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ELAR 5.10(A)
explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
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Inspirational Woman Profile: Dr. Mae Jemison – Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on the first Black woman astronaut and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Innovative Inventors - Comprehension Worksheet
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Valentines Around the World – Comprehension Worksheet
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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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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What's the Author's Purpose? - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify the author’s purpose for a piece of text.
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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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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
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Inauguration Day – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
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A Thinker Like Me Poem - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
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Digital Warriors: Social Footprints – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Sydney Harbour Bridge – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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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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Low and High Modality Sort – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Personal Pronouns Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author’s craft of using personal pronouns in persuasive text.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of using modality words to persuade the reader.
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Smartphones - Comprehension Task
A comprehension activity about the use of smartphones for educational purposes.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of emotive language.
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Busy Bees - Comprehension Task
A reading passage paired with a comprehension activity about bees.
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Comic – Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Find Your Sport – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about all types of sports.
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K-9ine the Robot Dog - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a persuasive magazine advertisement.
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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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Comprehension Strategies – Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when introducing comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension Keys Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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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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Comprehension Paper Fortune Teller
A fun reading comprehension strategy activity for students to use after reading a text.
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Comprehension - The History of Codes
A comprehension activity relating to technologies and codes.
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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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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.