Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
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Fun With Nonfiction Task Cards
Solidify your nonfiction reading response lessons with this set of 12 comprehension task cards.
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Author's Purpose Worksheets
Assess reading comprehension by reviewing 3 short passages and answering questions about the author's purpose.
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Author's Purpose Graphic Organizer
Organize ideas and context clues that support the author's purpose from your assigned texts.
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Understanding Sequence - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students about the sequence text structure.
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Author's Purpose SORT IT!
Analyze 24 text examples and determine which of the 5 purposes of writing each of the sorting cards belongs to.
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Author's Purpose Sorting Activity
In this author's purpose activity, students will sort 20 phrase cards into groups by identifying whether the text is meant to inform, persuade, or entertain.
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Human Histories: World Explorers – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about world explorers.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an article about ways to keep our native animals and plants safe.
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Author's Purpose - Sentence Writing Activity
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.
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Grade 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
Five sets of literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 2 magazine.
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All About Me! - Simile Poem Template
A template for students to use when learning how to write a simile poem.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 1
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Identify Author's Purpose Poster
A poster highlighting how to identify the author's purpose when reading a piece of text.
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Author's Purpose 'Pie' Chart
A poster highlighting the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text - to persuade, to inform, to entertain.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Poster Pack
A set of 18 reading comprehension strategy posters.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies Poster Pack
A pack of 7 posters which explain the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Reading Strategies Poster Pack
A pack of 10 posters explaining some of the most commonly used reading comprehension strategies.
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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.
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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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Author's Purpose - Response Template
A teaching resource to help teach your students about the author's purpose for a piece of text.
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Three Levels of Reading Posters
Beyond the lines, between the lines and on the lines posters for the three levels of reading.
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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Author's Purpose
An extensive resource pack to help students understand the concept of author’s purpose.