ELAR 5.10
Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:
- (1) explain the author's purpose and message within a
text;
- (A) analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;
- (B) analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
- (C) describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
- (D) identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
- (E) examine how the author's use of language contributes to voice; and
- (F) explain the purpose of hyperbole, stereotyping, and anecdote.
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Narration and Point of View Worksheets
Use these narration and point of view comprehension passages to help students explore different narrative voices in literary texts.
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Narrative Voice Writing Prompts
Explore narrative voice with this set of engaging worksheets that require students to write literary passages in different points of view.
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Mood Anchor Chart- Literary Element Poster
Introduce your students to mood, the atmosphere-creating literary element, with a printable Mood Anchor Chart.
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The Olympic Games - Reading Comprehension Task
Encourage students to apply a range of comprehension and writing skills when finding out interesting fun facts about the Olympics with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Famous Inventors - Dr. Warren and The Black Box Comprehension Worksheets
Discover the amazing inventor of the Black Box In-Flight voice recorder with a printable reading comprehension activity.
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Plant Adaptations Worksheets
Learn about different plants' behavioral, structural, and physiological adaptations with printable plant adaptation worksheets.
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Abraham Lincoln - 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Pack
Celebrate Presidents' Day and discover the accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln with a printable reading comprehension activity pack for 3rd grade and up.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts and Details Comprehension Pack
Read and learn about Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Idioms Go Fish Card Game
Understand the meaning of common idioms with a classroom game of Idioms-Go Fish!
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Writing With Alliteration Worksheet
Identify and create alliteration patterns in texts.
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Brilliant, Brave Minds – Comprehension Task
An article and comprehension task celebrating women and Women's History Month.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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First, Second, and Third Person Narration Posters
A set of three posters and a title page examining first, second, and third person narration.
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Analyzing Poetry Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to analyze poetry using the SMILE technique with this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck.
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Interpreting Figurative Language - Worksheets
Explore figurative language in poetry with this age-appropriate poem and accompanying vocabulary questions.
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Figurative Language Anchor Charts
Display the types of figurative language with a set of printable figurative language anchor chars.
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Write a Short Story – The Quest
Get your students analyzing and writing a quest story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Write a Short Story – Adventure in Space
Get your students analyzing and writing adventure in space stories with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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What Is Narrative Voice? Teaching Slides
Answer the question “What is narrative voice?” with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand first person, third person limited and third person omniscient narration.
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Point of View in Narration Booklet
Explore point of view in narration with this engaging mini book that helps students analyze the narrative voice of a book they have recently read.
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Types of Point of View in Literature Poster
Teach the types of point of view in literature with this classroom poster that explains first person, third person limited, and third person omniscient narration.
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Bowerbird Comprehension Worksheets
Learn all about the wonderful world of Bowerbirds all while practicing comprehension skills.
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The History of Morse Code - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension activity relating to technologies and codes.
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Read and Draw - Halloween Worksheets
Practice reading comprehension skills with an exciting read-and-draw comprehension worksheet for 4th grade.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
Practice identify examples of figurative language with this flip book template for kids.
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Figurative Language Football Interactive Activity
Have a Figurative Language bowl review with this self-checking Google interactive activity.
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Who is Amanda Gorman? Reading Passage and Assessment
Learn about the amazing Amanda Gorman with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Independence Day Reading Comprehension Pack
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Independence Day reading passage and accompanying activities.
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Author's Purpose - Puzzle Activity
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author’s purpose.
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John Cabot Reading Passage - Comprehension
Discover famous explorers like John Cabot with printable reading comprehension activities.
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Literary Devices Posters
Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Differentiated Comprehension Worksheets
Learn fun facts about Elizabeth Cady Stanton with a differentiated comprehension passage and assessment.