Reading for Purpose: Informational Documents

Plan Title

Reading for Purpose: Informational Documents

Teacher Plan Overview

Students read and analyze three recent articles on CBBC Newsround. Focusing on the main idea, author’s purpose and key details, students fill out a short assessment worksheet for each article. Once finished, teachers may hang the article and assessment in the room for other students to stay abreast of current events.

Common Core Standards

Playlist is currently associated with Common Core State Standard(s):
Grade
Domains
Clusters
Standards
1
  • Geometry
  • Measurement & Data
  • Number & Operations in Base Ten
  • Operations & Algebraic Thinking
2
  • Geometry
  • Measurement & Data
  • Number & Operations in Base Ten
  • Operations & Algebraic Thinking
3
  • Geometry
  • Measurement & Data
  • Number & Operations in Base Ten
  • Number & Operations—Fractions
  • Operations & Algebraic Thinking