Author’s Purpose Reading Comprehension Escape Room & Webscape 2nd 3rd Activity

Description

Help students explain why an author wrote a text.

• Grades: 2–3
• Format: Webscape + Printable pages + Google Slides

Learning Objective

Students will identify the author’s purpose and support the answer with text evidence.

What's Included

• Author's Purpose Under the Sea Escape Room – 2nd & 3rd Grade
• Submarine Rescue Letter.
• Challenge #1: Use the topic and key details in each passage to determine the author’s purpose and find the sunken ship.
• Challenge #2: Use the topic and key details in each passage to determine the author’s purpose and find the lost city of Atlantis.
• Challenge #3: Use the topic and key details in each passage to determine the author’s purpose and find the beautiful coral reef.
• Challenge #4: Use the topic and key details in each passage to determine the author’s purpose and find the iceberg.
• Mission Complete Certificate
• Ooops Cards
• Recording Brochure
• Answer Key
• Digital Version Links
• Webscape Link for Interactive Browser-Based Experience
• Google Slides Link for Digital Escape Room
• Google Forms Link for Decoding Tool
• The Webscape and Google Slides versions are self-grading; however, these versions are created to require critical thinking. Students are NOT told which answers are incorrect to prevent guessing and encourage students to think critically about the clues and their responses.

Ways to Use

Skill review, collaborative practice, centers, or enrichment.

Preparation

Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use. For the printable escape room, place the challenge pages in folders as directed. YouTube is required for linked videos in the Google/print versions; the Webscape version does not require it.

Standards & Skills

Students will identify the author’s purpose and support the answer with text evidence.