3rd Grade Fiction Author's Purpose Resources

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

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

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