The House | Reading with Purpose & Evidence Activity
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The Description
Same house. Same words. Somehow an entirely different set of details suddenly seems important.
In The House, students read a short story more than once with a different purpose in mind. They discover that changing the question changes what they notice and which details they collect as evidence. It's a small shift with big consequences for how students approach complex readings in any subject.
What Students Will Do
Read a short story without a defined purpose
reread as a prospective house buyer
reread from a thief's perspective
compare what stood out and why.
Why This Resource Is Different
The text doesn't change, but students' attention does. That contrast makes something usually invisible about reading wonderfully obvious: purpose determines what counts as a relevant detail.
Rather than handing students another list of comprehension strategies, this activity lets them experience how choosing a reading goal changes the evidence they notice. It's a useful conversation before science readings, historical sources, or almost any unfamiliar text.
What's Included?
Three-page student reading and activity PDF
five-page teaching directions and answer key PDF
Inquiry Starter Kit PDF.
The Details
Grades 6–12; cross-curricular literacy. Printable PDFs; highlighters useful. The scenario is fictional.
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