ELA21.2.31

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.31

Use information from a text to determine the author’s purpose in different forms of informational and literary texts.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Authors write for different reasons: to entertain, to persuade, to inform, to explain.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use text evidence to determine the author's purpose in different types of literary (fictional) and informational (nonfictional) texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Determining the author's purpose when reading allows them to strengthen their understanding and comprehension of the text.

Vocabulary

  • Author's purpose
  • Informational texts
  • Literary texts

Aligned Learning Resources

All-American Diva, Ruby Bridges
Motion!
Author's Purpose
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