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.

Kids become book detectives with this finding the author and illustrator activity for kindergarten to 2nd grade, using cover cards and a recording sheet. An answer key is included.

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.

This authors purpose matching activity has K-2nd Grade readers match picture book cards to inform, entertain and persuade cards, with a recording sheet and practice page. Answer key included, so learning why authors write feels like a game.

In this authors purpose picture sorting activity, K to 2nd Grade children sort 12 picture cards into inform, entertain, and persuade, with a sort mat, practice page and answer key included.

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

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 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.

The Let's Give Some Support Activity is a matching game where students sort giraffe reason cards under the point each one supports. Made for 2nd and 3rd grade, with an answer key included.

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

In this Why Was it Written? Author's Purpose Activity, 2nd and 3rd graders sort text cards by whether the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. An answer key is included.

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.

Children read short opinion texts, match each one to what the author thinks, and compare it with their own view in this 2nd to 4th grade reading game. Practice page and answer key included.

This author's purpose activity has 2nd to 4th grade students sort 24 book cards by inform, entertain, or persuade. A practice page and an answer key are included.

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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.

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

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