Teaching authors purpose

Author's purpose is a challenging skill for most kids, but in this post, you'll get teaching tips and activities to help break down this skill for your students.

I wanted to make some charts for Author's Purpose that would appeal to my first graders. I went with the P.I.E acronym (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) but took it to the next level by actually using Pie as the text examples. I then added some Other Examples so the students would get additional visual examples of the different purposes. I have these up on my Teachers Pay Teachers site for only $2.00! ***UPDATE - I had a few requests to add an additional, optional 4th poster for "Explain". I…

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}

Check out these great Author's Purpose anchor charts. These simple charts will engage your students while they learn about identifying the author's purpose in nonfiction text. Add these to your lessons and activities to help your students gain mastery!

P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.

I'm sharing some of my best ideas for teaching Author’s Purpose including how to introduce the topic, texts and why it’s important! https://thesassyappleteaching.com/lesson-ideas-for-teaching-authors-purpose/

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Have you increased the rigor in order to prepare your students for author's purpose test questions? This blog post contains FREE author's purpose test prep passages, posters (persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe), and many more upper elementary classroom ideas!

Teaching students how to determine the author's purpose or point of view is a complex and multi-layered skill that takes deliberate practice. Check out these six steps that will help your students master the skill in no time!

Discover fun and engaging ways to introduce, teach, and practice author's purpose in the 2nd grade classroom.