Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoint Shows

Links verified on 10/11/11

1. Author's Purpose Lesson - this seven-page document includes a variety of student activities
2. Author's Purpose - This two-page document has nine short passages for students to read and evaluate
3. Author's Purpose - this PowerPoint show has thirteen passages for students to read and decide; to inform, to entertain, or to persuade
4. Author's Purpose - [48 slides] students look at descriptions and decide which of four purposes is described; to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to share feelings
5. Author's Purpose Worksheets - several free worksheets from TeAchnology
6. Student Worksheet - this four page document is designed to use with a Harry Potter book
7. Teacher Produced Worksheet - two page worksheet, each page has three passages to read and select author's purpose
8. AuthorStream Author's Purpose Powerpoint Presentation - A 15 page slideslow defining and illustrating author's purpose, linked from Woodland.k12.mo.us' page.