Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.