Authors purpose

Looking for a way to make identifying author's purpose engaging? Try out this low-prep activity that once prepped, can be used year after year! These task card practice slices will have your students thinking identifying author's purpose is as easy as PIE! Included: (see FULL preview before purchase!) Student Note page outline 12 different task card "slices" for student practice 2 different answer key option Printables for the activity and anchor chart Instructions for setup and use…

Teach author's purpose with PIE (persuade, inform, entertain). No prep printables, task cards, a sorting activity and more! Great for Accelerated Instruction Groups! TEKS 3.10C TEKS 4.10A

Determining the author's purpose in informational text can be a challenging task for young readers. This product will help your students understand and apply this standard while reading their nonfiction books.Included in this product:*Animated 11 page PowerPoint--This introduces the three purposes: Answer, Describe & Explain. Also included are three sample nonfiction texts where students determine the author's purpose of each text.*2 student printables--One mini-anchor chart with the…

Setting a purpose for reading can keep our readers from becoming overwhelmed by giving them a specific reason for reading. Helping students set a purpose for reading purpose also helps them understand the value of tapping into their prior knowledge. Today, I’m sharing some tips for setting a purpose and showing how to use it in ... Read More about Setting a Purpose for Reading {with Freebie}

This activity is a super cute way for students to demonstrate their knowledge in Author's Purpose. After exploring each purpose and reading many examples, the students are each given their own "PIE" to create individual examples of persuasive text, informative text, and entertaining text. The firs...

I love teaching author's purpose...maybe it's the cozy PIE image it conjures up, or maybe it's the fact that for most kids, this is a concept that they "get" for the most part (with a little bit of explaining and some hands on practice). It's kind of the opposite of long division that way, if you know what I mean! Read more about Author's Purpose and how to teach it in this post by The Teacher Next Door.

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Learn why you need to stop saying that author's purpose is as easy as PIE and how to help your third graders move beyond it.

Get ready to tackle media bias and author's purpose in a fun and meaningful way!This NO-PREP lesson plan has it all! Students learn about author's purpose and bias and then evaluate several sources covering the death of Cecil the lion in 2015. Students identify bias in each each source and then create an unbiased newspaper article for a final assessment. Includes:PowerPoint4 Videos4 ArticlesSource Note PagesQuizWriting TaskVisit me at www.modernelamaterials.com

This is a hard good item. This is NOT digital. There is no download included. Find this on my website: (Save $5 no Etsy fees) https://carolynscreativeclassroom.com/anchor-charts/ You will receive: Printed, laminated and cut out anchor chart ready to use! There are NO holes punched in the anchor chart. You may add holes using hole punch or add magnets to the back. Sizes: There are 2 sizes: Large 24 x 36 Medium 18 x 24 (You can find my desktop charts and MINIS only on my website) How to Use…