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Why We Need Plumbers

Read an original article about plumbers, tell points from reasons, and explain how each reason supports the author's points.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.2.8

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students describe how reasons support the specific points an author makes.
Students tell an author's points apart from the reasons and details that support them.

How to use

Read the article together and underline each point in one color and its reasons in another. Then let students answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.2.8

Describe how reasons support the specific points an author makes in a text.

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Why We Need Plumbers

Find the points an author makes and the reasons that support them.

Read the article

Read the article. Look for the points the author makes and the reasons that support them.

Why We Need Plumbers

1When you turn on a faucet, clean water comes out. When you flush a toilet, the dirty water goes away. Plumbers are the workers who make this happen. They do some of the most important jobs in a town.

2First, plumbers help keep people healthy. They put in the pipes that bring clean water to sinks and showers. They also fix the pipes that carry dirty water away from homes. Without these pipes, germs could spread.

3Plumbers also help save water. A dripping faucet can waste many buckets of water in a week. Plumbers find leaks and fix them fast. They can put in toilets and shower heads that use less water.

4Plumbers help families in a hurry, too. If a pipe bursts at night, water can flood a floor. Many plumbers will come at any hour to stop the water. Fun fact: the word plumber comes from an old word for lead, a metal once used to make pipes.

5Clean water, saved water and fast help are all ways that plumbers help us. The next time you wash your hands, think about the plumbers who made it possible!

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