Daily Reading Comprehension 2.3

Daily Reading Comprehension 2.3

​"A Letter from Antioch"

Match

Match the following

• Text to Self

• Text to Text

• Text to World

Reflecting on personal experiences and connecting them to the text.

Comparing and contrasting different texts.

Relating the text to real-world events or issues.

• Reflecting on personal experiences and connecting them to the text.

• Comparing and contrasting different texts.

• Relating the text to real-world events or issues.

​First Read

​Text to World
As you read, think about how people today and from long ago have dealt with natural disasters.

Draw

Highlight how people from today and from long ago have dealt with natural disasters.

(People from today in one color and people from a long time ago in another.)

Open Ended

Do you think people in the past react any differently to disasters from the way people do today? Explain.

Ex. People in the past did/didn't react any differently to disasters from the way people do today because ______________________.

Multiple Choice

From the letter, you can conclude that--

• Antioch was a small village in AD 526.

• Most people were calm after the earthquake.

• As days pass, the death toll will decrease.

• In AD 526, Antioch was a large, cultured city.

Multiple Choice

Why are people probably fleeing the city?

• They are afraid to be caught with stolen items.

• They are afraid of more earthquakes.

• They are going to search for lost loved ones.

• They want to save the city's mosaics.

​The message or lesson the of the story.

Multiple Choice

What theme does the letter communicate?

• Most people stay calm during catastrophes.

• People only appreciate what they have after losing it.

• Even in tragedy, good things happen.

• Saving people is more important than saving art.

Multiple Choice

How does SImeon feel about Antioch?

• sad about the city's destruction

• disgusted by the city's crime rate

• frustrated by the city's leadership

• amused by the Emperor's offer