Identifying the Purpose of Text

English Language Arts, Grade 2

1
/
2
Describe Persuade Inform Entertain Answer Explain The Three Little Pigs How do readers identify the purposes of a text? The three little pigs each built a house. One was made of straw, the next was wood, and the last was brick. “My house will never fall down,” said the first little pig. “It could,” said the second pig. “It’s only made of straw.” “I like to eat pigs,” said the wolf. “They are very tasty.” The first two pigs played while the last pig finished his house of brick. The wolf wanted to catch the pigs so he decided to blow down their houses. He easily blew down the first two houses. He could not blow down the last house because it was made of brick and very strong. COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright MMXIII NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4345
Describe Persuade Inform Entertain Answer Explain Name of the text: ________________________________________ Can you identify the purpose of a text? COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright MMXIII NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4345