Online CCSS Reading Passages Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Practice Reading Passages | Author's
Purpose
Common Core Reading Author’s Purpose, Point of View and Tone
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension
Common Core Reading Reading Strategies Authors Purpose
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Parent Materials
Common Core Reading A STUDY GUIDE FOR: AUTHOR’S
Common Core Reading Author’s Purpose, Point of View and Tone
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension
Common Core Reading Reading Strategies Authors Purpose
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Parent Materials
Common Core Reading A STUDY GUIDE FOR: AUTHOR’S
Common Core Reading PURPOSE & PERSPECTIVE
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Guild and Lesson Plans
Common Core Reading Text Features and Author's Purpose
Common Core Reading What’s the Author’s Purpose? Poster What is the Tone of the Author's Work
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose and Tone of Voice
Common Core Reading Authors Purpose : Making Judgments Authors Purpose Language Frames
CCSS Testing Vocabulary
Best Reading Comprehension and Test Prep Close Reading Strategies!
End of Grade Reading Passage Test | Use the EOC Test at One Grade Above to Meet the Common Core Higher Lexile Reading Passage Levels
Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan locate and use information to analyze a situation, write about a topic English / Spanish
Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan locate and use information to analyze a situation, write about a topic English / Spanish
Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan locate and use information to analyze a situation, write about a topic English / Spanish
8th-10th Grade Reading Level
LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 2ND GRADE UNIT LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 3RD GRADE UNIT
LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 4TH GRADE UNIT
Quick Over of Author's Purpose From the Florida Department of Education.
Definition:
Author’s Purpose is the reason why the text was written. There are four main purposes to an author’s passage.
To: 1.Persuade 2. Inform 3. Entertain 4. Explain
Author’s Purpose: To Persuade
• It’s the author’s goal to persuade the reader to agree with the author’s opinion.
• Even though the author shares his opinion, he may provide facts or examples to support the opinion.
• Examples: advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorial, etc.
Author's Purpose: To Inform
• It’s the author’s goal to enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts.
• Facts are used to teach, not to persuade.
• Examples: textbooks, cookbooks, newspapers, encyclopedias, etc.
Author’s Purpose: To Entertain
• It is the author’s goal to simply entertain; provide enjoyment for the reader
Author’s Purpose: To Explain
• It is the author’s goal to tell a story or describe real or imaginary characters, places, and events
• Examples: poems, stories, plays, comic strips, etc.
Author’s Purpose Quiz
Aut hors Purpose Quiz Extended Response
Author’s Purpose: Question Stems
• What was the author’s purpose in writing this article/passage?
• What does the author mean when he/she writes “____________________”?
• Why did the author write this article?
• Which statement best describes what the author thinks?
• What is the author’s attitude towards ________ in this article?
• What kind of article did the author write?
• The author wants the reader to think ______________.
• Which feature of ________ does the author most value?
• The author/narrator could most likely agree with which statement?
• Why does the author describe _______ in such detail?
The passages are a great review before standardized testing.
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose Guild and Lesson Plans
Common Core Reading Text Features and Author's Purpose
Common Core Reading What’s the Author’s Purpose? Poster What is the Tone of the Author's Work
Common Core Reading Author's Purpose and Tone of Voice
Common Core Reading Authors Purpose : Making Judgments Authors Purpose Language Frames
CCSS Testing Vocabulary
Best Reading Comprehension and Test Prep Close Reading Strategies!
