RI.2.8 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8
:"Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text."
These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
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
Author's Claim, Reasons, and Evidence
Worksheet
Author's Claim, Reasons, and Evidence
In this activity, your class will examine nonfiction texts to determine an author's point, a supporting reason and two points of supporting evidence.
5th Grade
Worksheet
Choose the Relevant Detail
Worksheet
Choose the Relevant Detail
Learn to identify details that support a topic sentence or prove a point in this inviting worksheet!
Worksheet
Text-Based Fact or Opinion
Worksheet
Text-Based Fact or Opinion
Fact: This resource will give your students practice sorting out facts and opinions in their reading. Students will use this graphic organizer to distinguish between facts and opinions they find in their text and explain their reasoning.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
The Power of Words
Lesson plan
The Power of Words
Words can uplift others, but they can also cause harm. In this lesson, students will hear the story Desmond and the Very Mean Word, and they'll discuss the power of positive and negative words in friendships, school, and community.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Service for Our School Community
Lesson plan
Service for Our School Community
Service can bring out the best in people and communities. In this lesson, students discuss what it means to serve and explore ways that they would like to support their school and community with service work.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
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Games
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Exercises
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