= Partner SiteCCSS Worksheets: Literature & Informational Texts for ELA and Literacy
Welcome to our main idea worksheets for elementary, middle and high-school! Understanding the main idea in a text is crucial for effective reading and communication. The main idea is the key message the text aims to deliver. Without it, it’s hard to understand the details or remember the content. In…
Welcome to our main idea anchor chart resources! Analyzing a text for the main idea is central to literacy development. From the time learners are very young, all through their schooling and into real-world reading experiences, it’s important to understand the main idea of a text. This can be achieved…
Welcome to our author’s purpose anchor chart page! With any text, it’s important to understand the author’s purpose for writing and sharing that particular piece. This analysis involves examining a written work to determine the primary reason or goal related to why the author wrote it. In general, the author…
We’ve created some helpful point of view anchor chart resources below. Just like analyzing character development and general story elements, assessing a text’s point of view is an important consideration. Point of view refers to the perspective from which the story is told. Point of view is important because it…
Welcome to our theme anchor chart section! While purpose and genre can vary widely, it’s true that nearly all texts contain themes, or universal, underlying messages and ideas. From our favorite movies to our most beloved stories, all media seeks to communicate something, and this “something” is often supported by…
Welcome to our text structure anchor chart resource page. When we analyze a story or any other text, it’s easy to become focused on the characters or information that’s relayed. However, anticipating and understanding a text’s structure is a critical skill that can make approaching genres, especially nonfiction, more meaningful.…
We’ve created helpful text features anchor chart resources below. Text features can sometimes be overlooked as we read the main body of a work, but these figures, diagrams, headings, and other elements are meant to help us understand the organization of a piece or provide us with a visual representation.…
Below you’ll find printable story elements anchor chart resources. As both readers and writers, it’s important to understand story elements. This can help readers comprehend the depth of work that goes into crafting a story and provide multiple avenues for analysis. With characters, setting, symbols, and themes, there’s much to…
Here you’ll find our cause and effect anchor chart resources! Across many genres, understanding the connections between actions and consequences is an important part of unlocking the details of a text’s organizations and the implications of an event or other force (“cause”). Additionally, 21st century learners must be especially attuned…
It’s out of this world! Saturn is one cool planet– lots of rings! Lots of moons! Each Fun Facts About Saturn Activity Packet contains one article, multiple choice questions and extended activities. For the earlier grade levels, there are several different options to help learners envision astronaut adventures and alien…
