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The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
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The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
Third Grade
Reading
Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.
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The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
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The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.
Third Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Match Author's Point with Evidence
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Glossary: Match Author's Point with Evidence
Fifth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.
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Glossary: Match Author's Point with Evidence
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Glossary: Match Author's Point with Evidence
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Shifting Points of View
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Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
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Glossary: Shifting Points of View
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Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Comprehension Cards
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Comprehension Cards
Fourth Grade
Reading
These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.
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Comprehension Cards
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Comprehension Cards
These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Interpreting a Great Poem
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Interpreting a Great Poem
Fifth Grade
Reading
Challenge your students to consider the author's intention of a piece of writing. Ask your students to read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If-" and answer the questions about the author's intent.
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Interpreting a Great Poem
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Interpreting a Great Poem
Challenge your students to consider the author's intention of a piece of writing. Ask your students to read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If-" and answer the questions about the author's intent.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Second Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
Second Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Match Author's Point with Evidence
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Vocabulary Cards: Match Author's Point with Evidence
Fifth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.
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Vocabulary Cards: Match Author's Point with Evidence
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Vocabulary Cards: Match Author's Point with Evidence
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Second Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
Second Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
Second Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.
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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.
Second Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
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Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
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Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
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Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
Second Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.
Second Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Alliteration Accessible
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Alliteration Accessible
Fifth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Alliteration Accessible
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Alliteration Accessible
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Glossary: Making Alliteration Accessible
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Glossary: Making Alliteration Accessible
Fifth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.
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Glossary: Making Alliteration Accessible
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Glossary: Making Alliteration Accessible
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Lesson Plan
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Fourth Grade
Reading
Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.
Lesson Plan
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Lesson Plan
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fourth Grade
Reading
Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Point of View Frenzy
Lesson Plan
Point of View Frenzy
First Grade
Reading
Explore a day in the life of a pencil! Your students will practice different points of view by thinking outside the box and writing as though they are something else.
Lesson Plan
Point of View Frenzy
Lesson Plan
Point of View Frenzy
Explore a day in the life of a pencil! Your students will practice different points of view by thinking outside the box and writing as though they are something else.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Whose Side of the Story?
Lesson Plan
Whose Side of the Story?
Fifth Grade
Reading
Allow your students to explore how stories may change depending on the perspectives from which they're told. Interesting texts and a creative writing assignment make this quite the engaging lesson.
Lesson Plan
Whose Side of the Story?
Lesson Plan
Whose Side of the Story?
Allow your students to explore how stories may change depending on the perspectives from which they're told. Interesting texts and a creative writing assignment make this quite the engaging lesson.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
EL
Shifting Points of View
Lesson Plan
Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
This lesson gives students practice identifying first person and third person narration in fiction and nonfiction texts. It could be taught as a stand-alone lesson or as a precursor to the lesson Fiction vs. Nonfiction.
Lesson Plan
EL
Shifting Points of View
Lesson Plan
Shifting Points of View
This lesson gives students practice identifying first person and third person narration in fiction and nonfiction texts. It could be taught as a stand-alone lesson or as a precursor to the lesson Fiction vs. Nonfiction.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Second Grade
Reading
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Lesson Plan
Why I Write
Second grade students will step into the author’s shoes as they hunt for evidence to determine what a nonfiction author’s purpose might be.
Second Grade
Reading
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