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Author’s Purpose Resources

65 resources

Author’s Purpose Resources

65 resources

Common Core Lesson
Common Core LessonKindergartenRI.K.6 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson

Using RI.K.6 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, 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 Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.6 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

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

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRL.3.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.3.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeLooking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity

Use this looking at the character's viewpoints activity with 2nd and 3rd grade readers. Students sort story lines by character and map their feelings; an answer key is included.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

This animal myth busters author's purpose activity has 3rd to 5th grade students match reason cards to the points they support. An answer key is included, so checking the work is quick and easy.

Activity
Activity1st GradePoint of View Activity

This point of view activity has 1st-4th grade students hold up Character or Narrator signs to show who is telling each scene. Fold-over cards check the clue words, and an answer key is included.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeReasons the Author Gives Worksheet

This Reasons the Author Gives Worksheet has 2nd Grade students read a short text about bowling and name the reasons the author gives for the point being made. Includes an answer key.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson4th GradeRI.4.6 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.4.6 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson5th GradeRL.5.6 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.5.6 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenMaking a Point with Support Worksheet

Use this making a point with support worksheet to help kindergarten readers find an author's point and the reasons behind it. Includes an answer key and builds early opinion-reading skills.

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.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeWho Is Talking Now Worksheet

The Who Is Talking Now Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers three short stories and asks who is telling each one. An answer key is included, so students build point of view skills with quick feedback.

Worksheet
WorksheetPreschoolAmelia Bedelia Author and Illustrator Worksheet

Using this Amelia Bedelia Author and Illustrator Worksheet, students describe the title, author, and illustrator of an Amelia Bedelia book.

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.

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.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.8 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

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

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRL.2.6 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

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.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson4th GradeRL.4.6 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.4.6 Fourth Grade Common Core Lesson, students compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated,including the difference between first and third-person narrations.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson5th GradeRI.5.6 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.5.6 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeWhose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity

This whose point of view compare and contrast activity has 3rd-5th grade students sort 24 story cards as first or third person. A mat, recording sheet and practice page, with an answer key included.