Author's Purpose
5th Grade Reading · 20 lessons
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Lessons
- 1Persuade, Inform, or Entertain?Authors write for three big reasons: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain.
- 2Finding Evidence for the Author's PurposeBack up your answer about purpose with clues from the text.
- 3When Authors Have More Than One PurposeMany texts mix purposes, but one is usually the main one.
- 4Beyond the Big Three: Explain, Describe, InstructInformative writing can have more specific purposes, like explaining, describing, or giving instructions.
- 5Writing to Express: Poems, Letters, and Personal StoriesSome authors write mainly to share feelings or reflect on an experience.
- 6Fact or Opinion?A fact can be proven; an opinion tells what someone thinks or feels.
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