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1st Grade Author’s Purpose Resources

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Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMaking a Point Worksheet

This making a point worksheet helps 1st grade readers find an author's point and three supporting reasons in a short text about trees. Five questions and an answer key make practice quick and clear.

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.

Activity
Activity1st GradePoint of View Activity

Using Point of View Activity, students identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeAuthor Research Activity

Using Author Research Activity, students explore books written by a single author to discuss opinions and ideas of that author.

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.

Activity
Activity1st GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

Using Animal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity, students read animal myths to explain how an author uses evidence to support points in a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeComparing Points of View Activity

Using Comparing Points of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Activity
Activity1st GradeWhose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity

Using this Whose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity, students identify whether a story is being told in a first- or third-person POV, while comparing and contrasting the two.

Activity
Activity1st GradeLooking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity

Using Looking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity, students acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters to gain a different perspective.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMaking a Point with Support Worksheet

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

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.