explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
Review our profile on the first Black woman astronaut and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Organize ideas and context clues that support the author's purpose from your assigned texts.
A sorting activity to help students identify the author’s purpose for a piece of text.
An article and comprehension task celebrating women and Women's History Month.
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a poem about a thinker.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
A worksheet to help teach students the author’s craft of using personal pronouns in persuasive text.
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of using modality words to persuade the reader.
A comprehension activity about the use of smartphones for educational purposes.
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of emotive language.
A reading passage paired with a comprehension activity about bees.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about all types of sports.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a persuasive magazine advertisement.
A template for students to use when learning how to write a simile poem.
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when introducing comprehension strategies.
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
A poster highlighting how to identify the author's purpose when reading a piece of text.
A fun reading comprehension strategy activity for students to use after reading a text.
A comprehension activity relating to technologies and codes.
A poster highlighting the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text - to persuade, to inform, to entertain.
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author’s purpose.
A teaching resource to help teach your students about the author's purpose for a piece of text.