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

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

Using Authors Purpose Matching Activity, studentsmatch the text to the Author's Purpose activity card to explain why the author wrote the book.

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

Using Why Was it Written Author's Purpose Activity, students identify if the author wrote a text in order to answer, explain, or describe.

Using Authors Purpose Picture Sorting Activity, students identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

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.