Author's Purpose Worksheet for Informational Text
Any informational text a class is reading can be analyzed on this one-page organizer: title, author, topic, type of text, the author's purpose, supporting details and whether the reader agrees.
- Grades
- Preschool–Pre-K, Grades 1–3, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading
- Topic
- Author’s Purpose
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- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
This worksheet is a great way for students to determine an author's purpose while reading informational texts. This is a skill that will help them not only in school, but also in everyday life.
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Learning objectives
- Identify an author's purpose in an informational text
- Cite details that support the author's purpose
- Explain whether they agree with the author and why
Skills covered
- Citing evidence — listing details from the text that support the author's purpose
- Responding to text — stating agreement or disagreement with the author and giving a reason
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The organizer is built to pair with an informational text chosen by the teacher or student; no passage is supplied.
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- Informational text
- Supporting details
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