A printable poster that helps students decide whether a text was written to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Grade band: Grades 3–5
What students learn
Students learn how to identify the author’s purpose and support their choice with details from the text.
What’s on the poster
A student-friendly definition (The author’s purpose is the reason the author wrote the text.), 4 short steps to use the strategy, one quick example, and a self-check question students can remember.
Classroom use ideas
- Post it during author’s purpose lessons.
- Project it when comparing different kinds of texts.
- Add the black-and-white version to reading notebooks.
- Reference it during nonfiction and persuasive reading.
Download
This poster is free to download in two versions:
For more practice
Pair this poster with related reading practice:
- Use it before an author’s purpose worksheet or a small-group reading activity.
- For more practice, see our reading comprehension worksheets.