The BEST Author’s Purpose Worksheets

On the lookout for authors purpose worksheets?

I have the BEST ones for your classroom!

Why are the Glitter in Third authors purpose activities so great?

Because they are COLOR BY NUMBERS!

YEP – a. worksheet that includes a coloring reward.

Your students will LOVE these.

Keep reading to learn all about these color by number worksheets for authors purpose!

What are the 3 types of authors purpose?

There are three types of authors purpose that I teach:

• Persuade (text like an editorial, a speech, etc.)
• Inform (text like nonfiction)
• Entertain (text like a fiction book, poem, play, comic book, etc.)

I’m sure you’ve heard it before – but it’s easiest to remember with the acronym PIE!

You can also continuously integrate these author’s purpose concepts throughout your reading lessons all year long.

For example, bring “inform” into your nonfiction text structures lessons.

Speaking of nonfiction text features, make sure to read my blog post on nonfiction text feature lessons HERE!

How do my students complete these color by number worksheets?

Let me tell you all about these color by numbers!

First, students will read text that show various types of authors purpose.

Next, students will identify what type of authors purpose is used in the text (persuade, inform, or entertain).

Using the color written next to the answer that students chose, they will color the picture accordingly!

These are FUN and MOTIVATING!

I mean… who doesn’t want to color while completing a worksheet?!

And students will be motivated to finish because they will want to see how their picture turns out 🙂

Where can I get these authors purpose worksheets?

You can get these authors purpose worksheets at Glitter in Third on TPT!

Click HERE to check it out!

Need more AUTHORS PURPOSE activities?

I have lots of resources for authors purpose available at Glitter in Third on TPT!

Click the links below to check them out 🙂

• Authors purpose color by number worksheets
• Authors purpose for Google Classroom
• Authors purpose interactive notebook

Want a reading comprehension freebie?

Are you new to color-by-numbers?

Make sure to download my Reading Passage & Question Color-By-Number FREEBIE!

It’s super fun for students (and doesn’t take an entire class period to complete, like some reading comprehension passages!)

It’s no-prep, fun, and super easy to grade (just peek at the picture!)

Sign up below to get this color-by-number freebie sent directly to your inbox!