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Author's purpose and how a text is built — Take-Home — 7th Grade Identifies whether a text informs, persuades or entertains, and how its structure serves that purpose. This one-page 7th Grade take-home carries the two-minute check that tells you whether the skill is wobbly, then "Why In That Order?" — 20 minutes with a news article, an opinion column and an…
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Author's purpose and how a text is built LITERACY · 7TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Reading · 7th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Identifies whether a text informs, persuades or entertains, and how its structure serves that purpose. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK Give an article. "What's it for? Why did they open with that story instead of the statistic?" A SOLID ANSWER Purpose named, and a structural choice linked to it. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 WHY IN THAT ORDER? You need: A news article, an opinion column and an advert Read all three and label the purpose of each. Map the structure of one: what comes first, second, last. Ask why that order — what does opening with a personal story do to the reader? Reorder it and discuss what's lost. Compare how the same fact is framed in the news piece and the opinion piece. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Why start there? What did that opening do to you before you'd read a single fact?" Two texts with obviously different purposes. Analyse a text with a hidden purpose — sponsored content, or a press release printed as news. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-7 www.littleactivity.com 7th Grade · Literacy
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Author's purpose and how a text is built LITERACY · 7TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Reading · 7th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Identifies whether a text informs, persuades or entertains, and how its structure serves that purpose. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK Give an article. "What's it for? Why did they open with that story instead of the statistic?" A SOLID ANSWER Purpose named, and a structural choice linked to it. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 WHY IN THAT ORDER? You need: A news article, an opinion column and an advert Read all three and label the purpose of each. Map the structure of one: what comes first, second, last. Ask why that order — what does opening with a personal story do to the reader? Reorder it and discuss what's lost. Compare how the same fact is framed in the news piece and the opinion piece. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Why start there? What did that opening do to you before you'd read a single fact?" Two texts with obviously different purposes. Analyse a text with a hidden purpose — sponsored content, or a press release printed as news. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-7 www.littleactivity.com 7th Grade · Literacy
Firefighters LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Firefighters put out fires and help in other emergencies too. They wear thick coats and helmets that protect them from heat, and they carry air tanks so they can breathe in smoke. A fire engine carries hoses, ladders, and tools for opening doors and cutting people out of cars. Firefighters also visit schools to teach people how to stay safe. If your smoke alarm sounds, you should get outside and call for help. Questions: 1 Why do firefighters carry air tanks? 2 Name two things a fire engine carries. 3 What should you do if your smoke alarm sounds? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Police Officers LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Police officers help keep a community safe. They direct traffic when a light is broken, help find someone who is lost, and come when there is an emergency. Officers also make sure people follow the law. If you are lost, a police officer is one of the people you can ask for help, along with a shop worker or another parent. Officers work at all hours, including nights and holidays. Questions: 1 Name two things police officers do. 2 Who can you ask if you are lost? 3 When do police officers work? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Doctors LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Doctors help people stay well and help them get better when they are ill. They listen to your heart with a stethoscope and check how you are growing. Some doctors work in a clinic, and some work in a hospital where people stay overnight. Doctors work with nurses, who give medicine and look after patients most of the time. Telling a doctor exactly where it hurts helps them work out what is wrong. Questions: 1 What does a doctor use to listen to your heart? 2 Where do doctors work? 3 How can you help a doctor help you? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Teachers LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Teachers help you learn to read, write, count, and understand the world. Before a lesson they plan what to teach and get the materials ready, so most of a teacher's work happens when you are not there. Teachers also help you get along with other people and solve problems. They keep track of what each person finds easy and what they find hard. Asking a teacher a question is helping them, because it tells them what to explain again. Questions: 1 When does most of a teacher's work happen? 2 Name two things teachers help with besides reading and counting. 3 Why is asking a question helpful to a teacher? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Mail Carriers LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Mail carriers bring letters and parcels to homes and businesses. Before they set out, the mail is sorted so that each carrier takes only the post for their own route. Carriers walk or drive the same route each day, in rain and snow as well as sunshine. An address and a zip code are what tell everyone along the way where a letter is going. If your address is wrong, the letter cannot be delivered. Questions: 1 What happens to the mail before a carrier sets out? 2 What tells everyone where a letter is going? 3 What happens if an address is wrong? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Farmers LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Farmers grow the food we eat and raise animals such as cows, chickens, and sheep. Their year follows the seasons: planting in spring, caring for the crops in summer, harvesting in autumn, and repairing machines in winter. Farmers watch the weather closely, because too much rain or too little can ruin a crop. Machines like tractors and combines let one farmer grow far more than in the past. Almost everything you eat started on a farm. Questions: 1 What does a farmer do in each season? 2 Why do farmers watch the weather? 3 What do machines let a farmer do? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
