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Author's Purpose Activity with Sort and Write Cards

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Author's Purpose (Sort and Write) cover: a cat-themed sorting and writing activity, shown with a brown cartoon cat
Title page to place on the center folder
'To inform' sorting header card with a gray cat in a basket; students place fact cards about cats under this purpose
Sort mat label for the informational pile
'To entertain' sorting header card with a brown cat on a hill; students sort silly made-up cat sentences under it
Sort mat label for the fiction or silly pile
Six cat fact cards to sort as informing, such as a female cat is called a queen and cats use their tails for balance
Cut apart for the sorting center; true facts
Six silly cat sentence cards to sort as entertaining, such as cats play piano better than dogs and bake cupcakes
Cut apart and mix with the fact cards before sorting
Writing page for a student's own piece to inform or entertain, with space to draw a picture and a By: spot to sign
Follow-up: students write and illustrate with a purpose
Extra handwriting paper so students can continue writing their own informing or entertaining piece
Add-on sheet for longer student writing
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Reading, Math, Numbers

Grades

Grade 1, 2, 3

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
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About This Product

This activity is great for helping students understand the author's purpose. It includes story idea cards that students can read and sort to determine the author's purpose of informing, entertaining, or persuading. This is a helpful activity for students to be able to understand and identify the author's purpose.

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