This identifying author's purpose worksheet has 3rd graders read a giraffe passage and decide whether the author wants to inform, persuade, or entertain. Answer key included for easy reading practice.

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 Reasons the Author Gives Worksheet, students explain the reasons the author gives for bowling being a fun and worthwhile sport.

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

Using this Purpose Worksheet, students tell why the author wrote any non-fiction text by using the question to guide their thinking.

Using this Support the Point Worksheet, students explain the reasons the author gives to support recycling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Activity, students read both firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event to describe the differences in the information provided.

UsingCharacters Voice and Point of View Worksheet, students keep track of different types of voice characters use to show their point of view in a story.

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

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

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