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Students will identify the author’s purpose and support the answer with text evidence.
Grades: 2 | Format: Downloadable teaching resource
Help students explain why an author wrote a text.
Students will identify the author’s purpose and support the answer with text evidence.
Centers, small groups, partner practice, whole-class review, or exit tickets.
Preview the included directions and select the activities you will use.
Source-listed alignment: RI.2.6, ELA.2.R.2.3.
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