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6th
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English Language Arts
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30 mins
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Informational Text Graphic Organizers

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Scholars delve into an informational text with the help of four pages that focus on the author's purpose, vocabulary words, summarization, and main idea.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

author's purpose, informational texts, summaries, evidence, Vocabulary, main ideas

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Give pupils time to locate an informational text they wish to analyze—either at the library or on mobile learning devices
  • Conduct informal presentations, invite learners to share their work and what they learned with their peers

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies—the four pages can be assigned all together or individually
  • Number five in a series of six exercises intended for sixth graders

Pros

  • Provides space to write directly on the worksheets
  • Pages can be used, and reused, with any informational text

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.2 L.6.4.a

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