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.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

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.