Using this Author's Purpose Activity, students read and sort story idea cards to determine the author's purpose as to inform, entertain, or persuade. 

Using this Identifying Author's Purpose Worksheet, students tell why the author wrote the passage about giraffes. 

With our Author's Point and Supporting Evidence Worksheet, the teacher will supply the students with a text, whether it be a passage or a book. The students

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

Using this Author's Purpose of Informational Text Worksheet, students tell what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe while reading an informational text. 

Using RI.5.8 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

While using this Informational Text Graphic Organizer Worksheet, your students will use an informational text. First, they will look for key vocabulary from

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

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

Using RI.2.8 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

This 100th Day of School Party Worksheet is a great way to teach your kids about the author and illustrator of a book to celebrate the 100th day of school.

Using RI.2.6 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants 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 Who Is Talking Now Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

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

Using RL.2.6 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.