Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to share experiences) and the audience for which it is intended. SPI 0401.3.1

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1. Audience and Purpose - lab activity to help students write with a purpose for an audience
2. Audience and Purpose - another lab activity to help students write with a purpose for an audience
3. Author's purpose - [designed for grade 3] online lesson with practice
4. Author's purpose - lesson and practice quiz
5. Author's Purpose Battleship - answer questions to sink the battleship [Quia quiz]
6. Author's Purpose - [Quia index] many resources to select from
7. Author's Purpose - lab activity to identify an author's purpose in a paragraph
8. Author's Purpose and Point of View - [22 slides] explanation and review
9. Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Sites - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
10. Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoint Shows - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
11. Authors write for several reasons - [designed for Kindergarten] lesson and practice
12. Determine writing audience - [designed for grade 3] lesson plan and practice
13. Determining your Audience - [designed for grade 2] online lesson followed by an activity
14. Determining your Audience Quiz - [designed for grade 2] five questions related to the lesson above
15. Evaluate Author's Purpose - Read story and print answer sheet for completion
16. Identify Author's Purpose - {designed for Kindergarten] interactive lesson
17. Identify your Audience - Read each paragraph and choose the correct audience
18. Identify your Audience - Lesson and follow up activity
19. Identifying Different Types of Text - [Skillwise worksheet] Exercise in identifying different types of text.
20. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter - historical letters help students do some real-world writing
21. Information and Activities for Modes of Writing - Links to various modes of writing.
22. Know your audience - [designed for grade 3] online quiz
23. Lesson Plan - How-to-Writing - students to write how-to essays for a specific audience
24. Newspaper Writing Lesson Plan - Kids Learn to Write for a School Audience
25. One-Minute Video on Types of Text - When you read something, it helps to know what type of text it is and why it was written
26. Online quizzes on Author's Purpose - Quiz One: Pre-Test - Quiz Two: Post-Test [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
27. Reading for a Purpose - nine activities to check understanding about the purposes of different sorts of text.
28. Reason for writing - [designed for grade 2] interactive lesson plan and practice.
29. Recognizing Different Types of Text - [Skillwise factsheet] How to recognize different types of text.
30. Teaching Audience through Interactive Writing - Lesson plan that can be adapted for this grade level - students work together to create a genuine invitation letter for a group of their peers. In addition to the interactive writing experience, students work independently to create invitation letters for their families.
31. Text Types Game - [Skillwise game] Can you spot the text types?
32. Types of text - [Skillwise quiz] Entry 3 quiz
33. Types of text - [Skillwise quiz] Level 1 quiz
34. Types of Text Game - [Skillwise game] Can you spot the text types?
35. Understanding Different Types of Text - [Skillwise factsheet] How to understand different types of text.
36. Write for a Real Purpose - Lesson plan

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