Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...

What is autism? How does it affect behavior? Students will find evidence of the author's tone or purpose for writing the article, as well as hints that show evidence of opinion. Includes a video clip from the movie "Rainman", and an...

Several worksheets and assessments are provided on this module. Students will have numerous exposures to the topic of "author's purpose" in each practice exercise and assessment.

A slide show with twenty-eight slides with information on how to determine an author's purpose to entertain, to inform, or to persuade his/her audience.

Explains the benefits of doing an author study and how to do one with a class. Includes lists of resources and ideas for culminating projects.

Answer multiple-choice questions about the author's point of view and identifying the author's purpose within a short text in this ten question pretest.

This site features the author Arthur Conan Doyle including the full text of the short story ten novels including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and eight short stories including "His Last Bow".

This site features the author Edith Maude Eaton including the full text of the short story collection Mrs. Spring Fragrance. The stories are divided into two-halves, "Mrs. Spring Fragrance" for adults, and "Tales of Chinese Children" for...

This site features the author George Egerton including the full text of the short story "A Little Grey Glove".

This site features the author J. S. Fletcher including the full text of nine novels including The Borough Treasurer and The Paradise Mystery.

This site features the author G. A. Henty including the full text of 36 novels including Bonnie Prince Charlie, A Knight of the White Cross, and The Lion of the North.

This site features the author William D. Howells including the full text of four novels and five short stories.

This site features the author George H. Jessop including the full text of the short story "The Emergency Men".

This site features the author Rudyard Kipling including a biography, the full text of three novels and a short story collection for young readers, and 20 short stories. His most famous work is The Jungle Book.

This site focuses on the works of the author Louis Joseph Vance including the full text of eight novels: Alias The Lone Wolf, The Black Bag, The Brass Bowl, The Bronze Bell, The False Faces, The Fortune Hunter, The Lone Wolf, and The Red...

This site features the author Victor Appleton including the full text of 25 "Tom Swift" novels for young readers.

This site features the author Aristotle including the full text of four Classical works: The Categories, and The Poetics.

This site features the author Amelia E. Barr including the full text of seven novels including Prisoners of Conscience and Remember the Alamo.

This site features the author Edna Ferber including the full text of 19 short stories including "Farmer in the Dell" and "One of the Old Girls".

This Daily Teaching Tools lesson explains how to write a business letter to an author. It also provides a rubric.

A slide show with five slides with examples of three different types of author's purpose: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade.

This article shares the transcript of an interview with the author Pam Munoz Ryan. Conducted by one of the writers from Reading Rockets, autobiographical information is shared regarding the topics for some of the author's most famous works.

Brief biography of famous American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, including personal history and background of important works.

Brief biography of American author Richard Wright.