ELAR 3.10
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) explain how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;
- (B) explain 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 sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
- (D) identify the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
- (E) discuss how the author's use of language contributes to voice; and
- (F) identify and explain the use of hyperbole.
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Author’s Purpose Graphic Organizer Pack
Explore the purpose of an author's writing with these Author's Purpose Graphic Organizers.
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Sequence an Information Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these informational text examples to teach your students about sequencing facts in a logical order.
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Fact or Opinion? - Digital Learning Activity
Practice identifying, sorting, and writing facts and opinions with an interactive digital learning activity.
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Exaggeration and Hyperbole Sorting Activity
Explore examples of hyperbole with your students using this set of 24 sorting cards perfect for your reading centers.
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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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Reading Comprehension Worksheets-King Midas and the Golden Touch Google Interactive and Printable Resources
Review and practice multiple reading skills using the text “King Midas and the Golden Touch” with these digital and print resources.
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Text Structures Slide Deck
An editable text structure instructional slide deck to use when teaching text structures to your students.
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What Does It Really Mean? - Hyperbole Task Cards
Identify and interpret hyperboles used in sentences.
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Grade 3 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Grade 3 magazine.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 2
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Alliteration Poster For Young Students
A poster to use with young students when teaching alliteration.
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Sound Devices Sorting Activity
Reinforce sound devices used in text by sorting 16 poetic device cards into their appropriate category.
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Poetic Devices Teaching Slides
Explore examples of poetic devices using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck perfect for your poetry writing unit.
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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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Figurative Language Anchor Charts
Display the types of figurative language with a set of printable figurative language anchor chars.
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Exaggeration and Hyperbole Interactive Activity
Explore hyperbole examples with your students using this digital game perfect for lesson warm-ups or lesson wrap-ups.
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Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheets
Build comprehension skills and learn about human impact on ecosystems with a reading passage and worksheets.
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Sweet Hearts Fact and Opinion - Valentine's Day Activity
Practice sweet reading skills on Valentine’s Day with a set of Sweetheart Fact and Opinion task cards.
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Valentine's Day - 3rd Grade English Worksheets
Review and practice a wide range of grammar skills with a pack of printable 3rd grade writing worksheets.
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Groundhogs - Fact or Opinion Worksheet
Practice identify facts and opinions with a Groundhog Day worksheet.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Activity Pack
Apply a range of reading comprehension strategies to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Human Histories: World Explorers – Comprehension Worksheet
A free comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about world explorers.
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Halloween Worksheet — Bat Facts and Opinions
Practice identifying facts and opinions with a Halloween worksheet activity about bats.
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Fact and Opinion Board Game
Practice differentiating between fact and opinion with a fun and engaging board game.
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What's a Hyperbole? PowerPoint
An editable 20-slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about hyperbole.
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Identifying Hyperbole - Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying hyperbole in a piece of text.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Weeks 4 and 5
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Primary Weekly Poetry Guide - Week 3
Use this weekly poetry guide to celebrate National Poetry Month in your primary classroom.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster and Templates
Use this onomatopoeia poem poster and accompanying template to teach your students how to write an onomatopoeia poem.
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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
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Figurative Language - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore figurative language in multiple ways with the set of 24 task cards.