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This activity helps students practice reading fluency and comprehension with a short informational passage about Halloween origins. Use the reading-fluency recording to assess accuracy, rate, and expression. The assessment questions check for main idea, supporting details, and cause-effect reasoning. Prep: ensure students know how to record their reading and have space for brief writing and multimedia responses. For the paragraph question, look for answers that explain connections between historical events and modern traditions, use evidence from the passage (for example, mention Samhain, bonfires, or immigration), and show clear reasoning in 3–5 sentences. For the multimedia Show It prompt, high-quality responses will include a clear explanation or demonstration (photo, video, drawing) that links details from the passage to the student’s creative work and shows effort and thoughtfulness.