In this activity, students will be introduced to the different types of author's purposes as they relate to informational text. The students will brainstorm to determine which categories different types of informational text belong in - this is in preparation for citing evidence to explain author's perspective in an informational text. This learning activity was created as a result of the ALEX - Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Resource Development Summit.
"Dolphins and Porpoises" is a nonfiction text that students will read via a URL provided. Students will determine the author's purpose, which they will record on an exit ticket. This learning activity was created as a result of the ALEX - Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Resource Development Summit.
"Be an Inventor" is an interactive slideshow that students will use to read and determine the author's purpose for writing in various informational texts. Students will use text features, such as timelines and highlighting, to cite evidence to explain the author's perspective toward the topic. This learning activity was created as as result of teh ALEX-Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Resource Development Summit.
