2nd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 12 of 12
Media Detectives
Purposes, parts and who made it
What your child practices
Children compare ads, signs, posters, books and videos, tell what each one is for, notice the choices their makers made, and pick good sources for a research question.
California Content Standards learning standard: W.2.8; RI.2.6; SL.2.2 · gathering information to answer questions and naming what a text or message is for
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How are a toy ad and a book about bears different?
- the ad wants to sell; the book teaches
- the book sells toys
- they are the same
- the ad teaches about bears
the ad wants to sell; the book teaches
Hint: Compare their purposes.
Question 2
A poster says “Join the reading club!” What is its purpose?
- to tell a scary story
- to sell shoes
- to get kids to join
- to show the weather
to get kids to join
Hint: Think about what the poster asks you to do.
Question 3
Which choice did the maker of a poster make?
- who reads it
- what day it is
- which picture to put on it
- what the weather is
which picture to put on it
Hint: Makers choose words, pictures and colors.
Question 4
A website for kids has a game and a box that says “Buy now!” What is the box?
- a game rule
- an ad
- a story
- a fact
an ad
Hint: Buy now means it wants your money.
Question 5
An ad says “Only today!” How does it want you to feel?
- bored
- in a hurry to buy
- sad
- calm and sleepy
in a hurry to buy
Hint: Hurry words push you to act fast.
Question 6
Which question helps you research?
- Is my shirt blue?
- Pandas are cute.
- Do I like pandas?
- What do pandas eat in the wild?
What do pandas eat in the wild?
Hint: Research questions can be answered with facts.