Teacher: Kurowski (kkurowski@hps.holyoke.ma.us)
Assignment:
Happy Monday Friends,
This week we are going to practice identifying the author’s purpose by reading books about frogs. The author’s purpose is WHY the author wrote a story.
This morning our read aloud is Frogs by Gail Gibbons. Click on the link to hear the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQoIOEHZlI&t=180s
Writing task: What is the author’s purpose? Explain how you know using evidence from the text. Don’t forget to draw a picture to go with your writing.
The author wrote this text to ____________. I know this because_______.
Example: The author wrote this text to inform us. I know this because I learned a floating clump of eggs is called frog spawn.
Independent Reading: Please read for 20 minutes. You can read a book that you have at home or you can select one on EPIC.
website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator
class code: uxd9273
Phonics: Lexia (30 minutes)
Math: Zearn (20 minutes)
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