Why Was it Written? Author’s Purpose Activity
Using Why Was it Written Author’s Purpose Activity, students identify if the author wrote a text in order to answer, explain, or describe.
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How to teach Author’s Purpose
Using Why Was it Written? Author’s Purpose Activity, students identify why the author wrote a text in order to answer, explain, or describe.
Understanding the reason why an author wrote a text supports your students’ comprehension as they read. This activity gives them the opportunity to learn more about why an author writes.
Match the Definition Cards and Summary Cards to the Author’s Purpose Categories. Then, use the Bookmarks to continue practicing this skill using other texts.
Other resources to use with this Why Was it Written? Author’s Purpose Activity
If you are using this activity, your students are probably learning about author’s purpose.
Use this Author’s Purpose and Supporting Evidence Worksheet as an additional resource for your students.
Introduce this activity by listening to the Have Fun Teaching Author’s Purpose Song. Next, students share what they know about author’s purpose. Then, students complete the activity individually or with a partner. Finally, students share about the authors and illustrators they learned about. Once finished, students continue their practice using the provided worksheet.
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