End of Grade Reading Passage Test | Use the EOC Test at One Grade Above to Meet the Common Core Higher Lexile Reading Passage Levels
Common Core Sample Questions - Grade 8 Mathematics
COMMON CORE Annotated Test Questions
Grade 8 Mathematics Annotated 2013 State Test Questions
COMMON CORE Annotated Test Questions
Grade 8 Mathematics Annotated 2013 State Test Questions
- Grade 3
- Fiction (pdf, 457kb)
- Fiction (pdf, 121kb)
- Nonfiction (pdf, 438kb)
- Poetry (pdf, 439kb)
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- Grade 4
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- Fiction (pdf, 430kb)
- Nonfiction (pdf, 443kb)
- Poetry (pdf, 439kb)
- Content (pdf, 525kb)
- Content (pdf, 447kb)
- Consumer (pdf, 457kb)
- Grade 5
- Fiction (pdf, 432kb)
- Nonfiction (pdf, 497kb)
- Poetry (pdf, 443kb)
- Content (pdf, 604kb)
- Content(pdf, 649kb)
- Consumer (pdf, 458kb)
- Grade 6
- Fiction (pdf, 495kb)
- Fiction (pdf, 455kb)
- Nonfiction (pdf, 448kb)
- Poetry (pdf, 460kb)
- Content (pdf, 528kb)
- Content (pdf, 453kb)
- Consumer (pdf, 444kb)
- Grade 7
- Fiction (pdf, 446kb)
- Nonfiction (pdf, 449kb)
- Poetry (pdf, 432kb)
- Poetry ( pdf, 441kb)
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- Grade 8
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ONE PAGE CRITICAL THINKING PASSAGES ALIGNED TO the COMMON CORE
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Grade Level Fiction Passages
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
After the Chicago Fire sequence and summarize
American Explorers evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Animal Studies infer and support the main idea of a passage
Block Clubs infer and support the main idea of a passage
The Captain's Job infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago Changes identify and support the main idea in nonfiction texts
Chicago Fire sequence events, infer motive, and write about nonfiction
Chicago Legacy, DuSable's Choices and Changes locate and use information to analyze a situation, then write about it English / Spanish
Chicago's First Leader infer and support the main idea of a passage
The First Flyers infer and support the main idea of a passage
Grant Park write an extended response about a nonfiction reading
Learn about Ghana infer and support the main idea of a passage
Letter to the Mayor evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Natural Gas: An Energy Resource infer and support the main idea of a passage
A New Park evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Pigeon Creek infer and support the main idea of a passage
Pioneer Families infer and support the main idea of a passage
Prairie Ecology analyze information in a nonfiction text
Read to Learn about Symbols, Maps, and Art evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Saving Your Family's Energy Dollar infer and support the main idea of a passage
Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage
Staying in Phoenix summarize a passage
Transportation Changes infer and support the main idea of a passage
A New Day Realistic Fiction about the Election of Barack Obama and Civil Rights
A Proud Flight The story of Icarus
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
4th Grade Reading Level
Traveling West evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
What is a Fable? evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Working at the Hospital evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Breaking the Food Chain infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago Changer, Jane Addams infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago High Schools evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Chicago Legacy, DuSable's Choices and Changes locate and use information to analyze a situation, then write about it English / Spanish
City Government infer and support the main idea of a passage
The Early Chicago Environment and People classify information and summarize a nonfiction topic
Learn about Egypt infer and support the main idea of a passage
The Football Team identify the main idea
A Garden in Lawndale evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea (4th grade reading level)
Illinois Pioneers and Prairies infer while reading a history
Learning about the Solar System identify the main idea of a passage, write an extended response about a nonfiction passage
Natural Gas: An Energy Resource infer and support the main idea of a passage
Pilsen, A Community Changes identify causes and effects
Plants and Places infer and support the main idea of a passage
Prairie Changes identify an author's purpose, write an extended response
Prairie Changing the Ecosystem with Multiple Choice Questions analyze information in a nonfiction text
Seasons on the Prairie infer and support the main idea of a passage
Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage
Space Food infer and support the main idea of a passage
Staying in Phoenix infer and support the main idea of a passage
Today's Telephone infer and support the main idea of a passage
Transportation Workers evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
What is a Fable? evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Working at the Television Station evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Working at the Hospital evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
The Working Tools of Insects infer and support the main idea of a passage
Columbus and the Egg historical fiction
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
5th Grade Reading Level
American Explorers infer and support the main idea of a passage
Animal Studies infer and support the main idea of a passage
Better Living in Chicago: Jane Addams restate a situation presented in text; write to communicate about a situation (5th grade reading level)
Chicago Changes infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago Fire infer and support the main idea of a passage
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I can infer the author's purpose
Election Choices infer and support the main idea of a passage
From Many Places evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Learn about Ethiopia infer and support the main idea of a passage )
