Challenge your class to find the three purposes for writing. After they read three short passages, kids note whether the author's purpose was to inform, persuade, or entertain.

Concepts

author's purpose, Persuasive Writing, Narrative Writing, informative writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• A good assessment after a unit on author's purpose and the different types of writing
• Include in a homework packet when preparing for a writing activity
• Use in a language arts center or reading intervention

Classroom Considerations

• Questions are simplistic; have kids use evidence or explanation when answering the questions, beyond a one-word answer

Pros

• Straightforward enough for all levels of readers
• Comes with three additional versions of the worksheet

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.3.1.a W.3.2.a W.3.3.a W.4.1.a W.4.2.a W.4.3.a W.5.1.a W.5.2.a W.5.3.a