Author's Purpose - CCSS RL.5.1, RL.5.2

Links verified on 03/30/2022

1. Activity on Author's Purpose.
Click Image to Enlarge		(4th grade) This section includes a variety of activities designed to help you determine the author's purpose. Follow the directions on each screen and complete the activities. SEE MORE
2. Audience and Purpose.
Click Image to Enlarge		Read a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions on the purpose of the passage. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] SEE MORE
3. Author's Purpose Activity.
Click Image to Enlarge		Read a passage and answer fifteen multiple choice questions to determine the author's purpose. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] SEE MORE
4. Author's Purpose Battleship.
Click Image to Enlarge		Sink your opponent's ships by answering questions correctly. SEE MORE
5. Author's Purpose For Writing Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		This quiz will test as well as enhance your reading and comprehension skills. Read each paragraph and then decide the author's purpose for writing: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade. If you can get a score above 70, you are an expert.  SEE MORE
6. Author's Purpose Game Show (YouTube).
Click Image to Enlarge		Watch as contestants of this game show guess the intent of the author. Follow along as they point out the clues to help them answer correctly. Did you guess correctly? (video 5:50) Transcript available. SEE MORE
7. Author's Purpose Game.
Click Image to Enlarge		[for 1 or 2 players] Try to figure out why the author wrote each passage: to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. SEE MORE
8. Author's Purpose Jeopardy Template.
Click Image to Enlarge		Select the number of teams first: up to 12 teams. SEE MORE
9. Author's Purpose Popup Game.
Click Image to Enlarge		Choose the author's purpose for each type of text. SEE MORE
10. Author's Purpose Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		Online quiz, includes self checking. SEE MORE
11. Author's Purpose Quiz.
Click Image to Enlarge		Test your knowledge by taking a quiz on the reading skill of author's purpose. Pick 5 or 10 questions. SEE MORE
12. Author's Purpose Video.
Click Image to Enlarge		[1:16] Short video on identifying author's purpose. SEE MORE
13. Baamboozle: Author's Purpose.
Click Image to Enlarge		Why would an author write something? What is the author's purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) in writing a magazine article? SEE MORE
14. Instant Jeopardy Review.
Click Image to Enlarge		Instant Jeopardy Review is designed for live play with up to ten individuals or teams. Teams choose a question, then try to give the best answer. SEE MORE
15. Quia: Author's Purpose.
Click Image to Enlarge		For grades 2 through 5, this game allows students to read a short passage and determine which piece of the PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) applies! SEE MORE