Why Did the Author Write It?

Purpose, audience, and the different modes of a text (print, digital, spoken, visual).

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 75

Authors write for a reason: their purpose. Some write to entertain you with a story.
Some write to inform: to teach you facts.
Some write to persuade: to change your mind, or get you to do something.
Authors think about their audience: who will read it. A birthday invitation is for your friends. A sign at the zoo is for the visitors.
Words come in many modes: print on paper, digital on a screen, spoken by a person, audio you listen to, visual pictures, and multimodal, which mixes them, like a movie.
Your turn! Sort these by their purpose.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

2.T.C.1.a — Determine the general purpose and target audience in a variety of texts.
2.T.C.1.b — Recognize different modes of communication: print, digital, auditory, spoken, visual, and multimodal.