Boxing Day
Students read a nonfiction passage about Boxing Day, written at 6 reading levels (3rd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about Boxing Day and find key details about its customs.
- Explain the two main ideas historians suggest for where the name came from.
- Determine the meaning of the word alms from context.
- Explain why stores began holding Boxing Day sales.