Critical reading crossword covering active reading strategies, text analysis, and interpretation.

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Critical Reading Crossword Puzzle

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A 30-clue crossword introducing core concepts in critical reading for high school students. Clues cover active reading strategies like annotation and questioning, key ideas about interpretation and meaning-making, and the relationship between reading and writing. Use it to review critical reading vocabulary before a unit, as a warm-up activity, or as a homework assignment reinforcing reading comprehension skills.

Subject:: English / Language Arts
Topic:: Reading
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated September 2020

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