Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: The Working Tools of Insects[pdf]

"The Working Tools of Insects" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about insects that have special tools like the sawfly and the poppy-bee. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining main idea and underlining supporting text. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standard 1 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.