Author’s Purpose

Comprehension Skill

First Grade Unit 2 Week 3

Created by Kristi Waltke

Let’s Review

The main idea of a story is what the story is mostly

about.

Cause and Effect

A cause is something that makes something else

happen.

An effect is what happens.

The cause is the girl swings the club and hits the ball.

The effect is the ball moves.

The reason an author writes a story is called

Author’s Purpose.

Authors may write to be funny or to entertain readers.

Authors may write to explain something or give information.

Why do you think that Melissa Blackwell Burke wrote Who Works Here?

• To tell a make-believe story about people in a neighborhood

• To help readers learn more about the people who work in a neighborhood

Why do you think that Pat Cummings wrote The Farmer in the Hat?

• To tell a funny story about class-mates that put on a play

• To teach kids how to make a stage for a play

Why do you think that Rosemary Wells wrote A Big Fish for Max?

• To tell an entertaining story of the unexpected way Max got his fish

• To teach kids how to fish like Max

Thinking about an author’s purpose will help you become a super

reader!