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Author's Claims Anchor Chart

Author's Claims Anchor Chart
, Not Grade Specific,

A claim-and-reasons anchor chart names the signal words that mark an argument, and comes with a blank version to fill in together plus a worked passage about dogs. A claim-and-reasons anchor chart names the signal words that mark an argument, backed by a blank fill-in version and a worked passage about dogs.

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Author's Purpose Anchor Chart – Reading Reference

Author's Purpose Anchor Chart – Reading Reference
, Not Grade Specific,

Persuade, Inform and Entertain are laid out as the three sides of P-I-E on a reading reference chart, each with a student-friendly gloss, and a second copy strips the definitions out and adds the sentence frame "The author wrote this text to ______. I know this because ______."

Author First in Line

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Tags Anchor Chart, Reading Chart, Interactive Notebook, Author's Purpose, Reading Notebook

Author's Purpose Sorting Activity

Author's Purpose Sorting Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

After reading a book, students pick the author's purpose card that explains why the text was written, then discuss why the author wrote it that way.

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Tags Statistics, Author’s Purpose

Finding the Author and Illustrator Activity

Finding the Author and Illustrator Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Students look at real book covers to find the title, author and illustrator, recording each on a worksheet after reviewing definition cards that explain the two roles.

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Tags Author’s Purpose, Author Vs Illustrator

Reading Quick Check: Author's Purpose

Reading Quick Check: Author's Purpose
, Not Grade Specific,

Author's purpose quick check that works with any book: students choose whether the author wrote to answer, explain or describe, then write a sentence telling why.

Author Rebecca Hurd

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Tags Reading, Quick Check, Author's Purpose, Strategies, Exit Ticket

Reading Quick Check: Author's Purpose 2

Reading Quick Check: Author's Purpose 2
, Not Grade Specific,

Author's purpose quick check for any book: students choose whether the author wanted to answer, explain or describe, give their reasoning, then name the main topic and supporting key details.

Author Rebecca Hurd

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Tags Exit Ticket, Author's Purpose, Literacy Center, Reading, Quick Check