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5th - 8th Grade Author's Purpose Resources : Page 2

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

Flipchart: I SHAMPOO C

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

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 

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

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate&rsquo;s The One and Only Ivan.

Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2

Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.

Fall Figurative Language Task Cards

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

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 worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Video Games: Nonfiction Text

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

Compare and Contrast: Fictional and Historical Accounts

Get your students moving with this interactive sorting game!

Author's Purpose: Sort It Out!

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

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #2

This graphic organizer can help students analyze a story, scenario, disagreement or controversy from multiple perspectives.

Point of View Graphic Organizer

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

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Post-Reading Response Prompts

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

The Day I Saved the World!

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

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Comprehension Cards

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

The Reality of Zoos: Nonfiction Text

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 your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18&ndash;23&nbsp;of Lois Lowry&rsquo;s The Giver.

Novel Study: The Giver: Discussion Guide #4

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

Tennis: Nonfiction Text

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

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Post-Reading Response Prompts

This graphic organizer helps your students examine descriptive adjectives and nouns.

T-Chart: Descriptive Adjectives and Nouns

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 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

Get plenty of practice with alliteration by identifying and creating alliterative sentences.

Identifying Alliteration, Descriptive Adjectives, and Nouns

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.

Glossary: Making Alliteration Accessible

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