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3rd Grade Author’s Purpose Resources

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

Using RI.3.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, studentsdistinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

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.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeFirsthand and Secondhand Accounts Activity

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.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeMy Point of View Activity

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

Activity
Activity3rd GradeAuthor Research Activity

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

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
Activity3rd GradeWhose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity

Using this Whose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity, students identify whether a story is being told in a first- or third-person POV, while comparing and contrasting the two.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeMaking a Point with Support Worksheet

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