Reading Day 3: Identifying the Reasons an Author Gives to Support

Introduction

Welcome readers! Today we will read a nonfiction book. Before reading, we will determine the author's purpose. After reading, you will identify the main idea and give facts to support the text's main idea.

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Now you will work to determine the main idea of the text. Then you will give facts to support the main idea. 

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