Identifying the Author's Purpose Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Polar Express
Identifying the Author's Purpose Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for The Polar Express
Readers will enjoy using The Polar Express to practice identifying key author's messages. This text presents clear messages about believing, finding contentment in simplicity and the changes that happen to people as they grow older.
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- Identifying the Author's Purpose lesson plan for The Polar Express
- Identifying the Author's Purpose worksheet and answer key
- Identifying the Author's Purpose graphic organizer
- Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
- Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Readers will enjoy using The Polar Express to practice identifying key author's messages. This text presents clear messages about believing, finding contentment in simplicity and the changes that happen to people as they grow older.
- Included in this resource
- Identifying the Author's Purpose lesson plan for The Polar Express
- Identifying the Author's Purpose worksheet and answer key
- Identifying the Author's Purpose graphic organizer
- Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
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Book Title:
The Polar Express
Book Author:
Chris Van Allsburg
Grade Level:
3
Genre(s):
Fantasy
F&P Guided Reading Level:
N
DRA Level:
30
Reading Recovery Level:
30
Theme(s):
Adventure, Award Winners, Christmas, Winter
CCSS
TEKS
Identifying the Author's Purpose:
RL.3.2, RL.3.4, RL.3.6, RL.3.10, RF.3.3, RF.3.4, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, W.3.8, L.3.6
Identifying the Author's Purpose:
3.1A, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.1E, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6I, 3.7A, 3.7B, 3.7C, 3.7D, 3.7E, 3.7F, 3.7G, 3.8C, 3.10A, 3.10B, 3.10C, 3.10D, 3.10F, 3.13C, 3.13E, 3.13H
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Inflectional Endings
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Making Predictions
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Retelling & Summarizing
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Synthesizing
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Visualizing
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