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Why Was it Written? Author's Purpose Activity

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Why was it written? cover with a cherry pie: directions to match definition and summary cards to author's purpose groups
Read the directions aloud before setting up the sort
Author's purpose category cards: three header cards labeled Persuade, Inform and Entertain for sorting texts under
Cut apart as sorting headers for a pocket chart or table
Definition cards: students match each meaning (get you to believe, give information, tell a story) to its purpose
Pair with the category cards to review each purpose
Summary cards: Zach moving, bottlenose dolphins, Emily's birthday and dogs as best pets to sort by author's purpose
Small-group sort: students justify each card's category
Summary cards: African elephant facts, Billy loving bugs, eating pizza tonight and Tammy's school supplies to classify
More passages to extend the sorting center
Summary cards: giraffe facts, wearing seatbelts, steps for baking cookies and a four-day school week to sort by purpose
Challenge set mixing how-to steps with opinion texts
Author's purpose bookmarks: students check persuade, inform or explain, say why, and record proof from a text they read
Send home or use during independent reading time
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ELA, Reading, Math, Numbers

Grades

Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3

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This activity will help your students understand why the author wrote a text, whether it was to answer, explain, or describe. It's a great way to get them thinking critically about the author's purpose.

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