Exploring Author's Purpose for Grade 3

The video tutorial for grade 3 students revises the concept of author's purpose, explaining the three main reasons authors write: to persuade, inform, and entertain. Each purpose is detailed with examples, such as persuasive writing in advertisements, informative writing in textbooks, and entertaining writing in stories. The tutorial also includes practical examples to help students identify the author's purpose in various texts, concluding with a discussion on how a text can serve multiple purposes.

What are the three primary reasons authors write texts?

• To convince, to educate, to amuse

• To narrate, to instruct, to discuss

• To argue, to explain, to describe

• To persuade, to inform, to entertain

What does it mean when an author writes to persuade?

• To explain a scientific concept

• To narrate a story for enjoyment

• To provide facts and figures

• To convince the reader to agree with a viewpoint

What is the main goal of persuasive writing?

• To describe a scene

• To provide information

• To entertain the reader

• To change the reader's opinion

Which type of writing is aimed at giving readers facts and information?

• Informative writing

• Narrative writing

• Descriptive writing

• Persuasive writing

Which type of text would include a lot of facts and data?

• Poetic text

• Narrative text

• Informative text

• Persuasive text

What is a key characteristic of writing that aims to entertain?

• It teaches mathematical concepts

• It provides historical facts

• It uses strong arguments

• It includes characters and a plot

In the context of author's purpose, what does 'entertain' primarily involve?

• Presenting factual information

• Creating enjoyable content

• Convincing the reader

• Teaching a new skill

Which book is likely written to persuade?

• Why You Should Recycle

• Frog Life Cycle

• The Butterfly That Learned to Read

• Ocean Creatures

What is the purpose of the book 'Frog Life Cycle'?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To argue

What does the author of the Philadelphia text aim to persuade the reader to do?

• Recycle more often

• Visit Philadelphia

• Read more books

• Study history