Author's Purpose Teacher Resources

On Education.com, parents and teachers can find a wide variety of free worksheets, printables, and lesson plans focused on understanding and analyzing authors’ purposes in writing. These resources include activities for identifying why a text was written, such as to entertain, inform, persuade, or explain, providing practical exercises for students to practice recognizing an author’s intent.

Authorship refers to the reason a writer creates a particular piece of text. This can be to entertain readers, inform or educate, persuade or convince, or to explain ideas or procedures. Understanding an author’s purpose helps students interpret texts more accurately and develop critical thinking skills by analyzing how text structure, tone, and word choice support the writer’s intent.

Parents and teachers can use these resources to introduce students to the concept of author’s purpose, guide reading comprehension lessons, and support analysis of reading materials across genres. By engaging with activities that explore why authors write the way they do, students build stronger reading strategies, enhance writing skills, and gain confidence in their ability to analyze and interpret texts.