edHelper.com
|
edHelper.com |
A History Mystery: The Mystery of the Dark Day |
| edHelper's suggested reading level: | grades 3 to 5 | |
| Flesch-Kincaid grade level: | 3.54 |
| Print A History Mystery: The Mystery of the Dark Day (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more) |
| Quickly Print: PDF (2 columns per page) |
|
| Quickly Print: PDF (full page) |
| Quickly Print: HTML |
| Print a proofreading activity |
| Leave your feedback on A History Mystery: The Mystery of the Dark Day (use this link if you found an error in the story) |
|
A History Mystery: The Mystery of the Dark Day
By Cindy Grigg |
|
1 The people of New England thought the end of the world was coming. The year of 1780 was not going well. That winter had been long and very cold. The American Revolution dragged on into its fourth year with no end in sight. It seemed that the British might be winning. On May 12, the city of Charleston, South Carolina, had been taken by the British. Benedict Arnold, a friend of General George Washington, turned traitor. Washington had few troops left. Most men were needed at home to plant crops to feed their families, not away at war. On May 18, there had been an eclipse of the moon. The afternoon of May 18, 1780, was unusual. The sky was a strange yellowish color. The clouds seemed dark and heavy. A bright but odd red-tinted light filled the afternoon sky. The sun was a dull red. |
Create Weekly Reading Books
Prepare for an entire week at once! |