Practical Elementary Resources

Author’s Purpose Practice: Inform, Persuade, Entertain Nonfiction Text Set + Teacher Guide (Grades 2–4)This is a mini-unit on author's purpose, complete with lesson plans, student activities, model text, and reading sets for students. The reading passages, questions, and lesson plans are designed to: Introduce author's purpose and provide text with varying levels of complexity.Incorporate STEAM knowledge on different materials and environmental impact.Facilitate both student group and teacher-l

Author’s Purpose Text Set – Free SampleInform, Persuade, Entertain (Grades 2–4)This free sample introduces students to author’s purpose through short nonfiction texts designed to spark discussion, comparison, and reasoning. Students read multiple texts on the same topic, each written with a different purpose, and discuss why an author might choose to inform, persuade, or entertain — and how that purpose shapes the writing. This sample is taken directly from the full Author’s Purpose Practice: