*This activity should take approximately 30 minutes.
Materials/Resources:
-The teacher will need to post the URL on a learning platform for students to access. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/HSDLTW041226465/ITKE?u=avlr&sid=bookmark-ITKE&xid=42e994d3
- hard copies of the text if needed
- exit tickets printed/copied
- author's purpose poster
- Teacher can sign up for a free educator's account with Canva here. https://www.canva.com/education/
Background/Prep:
- The teacher will need to know which Lexile and/or reading level each student will need to choose once they have accessed the link - level 1 or level 2 is located in the left-hand corner of the article.
**You cannot switch between the two Lexile levels. Students must click on "keep reading" to see the entire article, and students must click on the correct lexile level at the top of the article.
- Students should be familiar with how to highlight text with the mouse. Encourage students to use the read-aloud and highlight features located in the right-hand corner. The digital highlight feature can be located in "Highlights & Notes" at the top right of the article. Students can use a mouse to highlight text, and then change the color and add notes as they read.
- The teacher will need to provide the exit ticket for students to use after they have read the text. This can be done via a learning platform (each student will need his or her own copy) or the teacher can distribute hard copies to the students.
- The teacher will need to have the author's purpose poster pulled up as a reference for students to look at on the interactive TV or projector screen.
- The students need to be familiar with the various reasons an author writes a text.