Author’s Purpose !A Great Sport" !Are you tired of sitting around the house, bored and lonely? You should join a sport like baseball! Baseball is a great team sport to play. It will give you exercise and you’ll spend time with other kids. You can compete and learn more about the sport! Maybe you’re the next Nolan Ryan!" 1. What is the author’s purpose for this text?" 3. Read this sentence from the text." !“You should join a sport like baseball!”" !a. To inform about the game of baseball." !From this sentence, the reader can tell…" !b. To entertain with a story about baseball." !c. To explain how to play a game of baseball." !a. The author thinks baseball is a boring sport." !d. To persuade you to play baseball." !b. The author thinks baseball is a good ! ! sport to play." !c. The author thinks baseball is a dangerous 2. Which sentence from the text shows the ! sport." author’s opinion?" !d. The author thinks it is important to have ! free time. " !a. Are you tired of sitting around the ! !house, bored and lonely?" 4. What is the author’s message? " !b. It will give you exercise and you’ll spend !time with other kids." _________________________" !c. You can compete and learn more about !the sport." _________________________" !d. Baseball is a great team sport to play." _________________________" Chrissy Beltran: 2012: http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com Author’s Purpose KEY !A Great Sport" !Are you tired of sitting around the house, bored and lonely? You should join a sport like baseball! Baseball is a great team sport to play. It will give you exercise and you’ll spend time with other kids. You can compete and learn more about the sport! Maybe you’re the next Nolan Ryan!" 1. What is the author’s purpose for this text?" 3. Read this sentence from the text." !“You should join a sport like baseball!”" !a. To inform about the game of baseball." !From this sentence, the reader can tell…" !b. To entertain with a story about baseball." !c. To explain how to play a game of baseball." !a. The author thinks baseball is a boring sport." !d. To persuade you to play baseball." !b. The author thinks baseball is a good ! ! sport to play." !c. The author thinks baseball is a dangerous 2. Which sentence from the text shows the ! sport." author’s opinion?" !d. The author thinks it is important to have ! free time. " !a. Are you tired of sitting around the ! !house, bored and lonely?" 4. What is the author’s message? " !b. It will give you exercise and you’ll spend !time with other kids." _________________________" !c. You can compete and learn more about !the sport." _________________________" !d. Baseball is a great team sport to play." _________________________" Chrissy Beltran: 2012: http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com .