Recognize a text kind

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Mia grinned at the park. Her kite finally flew above the bench.
• Primary check: At the kitchen, Omar said, "I am worried about my cake." He watched the timer.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.
• Original story: Jo took a red cup to the garden. A small dog sat beside the cup. Jo smiled and said, "You can sit with me." Original verse: A little bee / Flew past a tree. Adult prompt: Point to Jo, say garden, and listen to bee/tree rhyme.

Learn the idea

A story tells events about characters. Information explains facts. Verse may use lines and repeated sounds. Directions tell someone what to do.

Listen to what the text is doing: telling an event, explaining, making a rhyme or giving an instruction.

Example to read or listen to: Mia grinned at the park. Her kite finally flew above the bench. The answer is made-up story event. The text tells a made-up event about Mia. A text about an animal can be either a story or information.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Listen to what the text is doing: telling an event, explaining, making a rhyme or giving an instruction.
3. Check the worked solution: made-up story event. The text tells a made-up event about Mia. A text about an animal can be either a story or information.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Listen to this original event: At a beach, Jo laughed when a tiny wave tickled her toes. Name Jo, the beach and happiness with its laugh clue. Draw the scene and explain why it is a story event, not a set of directions. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A story tells events about characters. Information explains facts. Verse may use lines and repeated sounds. Directions tell someone what to do.

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