How Have Students Made Community Progress? analyze a problem and solution in a text, identify and support the main idea
Prairie Keepers analyze information in a nonfiction text
Public Transportation evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Read to Learn about City Systems evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Read to Learn about Elections evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
The Recycle Center evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Reversing the Chicago River identify cause-effect relations and infer predictions
Seasons on the Prairie analyze information in a nonfiction text
Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage
Valley Forge infer and support the main idea of a passage
Who Am I sequence events, infer motive, and write about nonfiction
Community Progress realistic fiction about a mural
A Good Student realistic fiction about starting high school
His First Dollar historical fiction about Abraham Lincoln
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
6th Grade Reading Level
Before Chicago infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago's First Leader infer and support the main idea of a passage
The Early Chicago Environment and People classify information and summarize a nonfiction topic
Election Choices infer and support the main idea of a passage
Labor Day Address--Barack Obama Speech infer and support the main idea of a passage
Learn about Zambia infer and support the main idea of a passage
Nutrition Lesson evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Plants and Food infer and support the main idea of a passage
Prairie Ecology evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Settlement analyze information in a nonfiction text
Seasons on the Prairie infer and support the main idea of a passage
Traveling West infer and support the main idea of a passage
Columbus and the Egg historical fiction about an event showing Columbus as a smart person
A Good Student realistic fiction about starting high school
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
7th Grade Reading Level
Honest Abe infer and support the main idea of a passage
Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Labor Day Address--Barack Obama Speech infer and support the main idea of a passage
Learn about Kenya infer and support the main idea of a passage
Learning about the Solar System infer and support the main idea of a passage
Pilsen--A Community Changes identify causes and effects
Prairie Keepers infer and support the main idea of a passage
Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage
Today's Telephone infer and support the main idea of a passage
8th-10th Grade Reading Level
Grade Level Nonfiction Passages
An African Heritage in Chicago identify and support the main idea in a nonfiction passage
Bold Plans, Big Dreams, City Progress identify and support the theme of a text
Changing the Ecosystem infer and support the main idea of a passage
Chicago is a City of Possibilities: Deval Patrick, Leader for Chicago analyze a text and write an extended response based on it
Deval Patrick's Acceptance Speech infer and support the main idea of a passage
Honest Abe infer and support the main idea of a passage
Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Labor Day Address--Barack Obama Speech infer and support the main idea of a passage
Learn about Physical Therapists evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Learn about South Africa evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea
Maintaining Cultural Continuity infer and support the main idea of a passage
New Leadership analyze a speech
Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage
Transportation Changes infer and support the main idea of a passage
What is Your Own Big Plan? (Barack Obama speech) analyze a text and respond to the issues it presents, write an extended response to a persuasive text
What Values Have Shaped Chicago? identify the main idea of a passage
Why is Community Service Important? identify the main idea and supporting information
Chicago High Schools infer predictions
Chicago Legacy: DuSable's Choices and Changes infer and support the main idea of a passage
Deval Patrick's Acceptance Speech infer and support the main idea of a passage
LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 2ND GRADE UNIT LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 3RD GRADE UNIT
LESSONS & UNITS: AUTHOR'S PURPOSE 4TH GRADE UNIT
Quick Over of Author's Purpose From the Florida Department of Education.
Definition:
Author’s Purpose is the reason why the text was written. There are four main purposes to an author’s passage.
To: 1.Persuade 2. Inform 3. Entertain 4. Explain
Author’s Purpose: To Persuade
• It’s the author’s goal to persuade the reader to agree with the author’s opinion.
• Even though the author shares his opinion, he may provide facts or examples to support the opinion.
• Examples: advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorial, etc.
Author's Purpose: To Inform
• It’s the author’s goal to enlighten the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts.
• Facts are used to teach, not to persuade.
• Examples: textbooks, cookbooks, newspapers, encyclopedias, etc.
Author’s Purpose: To Entertain
• It is the author’s goal to simply entertain; provide enjoyment for the reader
Author’s Purpose: To Explain
• It is the author’s goal to tell a story or describe real or imaginary characters, places, and events
• Examples: poems, stories, plays, comic strips, etc.
Aut hors Purpose Quiz Extended Response
Author’s Purpose: Question Stems
• What was the author’s purpose in writing this article/passage?
• What does the author mean when he/she writes “____________________”?
• Why did the author write this article?
• Which statement best describes what the author thinks?
• What is the author’s attitude towards ________ in this article?
• What kind of article did the author write?
• The author wants the reader to think ______________.
• Which feature of ________ does the author most value?
• The author/narrator could most likely agree with which statement?
• Why does the author describe _______ in such detail?
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