Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to determine the author’s purpose.

VOCABULARY

Author’s purpose: the author's reason or intent for writing.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Choose a book, article, or short story to read. As you read, pay close attention to the author's tone, language choices, and the information presented. 

After reading, identify what you think the author's purpose was in writing the text. 

Do you think the author wanted to inform, persuade, entertain, or describe something? 

Support your answer with examples from the text.