Purpose of Texts
Grade 9•9 minutes•I can identify the purposes of a text by recognizing specific features, which will help me better understand what I read.
Learning Objective
I can determine the purpose of different texts by using specific features like illustrations and bold words to help me understand better.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 2 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the purpose of a disciplinary text and list two specific features you would look for when reading one.
2. Which type of text would you refer to if you wanted to learn how to bake a cake? Explain your reasoning and identify two features that would help you understand the text better. A) Disciplinary text B) Personal text C) Technical text D) Fictional text
Educational Video
1 Text Purposes intro 1
Aaron Kight