RI.2.6 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6
:"Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Fact or Opinion: Howler Monkeys
Interactive Worksheet
Fact or Opinion: Howler Monkeys
Your students will use this two-sided worksheet to practice distinguishing between facts and opinions. As they do, they’ll have fun learning about howler monkeys!
2nd Grade
Interactive Worksheet
The Ocean
Worksheet
The Ocean
This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Digging Deep into Purpose and Vocabulary
Worksheet
Digging Deep into Purpose and Vocabulary
This reading worksheet highlights important vocabulary words and the main purpose of a text.
1st Grade
Worksheet
Author's Purpose
Worksheet
Author's Purpose
All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Finding the Purpose
Worksheet
Finding the Purpose
Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Where's the Evidence?
Worksheet
Where's the Evidence?
Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.
2nd Grade
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