Activity

Comprehension: Text Analysis, Persuade, Inform, and Entertain Sort

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This Comprehension: Text Analysis, Persuade, Inform, and Entertain Sort activity also includes:

Why do authors write? Practice determining the author's purpose with a categorizing activity. Learners sort twelve short passages into three categories: persuade, inform, and entertain.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Laminate the cards so you can use them over and over again
  • Since the resource is a bit vague on who does what, kids could work with a partner, in small groups, or as a whole class to complete the sorting
Classroom Considerations
  • The final step is peer evaluation, but the resource does not go into detail about how to conduct the peer evaluation
Pros
  • All materials are included in a format that is easy to print, copy, and cut out
  • Provides an answer key
Cons
  • None