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3rd - 7th Grade Common Core Author's Purpose Resources : Page 2

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Comparing and Contrasting in Nonfiction: Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Novel Discussion Guide for Parents

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland&rsquo;s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From 'The King of Elfland’s Daughter'

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts!&nbsp;

Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #3

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

The Day I Saved the World!

Get your students moving with this interactive sorting game!

Author's Purpose: Sort It Out!

Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.

Shifting Points of View

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Have students compare and contrast&nbsp;fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Compare and Contrast: Fictional and Historical Accounts

Encourage critical thinking with this discussion guide as students read the next set of Anne&rsquo;s diary entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #3 

Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.

Understanding Personification

After reading the last sections of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #4

Use this resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about a major historical event. Students will read a passage about the Tsunami of 2004 and determine the author’s viewpoint as they establish their own point

Point of View Practice: The Tsunami of 2004

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #4

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part&nbsp;of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #5

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Literary Nonfiction Response Prompt: Author’s Purpose

Use this discussion guide to support readers&rsquo; comprehension of chapters 12&ndash;15 and the epilogue of William Kamkwamba&rsquo;s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Discussion Guide #4

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.

Glossary: Match Author's Point with Evidence

Students complete a figurative language flip chart from the mnemonic device I SHAMPOO C.

Flipchart: I SHAMPOO C

Use these engaging discussion prompts to support literacy development as students read the next set of entries in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #2 

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.

The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Novel Study: The Giver: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Use this final discussion guide to support readers&rsquo; comprehension of chapter 15 through the end&nbsp;of Linda Sue Park&rsquo;s A Long Walk to Water.

Novel Study: A Long Walk to Water: Discussion Guide #3

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Ada Lovelace Biography

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle,&nbsp;students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Post-Reading Response Prompts

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Book Study: A Night to Remember: Discussion Guide #2

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Book Study: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Discussion Guide #4

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