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Identify the Author's Purpose
Identify the Author's Purpose
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Identify the Author's Purpose
Fourth Grade
Reading
Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.
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Identify the Author's Purpose
Identify the Author's Purpose
Worksheet
Identify the Author's Purpose
Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Worksheet
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Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Third Grade
Reading
Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.
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Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Author’s Purpose Task Cards
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Author’s Purpose Task Cards
Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Detecting the Author's Purpose
Detecting the Author's Purpose
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Detecting the Author's Purpose
Fourth Grade
Reading
Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.
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Detecting the Author's Purpose
Detecting the Author's Purpose
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Detecting the Author's Purpose
Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Second Grade
Reading
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
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Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Worksheet
Examples of Hyperbole! Part 2
Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
First vs. Third Person Narration
First vs. Third Person Narration
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First vs. Third Person Narration
Fourth Grade
Reading
Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.
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First vs. Third Person Narration
First vs. Third Person Narration
Worksheet
First vs. Third Person Narration
Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
Worksheet
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Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
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Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View
This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Fourth Grade
Reading
Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.
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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Shifting Points of View
Shifting Points of View
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Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.
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Shifting Points of View
Shifting Points of View
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Shifting Points of View
Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Fact or Opinion Sentences
Fact or Opinion Sentences
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Fact or Opinion Sentences
Fourth Grade
Reading
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 sentences.
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Fact or Opinion Sentences
Fact or Opinion Sentences
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Fact or Opinion Sentences
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 sentences.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
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Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
Third Grade
Reading
From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”
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Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
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Exploring Point of View: What Do You Think?
From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Fourth Grade
Reading
Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
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Fall Figurative Language Task Cards
Ideal for fourth and fifth graders, this worksheet includes figurative language examples and definitions on the first page, and a second full page of questions and tasks that can be used to check for understanding.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Ada Lovelace Biography
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Ada Lovelace Biography
Fourth Grade
Reading
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Ada Lovelace Biography
Worksheet
Ada Lovelace Biography
Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
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Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.
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Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
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Glossary: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Comprehension Cards
Comprehension Cards
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Comprehension Cards
Fourth Grade
Reading
These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.
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Comprehension Cards
Comprehension Cards
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Comprehension Cards
These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Understanding Personification
Understanding Personification
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Understanding Personification
Second Grade
Reading
Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.
Worksheet
Understanding Personification
Understanding Personification
Worksheet
Understanding Personification
Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Worksheet
Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
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Glossary: Who Is Telling the Story?
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Worksheet
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Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Worksheet
Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Worksheet
Glossary: Shifting Points of View
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Poetic Personification
Glossary: Poetic Personification
Worksheet
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Worksheet
Glossary: Poetic Personification
Glossary: Poetic Personification
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Glossary: Poetic Personification
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
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Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
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Vocabulary Cards: Identifying the Author's Purpose
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Worksheet
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Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Who Is Telling the Story?
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Worksheet
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Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Poetic Personification
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Worksheet
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Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Shifting Points of View
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Lesson Plan
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Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Fourth Grade
Reading
Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.
Lesson Plan
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Lesson Plan
Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Lesson Plan
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Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fourth Grade
Reading
Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Lesson Plan
Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Kids will love learning some fun facts about elephants while developing their reading comprehension skills. Using T-charts and Venn diagrams, they'll analyze stories and explore different characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Shifting Points of View
Shifting Points of View
Lesson Plan
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Shifting Points of View
Fourth Grade
Reading
This lesson gives students practice identifying first person and third person narration in fiction and nonfiction texts. It could be taught as a stand-alone lesson or as a precursor to the lesson Fiction vs. Nonfiction.
Lesson Plan
Shifting Points of View
Shifting Points of View
Lesson Plan
Shifting Points of View
This lesson gives students practice identifying first person and third person narration in fiction and nonfiction texts. It could be taught as a stand-alone lesson or as a precursor to the lesson Fiction vs. Nonfiction.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
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About 4th Grade Author's Purpose Resources

On Education.com, students and teachers can access a variety of creative and structured activities that help identify the author's purpose. This includes worksheets that explore whether an author aims to inform, entertain, or persuade, as well as activities that support analyzing tone and intent in reading passages.

Beyond printable worksheets, Education.com offers lesson plans, interactive exercises, and educational games designed to reinforce comprehension skills and critical thinking. These resources help children recognize why an author chooses specific words and techniques to achieve a message or effect.

Educators and parents can use these materials to tailor instruction and practice in reading comprehension, making the exploration of an author's purpose engaging and educational. These resources save time by providing structured activities that reinforce curriculum standards while encouraging independent analysis.