Learning Author's Purpose Through Text Structure

The reason why the author wrote the text

• cause and effect

• main idea

• problem or conflict

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A story written to bring the reader enjoyment

• entertains

• describes

• compares

• persuades

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

a text written to convince the reader to do or buy something

• informs

• persuades

• explains

• teaches

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

a text written to give the reader facts and information about a topic

• illustrates

• entertains

• retells

• informs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A text written about how two or more people or things are alike or different

• summarizes

• compares

• entertains

• teaches

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

The author uses adjectives or gives a lot of detail about a person, place, situation, or topic

• asks

• lists

• describes

• tells

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

A lesson or moral can be learned from reading this text

• creates

• teaches

• informs

• persuades

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

A statement that is true and can be proven

• cause

• reason

• fact

• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What a person believes or thinks about something

• effect

• fact

• opinion

• lesson

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How the author organizes the information in the text

• summary

• text structure

• main idea

• text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5