Great Depression Reading Passages, Questions and Text Marking Word Search

Grab the highlighter and do some interactive searching with the Great Depression Reading Passages, Questions and Text Marking Activity! Ensure understanding with different types of reading comprehension questions.

Topics include: Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Stock Market, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, drought, economy

What’s Included?

✔️ 4 Non-Fiction Reading Passages with Questions

✔️ Text Marking Key

✔️ Teacher Directions

✔️ Student Directions

✔️ Answer Keys

✔️ Words to Know List

✔️ Word Search

What types of questions are used?

Multiple Choice

True/False

Fill in the Blank

What do students need?

Blue highlighter or crayon

Green highlighter or crayon

Yellow highlighter or crayon

To add an extra layer of fun (and for your early finishers) there is a different word search included with each reading passage!

The passages are meant to be completed in sequential order throughout your unit.

Reading 1: The Great Depression

Reading 2: Causes of the Great Depression

Reading 3: The Dust Bowl

Reading 4: The New Deal

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