Sitting Bull Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 610
This passage gives a printable score report and allows for narration.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. What leadership qualities did Sitting Bull demonstrate throughout his life, and how did they influence the Lakota people?
  2. Why did Sitting Bull and many Lakota refuse to move to reservations even after repeated pressure from the U.S. Government?
  3. What was the significance of the Battle of Little Big Horn, and how did it affect relations between Native Americans and the U.S. Government?
  4. How did the Ghost Dance movement reflect Native American hopes and resistance, and why was it seen as a threat by the U.S. Government?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Native American-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.