A free author's purpose anchor chart: to persuade, to inform, to entertain, with the clues for each and a sentence frame. For grades 2–6. Print it on one page, or on four pages to tape together as a poster.
Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
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Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A1Author's purpose anchor chart · page 1 of 4 · A2 to the right · B1 below
A2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A2Author's purpose anchor chart · page 2 of 4 · B2 below · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
A1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B1Author's purpose anchor chart · page 3 of 4 · B2 to the right · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Author's purpose
Why did the author write it?
To persuade: to make you think or do something.
To inform: to teach you facts.
To entertain: to tell a story you enjoy.
Clues
Persuade: opinion words like best, should, must.
Inform: facts, headings, diagrams.
Entertain: characters, a problem, an ending.
Say it this way
The author wrote this to … because …
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B2Author's purpose anchor chart · page 4 of 4 · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
How to use it
One page: print it for a notebook or a table, or project it while you teach.
A poster: print the four pages at 100% (the 10 cm bar on each page checks it). Each page after A1 says where it goes: trim its left and top edges at the marks, lay it over the page before at the ticks, and tape the back. It makes a poster about 15 by 20 inches.
Make it yours: build the chart with the class first and keep this one as your model, or add the class's own examples on sticky notes.