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This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Performing Cowboys’, features two biographical texts about Tom Mix and Will Rogers, cowboys who ended up as stars of stage and screen. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, comparison/contrast, making a judgment, and genre. The task also prompts students to write their own report about either Tom Mix or Will Rogers. Answer sheet provided with file download.