RI.2.8 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8
:"Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
The Ocean
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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
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Author's Claim, Reasons, and Evidence
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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
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Choose the Relevant Detail
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Choose the Relevant Detail
Learn to identify details that support a topic sentence or prove a point in this inviting worksheet!
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Text-Based Fact or Opinion
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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
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