Author's Purpose

This collection brings together no-prep author's purpose resources designed for 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade ELA classrooms. Every resource is aligned to Common Core Reading Informational Text and Literature standards so students are moving beyond P.I.E. and into the kind of nuanced author's purpose analysis that middle school standards actually require.

Whether you need practice identifying why an author wrote a text, analyzing how an author's purpose shapes content and tone, or pushing advanced readers to evaluate craft and rhetorical choices, you'll find materials here built for real middle school readers working with both literary and informational texts.

Materials work for direct instruction, independent practice, small group intervention, and assessment. Answer keys are included with every product, and everything is ready to use without additional prep.

Perfect for ELA teachers and homeschool educators who want standards-aligned author's purpose practice that goes deeper than the basics and holds up with a rigorous middle school curriculum.