Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

Kindergarten · ELA · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can tell why an author wrote a book: to teach me, make me laugh, or tell me a story.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

Author’s Purpose with PIE

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

If you read a book that teaches you how to build a birdhouse, is the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain? If you read a book that is a funny story about a family of bears, is the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain? If you read a book that tries to convince you that dogs are better than cats, is the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain?

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