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After reading an informational or biographical text, have learners fill out this worksheet to check for basic understanding. Pupils write down the title of the text, the topic, a brief description, and the purpose.
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Instructional Ideas
- Fill this out together as you read a short text closely in class
- Provide some sentence starters to support learners more fully
Classroom Considerations
- This is more of a first step toward analysis; you would likely want to pair it with other materials and discussion when trying to help learners understand a text fully
Pros
- Requires learners to pay attention to the why of what they just read by asking them to write about the purpose
- Use this with any informational or biographical text
Cons
- None