Determining Text Purpose and Audience
This 2-page packet helps 2nd graders determine the general purpose and target audience in a variety of texts. It includes a short reading passage and questions to guide student thinking.
“2.T.C.1.a Determine the general purpose and target audience in a variety of texts.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 30-minute whole-class or small-group activity.
- Discussion question: How can knowing the audience help you understand the author's purpose?
- For struggling readers, pre-teach key vocabulary and provide sentence starters for written responses.
- Advanced learners can be challenged to identify multiple purposes or audiences for a single text.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 30-minute whole-class or small-group activity.
- Discussion question: How can knowing the audience help you understand the author's purpose?
- For struggling readers, pre-teach key vocabulary and provide sentence starters for written responses.
- Advanced learners can be challenged to identify multiple purposes or audiences for a single text.
Determining Text Purpose and Audience
This 2-page packet helps 2nd graders determine the general purpose and target audience in a variety of texts. It includes a short reading passage and questions to guide student thinking.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free