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1st Grade Author’s Purpose Resources

41 resources

1st Grade Author’s Purpose Resources

41 resources

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWhere the Wild Things Are Worksheet

Using this Where the Wild Things Are Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeIdentifying the Author and the Illustrator Worksheet

This Identifying the Author and the Illustrator Worksheet helps 1st Grade readers name who wrote the words and who drew the pictures, with an answer key included so checking work takes seconds.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMiss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradePurpose Worksheet

Using this Purpose Worksheet, students tell why the author wrote any non-fiction text by using the question to guide their thinking.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWho's Talking Now Worksheet

Using Who's Talking Now Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeAuthor and Illustrator of a Story Worksheet

Using Author and Illustrator of a Story Worksheet, studentsname the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRI.1.8 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.1.8 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.1.6 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWho Is Talking Now Worksheet

Using Who Is Talking Now Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeReasons the Author Gives Worksheet

Using this Reasons the Author Gives Worksheet, students explain the reasons the author gives for bowling being a fun and worthwhile sport.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeSupport the Point Worksheet

Using this Support the Point Worksheet, students explain the reasons the author gives to support recycling.

Activity
Activity1st GradeLet's Give Some Support Activity

Using Let's Give Some Support Activity, students describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMaking a Point Worksheet

Using this Making a Point Worksheet, students read an information text to determine the reasons why the author wrote the piece.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeAuthor and Illustrators Worksheet

Using this Author and Illustrators Worksheet, students write the names of the author and illustrator and explain how each person helps to tell the story.

Activity
Activity1st GradeAuthor and Illustrator Activity

Using Author and Illustrator Activity, studentsname the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeAuthors Purpose Sorting Activity

Using Author's Purpose Sorting Activity, students identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFinding the Author and Illustrator Activity

Using Finding the Author and Illustrator Activity, students define the role of an author and illustrator using the definition cards.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson

This RL.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson includes RL.1.5 Worksheets, RL.1.5 Activities, RL.1.5 Assessment, and RL.1.5 Poster.

Activity
Activity1st GradeGuess Who Point of View Activity

Using this Guess Who Point of View Activity, students identify their partner's "secret narrator" as the partner reads a text card.

Activity
Activity1st GradeMy Point of View Activity

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.