Description

This set of Christmas reading passages, A Christmas Duo, focuses on Poinsettias and mistletoe—two familiar Christmas plants.

“The Red Flower from Mexico,” traces the poinsettia’s journey from a wild shrub growing in Mexico to the most popular potted plant in the United States and Canada.

“Kissing under the Hemiparasite” takes a look at mistletoe’s ancient reputation as a magical plant and its perceived mystical qualities. Learn how it managed to jell into our modern kissing-under-the mistletoe tradition.

Each reading passage is accompanied by a variety of 15 CCSS aligned question.

Full answer keys, including short answer questions, included.

Both articles target 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, although some high school classrooms and gifted 4th and 5th graders will also enjoy the contents.

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