Author's Purpose Task Cards

You just finished reading a magazine article that included some alarming statistics about pollution and how people are damaging the planet with everyday decisions that they make. The article also includes some suggestions for how you can help improve the Earth's situation for future generations.

The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely:

• to inform readers about pollution.

• to inform readers about the Earth.

• to persuade readers to change certain habits that will help the Earth.

• to persuade the readers not pollute the Earth by littering.

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Are you between the ages of 7-12? If so, you should be getting between 10-11 hours of sleep each night. Studies have found that kids who get enough sleep at night are more alert for learning, and simply feel better. So, go to bed early tonight!

The author's primary purpose for the above statements is most likely:

• to inform readers about the benefits of getting the right amount of sleep each night.

• to persuade readers to get the right amount of sleep each night.

• to persuade readers to understand sleep studies.

• to explain to readers how to stay healthy by getting enough sleep.

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You have just read a chapter in your Science book about the benefits of good nutrition. You learned that eating the right foods and the right amounts of food helps people control their weight and reduce their risk of other health problems, like heart disease and diabetes.

The author's primary purpose for writing this chapter is most likely:

• to give information about good nutrition.

• to give information about heart disease and diabetes.

• to persuade readers to change their eating habits.

• to persuade readers to get tested for health problems.

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You have just read a story about a family that went on their first camping trip together. As soon as they arrived at the campground, they put up their tent and then set off on a hike. However, when a sudden thunderstorm came over the mountain, they ran back in the pouring rain to the campground to find their tent blown over in the storm.

The author's primary purpose for writing this story is most likely:

• to persuade readers to watch the weather forecast when camping.

• to describe a family's camping trip.

• to persuade readers to never go camping.

• to entertain readers about a family's camping experience

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You have just read an article be a journalist telling about her walk with her dog yesterday. She told of the feeling of the warm spring breeze on her skin, the crisp scent of freshly mowed lawns, and the chirping greetings from birds perched in the trees.

The author's primary purpose for writing this article is most likely:

• to describe her dog's love of being walked.

• to describe a walk on a spring day.

• to persuade readers to go on walks in the spring.

• to entertain readers with the author's experience going for a walk.

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M.A.S.H. is a game kids play to predict their future. A piece of paper, a pencil, and a creative mind are the only items required to play this game. Here is how you play M.A.S.H.:

-Write the letters M A S H at the top of your paper.

(M.A.S.H. stands for mansion, apartment, shack, and

house - indicating the type of home a child will live in

someday.)

-Make 5 boxes below the M-A-S-H letters. Label them as

follows.

The author's primary purpose for the above statements is most likely:

• to explain to readers how to play the game M.A.S.H.

• to entertain readers with sharing how the game M.A.S.H. is played.

• to inform readers about the game M.A.S.H.

• to persuade readers to play the game M.A.S.H.

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You have just read a blog post that gave step-by-step directions for making homemade cinnamon rolls. Each step included a photo as well. A shopping list of ingredients was also included.

The author's primary purpose for writing this blog post is most likely:

• to entertain readers with the experience of making homemade cinnamon rolls.

• to persuade readers to make homemade cinnamon rolls.

• to persuade readers to make homemade cinnamon rolls instead of buying them at a store.

• to explain the steps to make homemade cinnamon rolls.

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You have just read a story about two friends - one who makes good food choices, and one who makes poor food choices. The boy who makes good food choices is healthy and full of energy, while the boy who makes poor food choices feels tired most of the time, but just can't figure out why he has so little energy. By the end of the story, the healthy boy convinces his friend to make better food choices. The story ends with this question: "What food choices are YOU going to make today?"

The author's primary purpose for writing this story is most likely:

• to inform readers how good food choices relate to good health.

• to explain how to be healthy.

• to persuade readers to make good food choices.

• to persuade readers to make friends with people who make good food choices.

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While waiting in the lunch line, you see a poster that shows a dinner plate with chicken, rice, and vegetables on it, and a glass of milk just above the plate. The poster's headline reads "A Balanced Meal", and there is a line coming from each food item that states the food group it belongs to and a healthy serving size for one meal.

The author's primary purpose for making this poster is most likely:

• to entertain readers while they are waiting in the lunch line.

• to describe a balanced meal.

• to inform readers of foods that should be eaten every day.

• to inform readers of what makes up a balanced meal.

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You have just read an article in the newspaper about a family from California that had traveled to Ohio to visit family. They took their dog along with them, but while they were at a rest stop in Indiana on their way back home, their dog mysteriously disappeared. The family was shocked, when nine months later, their long-lost dog appeared on the doorstep of their California home.

The author's primary purpose for writing the above article is most likely:

• to entertain readers with the details of family's vacation to Ohio.

• to entertain readers with the details of a family reuniting with their lost dog.

• to describe how a lost dog made its way back to its home in California from a rest stop in Indiana.

• to persuade readers to keep their dog on a leash when travelling.

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