ELAR 5.10(A)
explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
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Should Smartphones Be Allowed in Class? Comprehension Worksheets
Decide if cellphones should be allowed in class and boost comprehension skills with a reading passage and comprehension test.
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Author's Purpose Anchor Chart Set
Display this set of Author’s Purpose Pie posters to help students remember the various reasons authors write.
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4th Grade Writing Worksheets: Tornado Text-Based Writing
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using 4th Grade writing worksheets and a high-interest reading passage about Tornadoes.
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Making Art and Craft – Procedure Writing Project
Get your students to create a high-quality procedural text that teaches others how to make an art or craft creation using this fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Deceptive Advertising Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Download these deceptive advertising examples and accompanying worksheets to help your students identify deceptive techniques, analyze persuasive language, and become more informed consumers.
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Expository Text Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these expository text examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of expository writing.
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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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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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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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Expository Writing – Natural Disaster Project
Get your students producing high-quality writing with this fully scaffolded natural disasters project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about a natural disaster.
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Expository Writing Project – Natural Processes
Get your students producing high-quality expository writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about a natural process.
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Write a Short Story – The Tale of Transformation
Get your students analyzing and writing a story with a lesson with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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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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Innovative Inventors - Comprehension Worksheet
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Inauguration Day – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
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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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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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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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Expository Writing Project – Earth and Space Phenomena
Get your students producing high-quality expository writing with this fully scaffolded writing project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about an Earth and Space phenomenon.
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Expository Writing Project – Body Systems
Get your students producing high-quality expository writing with this fully scaffolded expository writing project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about a human body system.
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Expository Writing Project – Methods of Transport
Get your students producing high-quality expository writing with this fully scaffolded project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about a method of transport.
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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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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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Write a Short Story – The Discovery or Invention
Get your students analyzing and writing an invention story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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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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A Thinker Like Me Poem - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
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Write a Short Story – Overcoming Obstacles
Get your students analysing and writing overcoming obstacles short stories with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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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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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.