Looking for a middle school social studies lesson on Asian geography and history? Asia Informational Text includes a digital and a printable format. The digital format is completely paperless (for use in Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Edge). The included printable format is a print-and-go version of the same eight nonfiction reading passages of about 130 words each (around 1,000 words altogether). Each brief informational passage is followed by three text-based questions (24 questions altogether). An answer key for all questions is included.


If you’re searching online for computer-based social studies lessons for your middle school (or homeschool) students, you’ve found them. This lesson resource about Asia is also included in the Continents set. Included:

• Digital, computer-based format: In this format, students can type directly into the file and save their answers. Stunning and compelling images of Asia are built in. (PDF, 19 pages)

• Full digital answer key. (PDF, 19 pages)

• Printable format: Each printable nonfiction passage can stand on its own so you can use one, two, or all eight of them at a time to teach about the geography and history of Asia. (PDF, 9 pages)

• Full printable answer key. (PDF, 9 pages)

Excerpt:

“Asia is an immense continent – the world’s largest. It spans almost 180 degrees of latitude. That’s nearly halfway around the world! In fact, although Asia is traditionally viewed as a separate continent from Europe, Asia and Europe share the same landmass. The name of that landmass is Eurasia. Even though Asia’s western edge is bounded by Europe, not water, Asia still has the longest coastline in the world.

Asia encompasses a diversity of landscapes, from icy tundra and dense coniferous forests to windswept grasslands and deserts to tropical forests. From arctic Siberian cold to the rainy monsoons of India and Southeast Asia, Asia also…”

Included Asia Reading Passage Titles:

• Colossal Asia

• Population and Cities

• Culture and Belief

• Southwest Asia

• China

• Russia

• India

• Japan

Applicable Grades: 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, homeschool



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