An illustrated author's purpose worksheet where 2nd graders read four short passages and fill in the bubble for entertain, persuade, or inform. Answer key included, so reading practice takes minutes to set up and score.

This Who's Talking Worksheet asks 2nd Grade readers to match four quoted lines back to the character who said them, then explain how they knew, with an answer key included.

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

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 this Evidence Olympics Authors Purpose Activity, students try to earn a gold medal during Evidence Olympics by reading a passage and finding evidence to support an author's point.

Using this Reasons and Evidence Activity, students identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

Using thisAuthor's Purpose Song, students will remember the three reasons why author's write using this catchy animated song.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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