proven methods to improve student learning. The product is based upon reliable research and effective practices that have been replicated in classrooms across the United States. Information regarding the Common Core State Standards this product meets is available at www.rempub.com/standards INTRODUCTION Daily Comprehension is a 12-book series with each volume covering a single month of the year. The format features an “on-this-day-in-history” approach. A short, factual story about a person, place, or event is presented for each day of the month and was chosen because of its particular significance on that certain date. Each story is accompanied by an activity page which tests the student’s comprehension of the article’s content. Activities include questions, crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, and more. A related research project for each story requires the use of a dictionary, an almanac, an encyclopedia, or an atlas. The books are designed for use in grades 5-12. Readability is on the 3rd-4th grade level. CONTENTS U-2 Incident ........................................................................................................... 1 Stonewall Jackson ................................................................................................. 3 World’s Columbian Exposition ............................................................................... 5 Alcatraz.................................................................................................................. 7 Nellie Bly................................................................................................................ 9 Hindenburg Disaster ............................................................................................ 11 Edwin Land .......................................................................................................... 13 Harry S. Truman �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 First American Newspaper Cartoon .................................................................... 17 The Golden Spike ................................................................................................ 19 Irving Berlin.......................................................................................................... 21 Hurricane Names................................................................................................. 23 Jamestown .......................................................................................................... 25 Birth and Death of Skylab .................................................................................... 27 L. Frank Baum ..................................................................................................... 29 Academy Awards ................................................................................................. 31 Kentucky Derby ................................................................................................... 33 Mount St. Helens ................................................................................................. 35 Jumping Frog Jubilee .......................................................................................... 37 Dolley Madison .................................................................................................... 39 Clara Barton ........................................................................................................ 41 First Transatlantic Steamship Crossing .............................................................. 43 Captain Kidd ........................................................................................................ 45 New Amsterdam/New York .................................................................................. 47 Discovering America ............................................................................................ 49 Sally Ride ............................................................................................................ 51 Wild Bill Hickok .................................................................................................... 53 Jim Thorpe ........................................................................................................... 55 Patrick Henry ....................................................................................................... 57 Memorial Day ...................................................................................................... 59 Johnstown Flood ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 59 Answer Key ....................................................................................................61-62 Daily Comprehension Activities ii ©Remedia Publications Name ________________________________________ MAY 1 U-2 INCIDENT In the mid-1940s, a “Cold War” information and had accidentally flown started between the United States off his course. The Russians did not and Russia. A Cold War is when believe this. They sentenced Powers leaders of nations strongly disagree to 10 years in prison in Russia. with each other but do not actually The incident caused added tension start fighting a military war. They do, between Russia and the United States. however, watch each other carefully President Eisenhower and Russian to find out if the “enemy” is doing Premier Krushchev had planned to something that might threaten the meet on May 2 to try to work out some safety and security of their countries. of their differences. When Powers’ One way of keeping watch is to have plane was brought down, Krushchev spies search for information. refused to have the meeting. On May 1, 1960, a U-2 spy plane In 1962, Powers was returned was shot down over Russia. The home in exchange for a Russian spy pilot was Francis Gary Powers. who was in prison in the United He was working for the United States. In 1977, at age 48, Powers States government. His mission died in a helicopter crash near Los was to secretly photograph Russian Angeles, California. military bases. The Cold War continued until the Powers survived the crash and early 1990s. That’s when Russia’s form was taken prisoner by the Russians. of government changed and the U.S. U.S. officials said Powers was and Russia were able to solve many of gathering high-altitude weather their problems. ©Remedia Publications 1 Daily Comprehension Activities Name ________________________________________ U-2 INCIDENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Across Down 3. U.S. stands for _____. 1. large country in Europe and Asia 5. name of pilot who crashed in Russia 2. Powers died in a _____ crash. 8. atmospheric conditions 4. last name of U.S. president 9. a kind of conflict with no military war 6. a happening or event that can 10. name of Russian premier cause trouble 12. to give one for another 7. Powers spent two years in a Russian _____. 11. The U-2 was a _____ plane. Research: Russia’s form of government was called communism. Look up the word communism in a dictionary. Write what it means. Daily Comprehension Activities 2 ©Remedia Publications Name ________________________________________ MAY 2 STONEWALL JACKSON (1824-1863) Thomas Jackson was a Confederate that Jackson and his men “stood like general in the Civil War. A tragic a stone wall” against the enemy. From mistake on May 2, 1863, led to his that point on, Thomas Jackson was untimely death a short time later. known as Stonewall Jackson. Jackson was born in 1824 in West In battle after battle, Jackson Virginia. As a young man, he entered outsmarted the armies of the North. West Point Military Academy, from In 1863, by a clever flank movement, which he graduated in 1846 near the he defeated General Hooker’s army top of his class. at Chancellorsville, Virginia. On May 2, After graduation, Jackson fought in in the evening of his victory, Jackson the Mexican War. He quickly rose in and a few of his men were returning rank from captain to major. Then he to their camp from a trip to learn became an instructor at the Virginia more about the enemy’s position. They Military Institute. When the Civil War were fired on by their own soldiers, started, Jackson was made a colonel who mistakenly thought they were in the army of the South. He did so spies from Hooker’s army. Jackson well as colonel that he became a was seriously wounded. He died on brigadier general. May 10. Jackson’s ability to inspire troops In modern wars, when soldiers to acts of endurance and heroism led are accidentally killed by their own to defeats of Union forces sometimes side, they are reported as having died twice as large as his own. At the from friendly fire. General Stonewall Battle of Bull Run in 1861, it was said Jackson was a victim of friendly fire. ©Remedia Publications 3 Daily Comprehension Activities Name ________________________________________ STONEWALL JACKSON Answer the questions. 1. The story is about an accident in what war? ____________________________ 2. Which side of the war did General Jackson fight on?