This is a 6th grade informational text about the valuable natural resources in the Middle East. While reading, students should cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences. Students should also determine a central idea of the text and how it is conveyed through particular details. They should also provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments, and analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in the text (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
