Author’s Purpose Reading Comprehension Unit

Description

Author’s purpose is essential to reading comprehension. This product is designed to support students in identifying author’s purpose in different texts. Teacher pages explain how to use the gradual release model to help students move from learning the new strategy to supported practice to independent practice.

Included in this product…

• Teacher Tips Page: the gradual release model
• Printable anchor charts (2)
• Concrete introduction activity directions: Just One Sentence!
• Cards for sorting during the Just One Sentence Activity
• Guided Practice: a complete text to use during read aloud or shared reading to introduce the skill with a think-aloud. Includes guiding questions for using the strategy.
• Author’s Purpose Task Cards: 3 cards at each level, 3 different levels
• Scaffolded independent reading response sheet
• Strategy Bookmarks